What is your teaching philosophy?

Setting high expectations for all students is important. Every child can and will learn and be successful.

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

Get to know the student and build a relationship. It is important to know the student and what motivates him/her and what their learning style is.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

I will help build a student's confidence. No one should feel that they "can't do" anything.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Being successful with small tasks can build a student's confidence. It really differs for each child and would be based on the student's need.

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

If a child is having difficulty learning a skill or concept I would change the mode of my teaching to something that may help that child understand better. Whether it is drawing pictures, using tools, etc.

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

Students struggling with reading comprehension should be immersed in reading. Doing think alouds and working with digestible bites of text is also helpful.

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

I have found that it is most important to learn about the child I am working with. What are their strengths? What do they like? What keeps their attention?

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

Working with questions that the student may feel more comfortable with and then moving onto the more difficult aspects. Making learning fun is key!

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

Teacher observation. Working one on one is very beneficial to seeing what the student is being successful with and what they might need more support with. Mini-assessments, whether verbal or written can also be a good way to check learning.

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

Set short term and long-term goals. When the student reaches those goals we celebrate that milestone!

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

The online platform, pictures, drawings, manipulatives...whatever the student needs.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

Discussion, small assessments.

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

Based on the student's needs. All instruction is differentiated to meet that student and get them to where they need to be.