...I love words, word families, word roots, word linguistic origins . . . you get the idea. I help students develop strategies for decoding unfamiliar vocabulary, for building vocabulary, and for breaking down/decoding unfamiliar words (especially when taking tests). My dad told me as a kid, "If yo... (read more)
...I have a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Idaho State University and extensive training working with people from all backgrounds of life. My approach to teaching is a balance of being serious, goal directed, non-judgmental, and positive. I feel interspersing a bit of humor, fun, and perspective taking is essential to any endeavor. (read more)
...My ultimate goal is to make my students so well-versed in the subjects that they could teach them if they wanted to, because the next step of learning is teaching. If this sounds interesting to you, and you are wondering what the next step towards the full bloom of your math abilities is, please... (read more)
...I have taught--and graded the work of--students of many different levels of proficiency. I also have experience grading Senior Project papers and presentations. I am usually working in one of the area schools during the day, but can be available outside of regular school hours. (read more)
...I'm majoring in Sociology, but I've always had a knack for English classes. I took college level English classes while in high school, and was even double majoring in Sociology and English. I currently work as an AVID tutor, and I've been doing so for almost three years. (read more)
6 Subjects: includingEnglish,Reading,Writing,American History