...I believe that children at the elementary level succeed more at learning through hands-on learning activities and the use of concrete teaching aids. The use of such items is part of my educational philosophy and I will strive to use such resources as necessary. Since music and music education i... (read more)
...I have plenty of experience working successfully with students with attention deficits. I use an individualized reward system to motivate each child. Sentence and paragraph composition are included in the curriculum. (read more)
...Then, once the student has understood, I work through practice problems with the student. I do not give students the answers. I ask questions to lead the student to the answer, and teach them to think about the concepts on the way. (read more)
I will specialize in Math, social studies, and grammar in the elementary levels. I have 25 years of experience in teaching and I had students that were two to three years behind academically. I brought them up an average of one and a half to two years in one school year. (read more)
...I've tutored in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade math, and I catch on easily to most problems in this age group. I've corrected many high school and college English papers, along with my own, making no less than a B-. (Keep in mind, I cannot write the paper for the student.)History is memorization, and I... (read more)