What is your teaching philosophy?

Motivate everyone, try to identify with student on what areas of life he might be interested in. (Sports, movies, politics, etc.)

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

Get him interested in Spanish. The more knowledge you have of languages, the more prepared you are to succeed in life.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Explore what areas he/she is interested in and emphasize that knowledge of other languages and subjects will always give him/her an edge.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Explore what abilities he/she might have and make him/her understand that those abilities are there for a reason.

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

If there is skill hard to learn, I would find examples of situations where that skill or concept has to be applied.

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

Have him watch Spanish-speaking documentaries. The Spanish used on those formats is properly used.

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

Exploring subjects the student might like.

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

Creating a real scenario can help a student get excited/engaged in the subject.

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

Visual techniques - i.e. videos and movies.