Zakariah F.
- Hawthorne, CA 90250 ( 30.4 mi )
- Experienced Dyslexia Tutor
- Male Age 35
- Member Since: 11/2014
- Will travel up to 5 miles
- Rates from $20.00 to $25.00 /hr
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In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Special Education, ADD/ADHD
My comments on tutoring Dyslexia : I used art as a means of improving my perceptiveness of objects, people, and letters orientation. I found that treating cursive writing like a form of art allowed me to improve my writing. Art lessons can enhance/make the student focus on the subtle differences that aid in skills like writing, reading, and tracking.
I have been tutoring art for over 3 years. My students have often had learning disabilities but that has not stopped them from being successful with traditional as well as digital art. You can view my skills as an artist at zakfalco.com . I have experience tutoring traditional drawing, pastels, charcoal, and pen and ink skills. I also have extensive experience with digital art tutoring in Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, After Effects, and Flash. I only teach digital painting.
I do not believe in negative critique. It can be extremely harmful to someone's self image. Instead I praise what the student has accomplished and encourage ways to grow skills and enhance the image created. I prefer to teach one-on-one or two students at a time so that I can personalize the lesson to what the student wants to learn or is interested in drawing. This allows the student to achieve successful ... read more