"Hello! I became a certified tutor through the McLean School’s Tutor Training Institute (Lower School). The McLean School is a private college preparatory school that serves traditional learners and those with mild to moderate learning differences. Through this year-long program, I developed new skills and expertise through seminars and hands-on experience grounded in current research and best practices more...
"Hello! I became a certified tutor through the McLean School’s Tutor Training Institute (Lower School). The McLean School is a private college preparatory school that serves traditional learners and those with mild to moderate learning differences. Through this year-long program, I developed new skills and expertise through seminars and hands-on experience grounded in current research and best practices in educational intervention. We used games and other creative multi-sensory learning approaches to assist students with reading (decoding), reading comprehension, and math. For several months, I worked groups of children and intensively with one third grader in reading comprehension, where the student achieved significant progress. It is clear to me that once you discover a child's unique learning style and personality, a whole world of learning can open up! I have a teenager daughter and am thus knowledgeable of current academic expectations in both private and public schools.
Other qualifications:
--Orton Gillingham trained (a phonics-based methodology, from the Institute for Multi-sensory Education), which is especially beneficial for teaching children with dyslexia and other reading disorders
--Many years of experience as a volunteer tutor in public and private schools and in a public housing setting, at the elementary and high school level
--Earned a B.A. in literature from Boston University
--Consultant writer and editor, with more than 25 years in the field (focusing on health, education, and children's welfare issues)" less...
