What is your teaching philosophy?

That all students can succeed given the right tools.

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

Evaluate a student to understand their learning style.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

By introducing skills to them that will allow them to operate independently.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Try to find another learning style to convey the skill or concept.

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

By going back to basics to understand context clues.

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

Building a strong rapport.

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

Trying to make it relevant to the student.

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

By constantly having the student demonstrate understanding with "teach backs."

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

Positive reinforcement of achievement.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

The best way to evaluate is have a student demonstrate the skill or concept back to you.

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

By finding the student's correct learning style that yields the best results.

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

It depends on the student's learning style.