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Kerlynn
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Education & Certification
Undergraduate Degree: Florida International University - Bachelors, Elementary Education
Graduate Degree: Capella University - PHD, Advanced Classroom Instruction
Hobbies
Reading, Writing Children's Books, Going to the Movies, Volunteering, Mentoring Youth
Tutoring Subjects
College English
Elementary School English
Elementary School Math
Elementary School Reading
Elementary School Writing
High School English
Homework Support
Other
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
Summer
What is your teaching philosophy?
As an educator, my goal is to positively impact the lives.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
I would begin with a fun activity or an icebreaker, like finding descriptive words that start with each letter of my name, and then I would have my student do the same.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
By teaching them how to take notes, how to study, and how to ask themselves the right questions.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
With interesting lessons that are engaging.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
First, I would have to specifically identify the source of the difficulty. Then I would have to break the concept into smaller parts. Lastly, I would teach the concept by using an alternate strategy.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
By facilitating guided reading by asking questions before reading, during reading, as well as after reading.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
1. Making them feel comfortable. 2. Pointing out their strengths. 3. Allowing them to tell me their weaknesses.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
Usually with a video on that subject or with an activity that promotes immediate success, so that the student starts out succeeding from the very start.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
1. Oral/written comprehension checks 2. Having the student teach the material back to me 3. Written assessments.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
By always highlighting when the student has a positive outcome.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
1. Through observation 2. Through conversation/dialogue 3. Through pre-testing.
How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?
By identifying how the student learns (auditory, visual, tactile, kinesthetic) and then teaching the student based upon his/her need(s).