LaTonya S.
- Houston, TX 77085 ( 10.7 mi )
- Expert Algebra Tutor
- Female Age 43
- Member Since: 10/2011
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $28.00 to $35.00 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Trigonometry, Pre-Algebra, Geometry, College Algebra, Algebra II
My comments on tutoring Algebra : I have my bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering so complicated math is my favorite. I love to teach it and share my tricks of solving with students. I have taught and tutored High school and college math for the past 3 years! I have helped many students earn higher grades and gain a better understanding.
First, I like to determine a student's learning styles. Not all student learn the same. There are visual learners who learn by looking and writing. There are tactile learners who learn by doing and moving around (hands-on activities), then there are auditory learners who learn from hearing the information. I accommodate all styles int he classroom, but when tutoring, I assess the child by doing a learning style inventory which allows me to determine what style that particular child has. For visual learners, we use the basic paper and pencils, they watch me work. I model problem solving for them and then monitor them. For tactile learners, we pull out materials we can use our hands to work s with. For auditory learners, We have a discussion session before actual problem solving, I model problem solving while speaking and explaining in great detail what I am doing. All students wi ... read more
