...I am semi-retired, live with my rescue dog Lola on a barrier island in southeastern United States, tutor elementary and middle school students four days a week, and love my life!I have taught 5th grade (all subjects) and middle school math and reading. I am currently tutoring middle school math... (read more)
...The questions test comprehension of the passages, but they also focus on problems in expression that are related to poor sentence structure, weak word choice, wrong punctuation. The reading section also requires students to develop a technique for moving back and forth between the passage and the questions. Many students lose their place then don't have enough time to complete the test. (read more)
...As a student in this program and in my subsequent daily role as a teacher, I was required to adapt my lessons and objectives to meet the needs of each learner, while working toward grade level expectations established by the Common Core. I possess a good working knowledge of the scope and sequen... (read more)
...Math, however, was a different story. An educational system with implicit biases had conditioned me to fear math, so when my opportunities for advancement were contingent on an SAT score in the 99th percentile, I was forced to confront my insecurities and re-learn the subjects that I had long av... (read more)
...What makes me a great tutor, according to my students, is that I have a way of making reading and writing fun! Most of my tutorial students are young men in grades 9-12 who, across the board, have more trouble with homework organization, discipline and focus than with the actual learning process. I work with each student to find a set of study skills that works best and most successfully. (read more)