Top Special Education Tutors serving Yonkers

Diptesh: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...undergraduate at New York University studying Global Public Health with a concentration in Chemistry. I have been passionate about education since high school and have been teaching, tutoring, and mentoring students from grades 6-12 and college in a variety of subjects since! I specialize in mathematics and science tutoring as well as standardized exam preparation. In the past, I have helped students achieve significant improvements and success on the SAT, SHSAT, Regents and other exams!...
Education & Certification
New York University - Bachelor of Science, Global Public Health & Chemistry
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Math: 720
SAT Verbal: 700

Sarah: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...lended me naturally into a writing tutor, allowing me to coach my students into becoming stronger writers. In working with students at the elementary level, I have also had the opportunity to explore Common Core expectations in ELA and Mathematics. Many of my students utilize Singapore Math, Go Math, Math in Focus, Eureka Math, or Prentice Hall Math curriculums, and I have developed quite a familiarity with these texts. I have worked with over 500...
Education & Certification
Brandeis University - Bachelors, Biology, General
Fordham University - Masters, Secondary Science Education
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1510
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 745

Steven: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...collaboration and ends with incorporating feedback. I am confident my career experience and educational background have provided me with the tools to be an exemplary tutor for your child. As a New York City Teaching Fellow, I became a certified secondary school teacher and earned a Master's in Education. My passion for education was shown by ending my first year raising my school’s science achievement level by 250%, earning the highest state exam passing rate...
Education & Certification
Colorado College - Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science
City University of New York - Lehman College - Masters, Master of Science Education
Columbia University in the City of New York - PHD, International Development
State Certified Teacher
GRE Verbal: 158

Kate: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
I am dedicated to infusing choice into student learning. I specialize in early childhood special education, unschooling, building communities, and bicycle travel. I currently work with organizations that intersect education, the arts, and the environment to bring student-led learning into the public education sector. ... I believe that everyone can learn. The trick is to find out the best ways for each person. They can include a combination of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and oral. I also...
Education & Certification
Northeastern University - Bachelors, Communication Studies
Bank Street College of Education - Masters, Early Childhood Special and General Education
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1490
SAT Math: 800

Daniel: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...be overwhelming for some students. That's why I've dedicated myself as a tutor to reversing this trend, and encouraging students to recognize the skills they already have, and use them to solve new, bigger problems. I've worked with students as young as five years old, all the way to graduate students working on their post-doc's. I always bring a positive energy to tutoring sessions, and I try to inspire a real love of learning in...
Education & Certification
Vanderbilt University - Bachelor of Science, Education Studies - English
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Math: 770
SAT Verbal: 740

Jorge: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
I'm eager to help you in whatever way I can! I'm a graduate of Harvard (BA, Social Anthropology) and Columbia (MA, Human Rights) and have spent years tutoring students in a variety of subjects. I'm a firm believer that effective tutoring stems from developing a program that is tailored and highly customized to individual students. I look forward to working with you!
Education & Certification
Harvard University - Bachelors, Social Anthropology
Columbia University in the City of New York - Masters, Human Rights

Helen: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...feel as comfortable and eventually gain the confidence to take any test with ease and certainty. I am lucky to help students grow and flourish in many subjects and I enjoy working both with students who just need a little extra practice to students who are struggling in classes. Practice makes perfect and I utilize a mix of explaining difficult concepts and working through practice problems to help my students understand the material deeply and...
Education & Certification
Princeton University - Bachelor in Arts, Comparative Literature
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 36

Sylvan: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...of experience working in formal education including day-to-day substituting in Brookline and long-term class coverage in Boston, as well as experience in private, non-essential education (teaching with Education First in Quito, Ecuador). While I very much enjoy classroom teaching, the one-to-one or small-group teaching I did with Education First is something that I found to be most rewarding. Really being able to form close relationships with a small number of students and helping them grow...
Education & Certification
Boston University - Bachelors, Philosophy and Political Science
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1510
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 700

Victoria : Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...being a classroom certified teacher, I have also tutored older students in SAT test preparation, as well as classroom content such as calculus and physics. I tutor a wide range of subjects, ranging from elementary education to high school Mathematics, science and Spanish. I enjoy teaching and my work is about my students, who have the potential to achieve at the highest levels, and their parents, who want the best for them. Outside of teaching,...
Education & Certification
Yale University - Bachelor in Arts, History
Southern Connecticut State University - Master of Science, Education
SAT Verbal: 730

Isabel: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
I am currently studying Economics and East Asian Studies at Columbia University. Outgoing by nature, I have a teaching method that is very interactive. During a tutoring session, my students should expect a dialogue rather than a lecture. I have a background tutoring Math and Mandarin Chinese to students ranging from Elementary School to College.
Education & Certification
Barnard College - Current Undergrad, Economics, East Asian Studies
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1550
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 770

