Hello! My name is Zac D., and I am a former teacher currently working part time while in grad school who has been self-employed as a tutor for the last 7 years now. Coming from a family of teachers (my mom, my sister, my cousin, and an aunt and uncle) I feel like my tutoring style is very natural and allows for the student that I am working with to feel comfortable and talkative with me. (read more)
...I have extensive personal math experience as an engineering student, as well as a deep understanding of effective tutoring strategies centered around positive reinforcement and building strong foundations. I'm specialized in computer aided design with Solidworks and Fusion360, and in mathematics... (read more)
...I use practical examples as part of my teaching to help the students learn the concepts of pre-algebra topics like:
- Factors & multiples
- Polynomials
- Linear functions
- Arithmetic
- Ratios and proportions
- Fractions, decimals and percents
I have good command over these topics and hav... (read more)
...For beginning readers, I taught phonemic awareness and phonics for decoding skills, guiding toward fluency. For ELA students, I taught comprehension, vocab, and writing, guiding students in ideas, details, organization, sentence formation, conventions, etc. For math students, I taught pre-k level all the way through Pre-Algebra, using manipulatives when needed. (read more)
...This involves and encourages students to express confidence and control engaging in oftentimes rigorous coursework. Also, I value the importance of the student choosing the best learning method in order for them to best retain the material. Students oftentimes feel comfort when being able to do this, as oftentimes this is not the method present within the classroom. (read more)