I have a PhD from University of Phoenix, a Master's from Northern Kentucky University, and an Education degree from Thomas More College. I have been a teacher for over 30 years. I have been a private tutor for longer than that. (read more)
...I have been tutoring students one-on-one since this time (10 years). After graduating, I worked as a kindergarten co-teacher. I taught reading, writing, science, math, and social skills to children in groups of different sizes (4-12). I received my PhD in clinical psychology in 2022 with a 4.0 G... (read more)
...My goal is to help the student find those strategies and utilize them outside of tutoring sessions. I will do as much assessment as allowable from the beginning by talking to the student’s teachers, parents, and others; doing direct assessment of my own in the targeted subject areas; and reviewi... (read more)
...Writing skills I teach include: SAT/ACT verbal test prep, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, sentence construction, structure, research, fact-checking, clarity, and persuasiveness. Then, we can go deeper and explore topics like literary epochs, style, and principles of creative writing or journalism... (read more)