dina r.
- Frisco, TX 75035 ( 24.4 mi )
- Experienced Elementary Vocabulary Tutor
- Female Age 65
- Member Since: 08/2012
- Will travel up to 10 miles
- Rates from $35.00 to $45.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
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In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Elementary Social Studies, Elementary Science, Elementary Math, Elementary Study Skills, Elementary Phonics, Elementary Reading, Elementary Grammar, Elementary, Basic Learning Skills
My comments on tutoring Elementary Vocabulary : Vocabulary enhances both written and oral communication. Ability to shift vocabulary to suit your target audience enhances job interview prospects and career advancement. For younger children, vocabulary learning has to be made fun and meaningful to their lives. They've got to use it and build it gradually. Once they see it's value, they tend to feel very special about using more and more sophisticated vocabulary, no matter how young they are. There are many fun ways to teach vocabulary to children of every age.
I treat children with the same respect and dignity that I treat adults, regardless of their age. I don't use "baby voices," as my goal is to elevate them to their highest academic levels. I've been told I'm a "cool" teacher by students because I treat them "like people, not kids." I use humor whenever appropriate, if that "hooks" a student. I do whatever is necessary to engage the individual personalities of each child and endeavor to make whatever it is I'm teaching them meaningful to their immediate lives.
I have joyfully taught students in grades 1 through 5 in Los Angeles urban schools, and in the suburbs of Plano. I have also been a Literacy Coach, assisting teachers in grades kindergarten through fifth to enhance their teaching skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, phonics, etc. - all areas of literacy. I have worked one-on-one and in small groups with "at-risk" students to ... read more