Basic Learning Skills Tutors & Teachers for Lessons, Instruction or Help in Osyka, MS

* 35 plus years of teaching experience, adept in teaching all ages K - college. * Educational Expertise: Learning Strategies, Learning Styles and Study Skills. * Special emphasis for college bound students: College Search Assistance matching student's skills and major emphasis to the right college/university, Entrance Essay Assistance and Life Success Coaching and Problem Solving. * Educational Therapist, Academic & Success Coach, Responsible for Instructional Design & Implementation, IEP Assessment, Reporting, Case Management, Classroom Management Coordinator and Education Advocate * University Instructor - Southeastern Louisiana University: Teaching Responsibilities: Faculty training, course development for distance learning and traditional lecture, research and development of academic student leadership curriculum and student certification programs, course de

$ 47.00

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I have worked for the past 13 years in accounting and management positions. I started in the Master of Education in the Teaching Arts at Mississippi College this past January and recieved by Class A Teacher's License in June of this year. I am certified to teach grades 4-8 in all four of the major subjects: math, science, social studies and language. I am also certified to teach grades 7-12 in the social studies area: US History, government, geography, and world history. I am also highly qualified to teach accounting and business because of the number of accounting and business classes that I have taken.

$ 32.50

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I am a recently retired elementary teacher with 25 years experience in the public school setting.I taught 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th grades. The bulk of my career was spent in 6th grade. I also have several years experience tutoring after school children. In addition, I have completed 9 graduate hours in physical science. I am available for all subjects and miss working with students. I have a wonderful relationship with my students. I am highly motivating and want my students to have fun while learning. In addition, my true love and concern for children is sensed by my students and they genuinely love me. Therefore, they will please me and do their best work to make me feel proud. I retired from teaching due to health reasons and cannot physically meet the demands of full time class room teaching. However, I miss working with the children and would love the opportunity to connect again

$ 27.50

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I have taught 1st grade for 10 years and 4th grade for the last 8 years. I have done after-school tutoring for 3rd-5th graders for over 10 years. Reading is my specialty but I am able to teach all subjects. I have experience with ADD and 504 children along with regular education students. I have taught in East Baton Rouge Parish and am currently employed with Central Community Schools.

$ 40.00

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I am a very hands on person and your children will not be lectured! This I can assure you. I have 9 years of paid tutoring experience in elementary middle and high school subjects. I have worked for 8 of those years which children who are diagnosed with learning disabilities. You can be ensured that your child is in good hands! I have 10 years of babysitting experience and worked in a daycare for 3 years.

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I am a facilitator of many styles of teaching, I use visual aids, kinesthetics, tactile, musical, etc. when teaching. Thirty-three hours toward a Master's Degree in Urban Education, Four-year degree in General Studies with the majority of classes in Math and Education. I use computers to help students with reading comprehension and to visually represent concepts to raise achievement levels. Additionally, I will be fully-certified by May of 2013.

$ 32.50

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I earned a Master's Degree from LSU in communication disorders and am currently employed as a Speech Pathologist in a local elementary school. As such, I have experience working with students of all ability types and learning preferences. I aim to provide my students with individualized instruction to match their specific needs. I am available for subject-area tutoring, previous grade mastery instruction, next-grade readiness instruction, standardized test prep tutoring, and study skills instructions.

$ 40.00

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I am flexible in my style because each child is unique. It is important to address the needs of all groups. I incorporate a variety of strategies so that all are involved and challenged to learn. Like a doctor, I prescribe a learning path and adjust the strategies as needed for individual students' needs. I began working in Tangipahoa Parish February of 1983. I tutored in the Migrant program When our school moved I moved to a 6th Grade class where I taught self-contained, team taught, etc. When we moved, once again, to a new school I with Mrs. Deborah Ellzey as a team-teacher. I taught Math, Science, and Social Studies. I have continued to teach with varying class situations in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade subjects and am currently teaching 5th Grade Math Enrichment. I have attended professional development to include Learning Styles, Technology courses, and Mentor/Assessment Te

$ 36.50

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I feel my calling is working with children. My experience volunteering as a youth basketball and baseball coach has showed me that a child’s ability to learn is unlimited. I also believe that children can reach their full potential when placed in the right surrounding and with the right motivation. As an inner city youth coach, I strive to make a difference in all of my kids’ lives as players and as students. After graduated with a BS in Agriculture Economics from Alcorn State University in May 2000, I have worked as an Agricultural Statistician for the National Agricultural Statistics Service. While working with NASS, I have taking a creative writing class to improve my writing ability. I have also taking Calculus I, II, and III to build on my math skills. I am on track to receive a master’s in Management at Belhaven University in July of 2010. During the past 10 years I have tut

$ 30.50

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I have a BS in Environmental Science with a Chemistry minor. I also have a MS in Environmental/Soil Science. As a NASA scholar and Research Assistant, I taught undergraduate students Soil Science Lab Classes. I have tutored Elementary level reading and writing as a volunteer. I have also tutored Middle School level Math to several students. I am a substitute teacher in Louisiana and I am currently working on my teacher certification. Because I am a very patient and detail oriented person, I feel it is best to adapt my teaching style to the student's learning style. I would first make that evaluation to determine how best to approach teaching the student. I enjoy using hands-on examples and Powerpoint presentations in teaching. I feel that one-on-one interaction will always help a child gain knowledge of a subject.

$ 61.00

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My offerings are in writing and Speech Communication. After graduating from the University of Georgia, I attended a state accredited graduate school in Florida and Mississippi: Reformed Theological Seminary. Graduation led to a year long internship in the Presbyterian ministry. After ordination, I spent 12 years as a minister, including three as a chaplain in the National Guard, including Iraq. Upon return, I set aside Army and Church to spend two years on Lookout Mountain letting a stress fracture heal and finishing a novel, begun in 2000. This 850 page book, The Canterbury Chronicles is under consideration by Skoob Press of Athens, Georgia. I've also written 12,000 words of poetry. My teaching style is best described as a balance between a healthy relational presence and an interesting conveyor of teaching and information. In other words, I combine "popular, upbeat, and friendly"

$ 56.00

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