...I have assisted 7 people to reach college level and do it with great grade averages. I was a foster parent for 8 years, and then I adopted my two foster daughters. I decided to go into my husband's construction business. (read more)
...I worked an additional 5+ years in supplemental education with Sylvan Learning Centers. I use a diagnostic and prescriptive approach to tutoring, first identifying where the learning gap exists and then working to fill those in, while helping students get on track with their schoolwork. I recognize that as parents, we often want multiple outcomes from tutoring. (read more)
...As a tutor I would prefer to work with materials from the student's school assignments, augmenting those materials with methods specific to the student's learning style. I am certified in New York and Utah as a special educator. I have taught children with reading problems for more than 15 years in the public school and private sectors. (read more)
I am passionate about education and thoughtful, quality communication. I have ten years of teaching and tutoring experience, having instructed students at the pre-school to post-graduate levels. I've traveled and studied in South America in Asia, and I lived in China for seven years as an ESL and English writing teacher at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. (read more)