Hello! My name is Sam and I am currently a graduate student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis looking to use my background in English and Education to help students in their academic careers. (read more)
...I have years of experience tutoring kids of all ages, including children with attention or learning disabilities. I took piano for eight years from a very qualified teacher. I then began teaching my little brother and a girl I babysat for. (read more)
...The key to being prepared for ACT Reading is developing a love for reading by finding lots of good books and reading them. If you do not love reading I can help you begin to develop your reading skills enough to see a significant improvement in your ACT Reading scores, but to really excel on the... (read more)
...I think those experiences, as well as the experience of raising my own twice exceptional children, is why I enjoy finding unique approaches to learning that work for each student.Phonics is an essential part of reading skills. With struggling readers early success and minimizing frustration is k... (read more)
...In my 12 years of teaching experience, I have taught over 1000 students. In 2019, I was awarded the Fournier Award for Teaching Excellence from Saint Louis University, and in 2024, I was nominated to serve as a Teaching Advocate for SLU's university-wide Teaching Effectiveness Project. I also h... (read more)