...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. Then I show the student how to "play detective" and find clues for what the meaning could be. I have a bachelor's degree in English and the rhetorical arts and had a 3.4 major GPA when I graduated. (read more)
...I have four years of experience tutoring ACT test prep for math and science. I also have five years of tutoring private high school mathematics. I am a passionate teacher and enjoy seeing my students succeed. (read more)
...Throughout all 4 years as an undergraduate, I provided individual English language tutoring sessions for Kindergarten-2nd grade students through Stanford's Ravenswood Reads program. During college, and for years afterwards, I offered individual peer tutoring sessions for college-level coursework... (read more)
...I also use some sight word recognition. Many words are not pronounced phonically and need to be recognized rather than decoded. Many methods will be used including paper pencil exercises, dry erase marker assignments, dictation and reading of words, sentences, and stories. (read more)