What is your teaching philosophy?

To connect with students and to be patient and direct.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

Get to know their background and what learning styles they are comfortable with.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

By asking open-ended questions that will help them to be focused on the subject at hand.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Encouraging words and completion of assignments.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

Get to the root of the problem and reteach the skill.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

Re-reading a passage and directing their focus.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

Connecting and getting to know the student's learning styles.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Through other subjects such as incorporating art, music, etc.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Questions and answers.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Small lessons and concepts beginning at their skill level.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

By observing and questioning.

How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

By being flexible and getting to know the student.

What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?

Books.