...I feel comfortable creating practice materials and assessing a student's needs. I have also tutored a wide-range of students, and therefore I am able to tailor my level of difficulty and tutoring style to fit the student. Being a successful student takes practice and that is what "study skills" is about. (read more)
...My ultimate goal is not only to achieve good grades, establish valuable habits, and tangible results, but to inspire and cultivate within students a drive to apply themselves and reap the benefits of their hard work!I received a 2370/2400 on the SAT, the PSAT National Merit Scholarship for receiv... (read more)
...In 2000 my book about athletes who overcame severe adversity,Uncommon Champions, was published by Boyds Mill Press. In 2005 I founded a nonprofit tutoring organization, Golden Opportunity (aka GO), that provides free one-on-one tutoring matching retired teachers with struggling low-income students in our district. As we complete our 19th year GO has provided free tutoring for 900 students. (read more)
...Outside of Wyzant, I’ve obtained over 75 hours of tutoring experience with the Wilson Reading Program and typically work with students who score below the 40th percentile in national reading assessments. Many students that I have worked with, over the course of a school year, have made 1-3 grade... (read more)
...As a special educator, I prioritize gifting my students with similar tools in order to decrease needless stigma and ensure their own success. As a neurodivergent learner, I learned both how difficult it can be to process differently than others. I was lucky to have a special educator parent, who taught me how to learn my learning style so I could advocate for my own needs. (read more)