What is your teaching philosophy?

Practice in comfort.

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

Find out more about the student.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Let them lead the conversation.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Help them understanding the importance of setting and hitting goals.

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

Try new approaches, encourage practice.

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

Provide different materials and practices.

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

have them imitate me

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

I help them understand why it is that they are learning the subject, and create a new strategy to personalize the problem to the student so he or she can have a better understanding.

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

By creating flashcards.

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

By being encouraging, as well as challenging at the same time, so the student can feel the growth.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

Ask the right questions.

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

Ask the right questions; every student has their own preferred way or method of learning.

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

The materials the students provide or materials we make up together during the session.