Dorothy C.
- Jacksonville, FL 32205 ( 35.9 mi )
- Expert ADD/ADHD Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 06/2012
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $25.00 to $35.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
- Also Tutors: Special Education, Dyslexia
My comments on tutoring ADD/ADHD : I am a certified Special Education Teacher K-12 in Florida. I work with students who have ADD/ADHD on a daily basis. I myself have ADHD so I know what students are going through and how to help them concentrate, become organized, and better their study skills. I also know how to make learning fun so they can concentrate on a subject area longer.
This depends on the student. I can teach verbally for students who are auditory learners, visually for student who are visual learners, and kinesthetically for students who are kinesthetic learners. I know that every student can learn, it just depends on finding the specific learning style for that student.
I have been working as a teacher for three years now. I enjoy working in a private school setting (two years experience) because I can devote more time to lesson planning, after school, and creating individualized/small group curriculum as there are less students in the private school I teach at. I am the Reading Specialist and I love my job.
I myself had to learn to cope with dyslexia and ADHD. I know what students are going through because I have experienced it first hand. I teach a great deal of students who have learning disabilities as well as ASD. I create and implement ... read more