...Hopefully, when I'm not physically there and the student feels stressed, they will hear my voice saying, "just breathe" and they will relax. My third method is to determine a student's vocabulary. I have the student read the practice passage and circle any words they don't know, can't pronounce or just don't make sense. (read more)
...I have a Bachelors in Science from Western Illinois University and a Masters Degree in Special Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I am a former employee of a Learning Center and have experience tutoring middle school and high school Math, History, Science, Reading and... (read more)
...And continue to improve and learn everyday as I have an immense passion for philosophy. I have extensive training in reading from my Philosophy training. This has developed an understanding of how to understand and learn from readings in general. (read more)
...I also have my Master's in Reading, which included learning the best ways to teach phonics. I have taught first and second grade students, therefore I teach writing everyday. I have used a variety of spelling programs, and will chose the best one for your child! (read more)
...I graduated with a GPA of 3.9 and I was awarded the College of Science nomination for the Best Teaching Assistant and Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation awards. Now, I run an active research lab and teach at the University level as a professor. I primarily teach earth science, geology, geography, and environmental science courses at the college level. (read more)
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