...My focus is on teaching English as a necessary skill set--not simply a subject area. I help students work on effective communication, rhetorical skills, editing, proofreading, and more. My goal in tutoring is not simply to help students "fix" their writing, but to instill in them the skills necessary to help them accomplish this task on their own in future assignments. (read more)
...I used whatever resources best work for that child: binder/folder organization, work boxes, visual organizers for content area information, outlines, notecards, etc. I also work with students on the skills needed to use such organizers such as scanning/skimming, dictionary skills, and research s... (read more)
...I work hard to individualize my lessons to best meet the needs of each student. I have over 25 years preparing students for a wide variety of standardized testing. Over the past year and a half, I have added HSPT to my test prep offerings. (read more)
...In those tutoring sessions and my current sessions, I always adjust my teaching style to fit the student's needs. With my experience through MSU and other sessions, I have found that the best thing to do first is to make sure I know their current level of understanding in the subject they need h... (read more)