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

I'd find different methods and try something out of the ordinary.

What is your teaching philosophy?

To help students understand material and not just memorize material.

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

Prepare, put the student at ease, find their needs and work in a study plan. Understand the future needs for future lessons.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

By providing the right tools and resources, and also by understanding the environment of learning.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Follow up, by SMS or phone call, and also by providing real encouragement; ask questions and provide feedback.

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

Finding their personal interests and relating it to content and practice. Making the task fun.

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

Relate to the student, have two-way communication and, also practice exercises with real-life content.

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

Relating the material to their daily life.

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

Analyze exercises, do a question and answer exercise, and ask for work assignments that are manageable.

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

By creating true strengths on the subject, and by encouragement of accomplished goals.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

Creating an assessment of different learning fields, such as: pronunciation, writing, reading and grammar strengths.

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

By real-time communication and planning.

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

Audio and video, PowerPoints and book references on the subject at hand.