Alfred S.
- Macungie, PA 18062 ( 33.2 mi )
- SAT - Verbal Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 09/2010
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $43.00 to $54.00 /hr
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My teaching style is aimed toward getting the student to master the skill for the long term. It is my belief that a lot of teaching is to the state tests; students do not retain skills when that is done, and the concepts for reading and writing, have to be retaught.
I teach the student to look for the question being asked, and to answer it fully. I teach the student how to read critically, and look at the structure of writing and how it is put together to achieve its purpose. In short, I not only pass on the method, but the knowledge of how and why the method is used.
If any aspect of the English and Language Arts curriculum is unclear to a student, I can help them to not only learn, but to understand.
I was licensed as a New York City teacher for English/Language Arts, and moved out to PA in 1992.
A strong writing background and teaching of literature (classic and wo ... read more