Award-Winning Tutors in Troy, MI for Students in Special Education Programs

...and pursue public interest law. My little brother (7 years my junior) was my first tutoring buddy and assures even today that I get to help build a science fair project board every year. I was also a camp counselor for three summers caring for on average twenty children ages 5-10. Then I began professionally tutoring through my high school when I was sixteen until I was eighteen. I assisted middle schoolers and high schoolers,...

...teaching related to a variety of grades and ability levels. I also assisted in the regular education classrooms at times. I am familiar with IEP's, having written them and taught towards the goals in them. I have spent considerable time working to prepare my students for standardized tests required by the state or district. While taking classes towards my certification I worked as a one to one aide in two different school districts in Chicago's...

...many different environments and grade levels. I have taught 2nd - 5th grades, as well as 7th and 8th grades. I have taught both regular education and special education. I majored in Elementary Education, and I minored in Fine and Performing Arts. I enjoy working with children and have spent most of my summers since I was a teenager working with youth at different summer camps. I feel that all students can learn and be...

...Math for America Fellow; Math for America is a selective five - year program with a mission of improving secondary math education. I hold professional certifications in New York State for Mathematics Grades 7 - 12, Mathematics Grades 5 - 6, and Students with Disabilities (Generalist) Grades 7 - 12. I have been teaching for four years in New York City, grades 6 - 8. I have taught Mathematics grades 6 - 8, Computers, and...

...educational, so I like to do a lot of hands-on activities to spark student's interests. I hold high expectations for my students, but am personable and easy-going in my presentation of lesson material. My favorite subject to teach is Math, but I love the process of writing, too. Seeing a student succeed is one of the best parts of what I do. Nothing is better than witnessing that "AHA!" moment when it just clicks. Little...

...I have written Common Core curriculum for three different organizations including the District of Columbia Public Schools. I tutor Reading, Writing, Literature, and History. I love tutoring these subjects because they bring together great stories and allow students to develop opinions and skills that will inform them for life. My style of tutoring is what I call "gradual release:" we will set your goals and practice skills together until you are able to do them...

I have a M.A. in Teaching (2011) from Missouri Baptist University. I have been tutoring since 2014. I love the one on one aspect of tutoring a student.The main reason for tutoring is to help a student get from point 'a' to point 'b'. Helping students find the most direct route to success is the first goal in tutoring.... I believe that every student has the ability to learn - some just need extra time, help,...

...a local public school in my home city of Braslia, Brazil. Since then, I have worked as a learning support paraprofessional, a private tutor, a graduate course assistant, and in a few weeks I will begin work as an instructor of Neuroscience for two of Columbia University's pre-college summer program courses. My approach to learning is fueled by curiosity and direct application of abstract concepts and content into real life situations or problems. This approach...

I currently hold a teaching credential for Special Education K-12 with two authorizations, including, ASD and ELL. I was accredited by the University of San Diego where I received my Master's Degree in Special Education. I have a passion for teaching and my hope is to share a passion for learning with your students!

...Arts teacher at the top-rated middle school in Hillsborough county, where I have now taught for over three years. During college, I spent several summers working at an overnight camp with campers in grades seven through nine. It was a great opportunity to better understand the needs of middle school students, which are vastly different from both elementary and high school students. I am passionate about not only teaching my students the content of Language...