...I seek to achieve all of those outcomes when working with my tutoring students. When it comes to Math, I understand the metacognitive strategies that are necessary to create understanding. Starting with concrete representation and moving towards more abstract representation of concepts helps to build the foundation that students need to grasp challenging Math skills. (read more)
I have tutored all of my children (5) throughout their school years, plus some of their friends. I have also tutored my best friend in her college courses for pre-algebra, algebra, and accounting. Math is a very favorite subject of mine. (read more)
...As someone who writes prolifically as part of their creative work and reads plentifully, my goal is to instill in my English students that writing, reading, and speaking are the three components of literacy and understanding. while there are slightly different rules that apply to each of them, I ... (read more)