Christina S.

• Biloxi, MS 39531 ( 16.1 mi )
• Reading Comprehension Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $47.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher

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Students learn best when they are engaged in an environment where they feel confident to express their individual personalities. Creating a community of learners in a classroom from the very first day of school is a key element to a positive learning environment. A mutual respect between the teacher and the students needs to be established and maintained throughout the school year. Learning requires an environment where students feel comfortable taking risks, sharing opinions, expressing areas of confusion, providing assistance to others, and communicating in a positive manner. When children know and feel that the classroom is a safe environment to express ideas and thoughts without fear of negative criticism their learning will flourish.
I just enrolled in a Post-Masters Certification program that focuses in Literacy K-12. In August of 2006, I graduated from Lesley University wit ... read more

Christy B.

• Ocean Springs, MS 39564 ( 25 mi )
• Reading Comprehension Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 40 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $50.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading, Grammar, Creative Writing, Composition

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I believe learning should be fun and creative and that children should have an environment that is friendly and caring to learn in. I think teachers should be patient with their difficulties and take time to give them the one on one attention that they need. I like thematic units and hands on activities. I like to teach reading and english. I like to use whole group, small groups, paired reading activities. I like to use magazines, newspapers, children's books and other materials that interest the students to teach reading.
I greatly enjoy seeing the students achieve their learning goals and their yearly progress In 2000, I began to teach special education and teaching special needs children with learning disabilities. I taught grades 3rd-5th in a self-contained, reading, math, and language skills and middle school grades 6th- 8th. After Hurricane Katrina, I moved to Pensacola ... read more