Jeffrey R.
- Tulare, CA 93274 ( 23.5 mi )
- Elementary Study Skills Tutor
- Male Age 46
- Member since: 07/2014
- Will travel up to 30 miles
- Rates from $25 to $55.5 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Elementary Science, Elementary Math, Elementary Vocabulary, Elementary Reading, Elementary Grammar
Educator for 17+ years seeking to help with our tomorrow!
I'll be honest. My "students" from the past have told me that during the time when I was actually sitting down and tutoring/working with them, they didn't even notice that they were actually doing the work. What I do when I try to make the "students" learn is to make them see what the books are trying to say to them through what we see through our eyes, in our world, every day. For example, if the book says: 7 - x = 4, I would be telling the child/adult, "Imagine if you had 7 dollars in your hand." I would then ask them, "How many do I need to take away (subtract) for you to have 4 dollars?" When working with the lower kids, I even use the actual objects and lay them on tables in front of me and show to them so they don't have to use their imagination to figure it out. Or if the page has picture on it, just cross them out if subtracting, or draw more if adding.
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