...I took and passed the CBEST in 2016 in order to substitute teach while I was in college for my teaching credential. I am a current middle school teacher with 5+ years of experience and a Masters Degree in Education. I am a licensed cosmetologist in the State of California and Illinois. (read more)
About Me: My goal as an educator is to help students become confident learners and discover their potential to achieve anything they put their minds to. I pride myself on my commitment to student success, and am willing to go overtime (if it is okay with you) with no extra pay to ensure that your ... (read more)
As a parent, I know firsthand that writing skills extend beyond the Xs and Os of grammar. As a college composition instructor, I know that solid coaching leads to efficient production of critical thinking assignments. My unique blend of academic preparation--BA in Child Psychology, MFA in English (Creative Writing)--provides a balanced approach to every tutoring session. (read more)
...I have been tutoring a 10 year old for the past few weeks. We work on vocabulary building, reading comprehension, use of past versus present tenses (one of her difficulties) and pronunciation. I have found a lot of strategies to get her to write and participate as much as possible in the lesson, so I feel I'm qualified to tutor elementary school kids now. (read more)
...After doing this, we focus on key areas of improvement (grammar, culture, terminology etc.) and do practice hypothetical conversations with one another. The key part of these conversations is when the students slowly learn to catch themselves when making mistakes which goes a long way when they ... (read more)