What is your teaching philosophy?

Slow and steady working at the student’s pace.

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

See what the student thinks they need to work on. Ask them what they think their strengths and weaknesses are.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Show them that learning is fun!

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Positive reinforcement and constant encouragement.

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

Try a different way of explaining it and show examples.

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

Being patient and always having a smile.

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

Be interested yourself.

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

Try and tie concepts together from old material and relate it to new material.

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

Practice, practice, practice.

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

Help them break down each sentence to reveal the crucial information.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

By the comfort and confidence the student has with the material.

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

Constantly. Each student has individual needs, likes, and dislikes from question to question. My teaching style needs to match the student’s needs.

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

If it works, anything and everything.