...The best way to learn a language is to use the target language in real-life situations. For this reason, I use a task-based approach when I teach Spanish. The task-based approach focuses heavily on interpersonal communication and paired learning through a variety of activities. (read more)
...I encourage them to take responsibility for their own learning because I know there is no greater gift to give a student than the confidence that he or she can be successful. I have not been tutoring privately for the last several years; however, I have been tutoring students through the guidance department at the school in which I teach. I am now only providing tutoring remotely. (read more)
...I am successful in helping students break reading material into more manageable segments and guiding them through a reading "process," much like the writing process. I have visual aids, handouts, and videos to help. I have a Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition and teach at a university in the northeast. (read more)
...During my undergraduate years, I studied both English and American Studies. While at school, I spent many afternoons tutoring at nearby middle schools. I love learning, so I continued on to get my Master's in Education. (read more)
...My tutoring approach is straightforward, practical, and pragmatic: Good writing isn't a mystery or a gift from the gods that others were given but they themselves were denied. It's the result of having a plan, considering their audience, and finding their 'voice,' and I have a wide variety of st... (read more)