Sean: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...long-hours devoted to assignments and preparation, but no small part owes to the way my mind learns. My mind is suited to books and the classroom, and this is a convenience for which I am very fortunate. I recognize, however, that every mind learns in its own way---a reality that institutional education cannot accommodate. I make it my priority to determine what methods of demonstration and motivation are best suited to every student I work...
Education & Certification
Columbia University in the City of New York - Current Undergrad, Classical Stuides
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Writing: 800

Rachel: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...apply it to their schoolwork and any other ways they need to succeed. For learning to be most successful, I believe in a collaborative, student-centered approach to tutoring, that is, to always keep in mind both what the student wants to learn and what they need to learn. It is important to make lesson plans as engaging and relevant to the student's life as possible, because this is the way to guarantee an interest in...
Education & Certification
Smith College - Bachelors, Sociology
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Verbal: 800
SAT Writing: 760

Michael: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...with me, aside from a substantial knowledge of all subjects, a "bag of tricks" made up of pneumonic devices, preparation skills, and exercises in focus/concentration. With any session, my goal is to deconstruct seemingly difficult concepts into more digestible steps -- in essence working with the student to develop a strategy that is personal to them, for any person will retain information most effectively when they are able to describe it in their own words.
Education & Certification
New York University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drama
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 36

Luiza: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...I love helping others succeed in these areas. This passion is all the more authentic due to my previous experience growing up as someone who faced learning difficulties in math and who entered the STEM field with a non-science background. I know what it feels like to struggle, and I also know how to overcome negative expectations about our ability (both those from people around us and those we have internalized) in order to succeed...
Education & Certification
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus - Bachelor in Arts, English
Teachers College at Columbia University - Master of Science, Neuroscience

Dalynah: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...student at New York Medical College. I've worked in both research and teaching in the past and have an MS from Teachers College, Columbia University in Neuroscience and Education. I am passionate about science and teaching and have experience teaching and tutoring all levels of Spanish, Science and Math. I enjoy working individually with students, understanding and learning the strategies that work best for each student. I incorporate visual and kinesthetic strategies, among others, to...
Education & Certification
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico - Bachelor in Arts, Special Education
Teachers College at Columbia University - Master of Science, Neuroscience

Joshua: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...Woodbridge Township School District. He currently works with Dumont Public Schools as a middle school STEM and academic enrichment (gifted) teacher and high school esports advisor, along with Park Ridge Public Schools as their assistant marching band director. He is also an admin with Garden State Esports after four years as the head esports coach at New Jersey City University. When he is not living his best life as a teacher, Joshua has many other...
Education & Certification
William Paterson University of New Jersey - Masters in Education, High School Teaching
New Jersey City University - Masters in Education, Special Education
State Certified Teacher

Rachel: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...over into tutoring sessions; I enjoy tackling new challenges with innovation and verve. It is for these reasons that I so value positivity and creativity within my tutoring sessions; learning should be challenging in a positive way, not in a way that brings frustration or low self-confidence. Prior to moving to New York to work in the NYC Public School system, I worked with grades 9-12 in the Match Tutor Corps, a program dedicated to...
Education & Certification
Emerson College - Bachelors, Writing, Literature, and Publishing
Middlebury College - Current Grad Student, MA English
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1430
SAT Verbal: 730
SAT Writing: 700

Stephen: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...as a professional full time Spanish Teacher for Spanish levels 2, 3, and 4 and as a student aide for children with IEP educational needs. As a teacher, I encouraged my students to connect with me and each other and to grow not only in Spanish but in all areas of life and develop a lifelong passion for learning in all its forms. My work is noted by an intense passion for all I do...
Education & Certification
Johns Hopkins University - Bachelors, Chemistry, Film and Media Studies, Theater Arts, Bioethics

Cristal: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
...a means of assessing debatable scenarios. I have also learned that there is also gray subject matter that is not always categorized in a definitive way. Although I am able to draw inferences from my past experiences, I learned that outcomes are not always literal. I appreciate how law is not like a mechanical or mathematical process. As I debunk the limitless possibilities of the world, I am more certain of my confidence to effectively...
Education & Certification
Emerson College - Bachelor of Science, Communication, General
Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus - Master of Arts, Urban Studies

Ian: Yonkers Special Education tutor
Certified Special Education Tutor in Yonkers, NY
I have been teaching for 10 years. I have taught regular education and special Education. I love working with children, helping them find their strengths and build on their weaknesses. I also feel it is important to get to know the students who you are working with, so they will respect you and work hard for you.... I would first model it for the student, and then I would let them try some on their own....
Education & Certification
Suny Oneonta - Bachelors, Elementary Education
William Paterson University of New Jersey - Masters, Special Education
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