...The ACT English section focuses more on punctuation than does the SAT Writing Skills section, so I make sure my students solidly understand how to use a comma! Similar rhetoric-based questions are present on the ACT as are on the SAT, so I teach techniques to quickly search for and identify clue... (read more)
...I find providing education to be an extremely rewarding experience that I believe provides mutual benefits to the student and myself. I pride myself on helping students to enjoy learning as much as possible. I strive toward open communication of goals and questions with students and parents. (read more)
9 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Algebra 1,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I start of my sessions by asking students what their goals are and where their current ability stands so I can work towards developing the most suitable teaching method. Afterwards, I introduce and teach the topic in a engaging way rather than just explicitly lecture about the material. And upo... (read more)
17 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,English,Algebra 1,SAT Math
...I teach a wide variety of skills, strategies, and techniques including, but not limited to, time management, note-taking, test-taking, and organization/executive functioning. I have been teaching special education for several years to middle and high school students. I have taken and passed the... (read more)
...How can I get that?") and forward ("Given this, what does it do for me? And what else can I get from it? How does it link to what I need?"). I have THEM talk out the problem using this logic, with a little coaching, until they have solved it, and then they can write proofs with ease. (read more)