Richard T.
- Cathedral City, CA 92234 ( 3.4 mi )
- Hearing Impaired Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 05/2009
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $43.00 to $56.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Special Education, Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD
Read More About Richard T...
After twenty years in the financial area I went back to school to obtain a special education credential and found a passion for teaching. While in school I worked as a teacher's aide at Seaside High School, and taught 5th grade summer school for two years. After completing my education course work I received a contract with Monterey Peninsula Unified School District and taught at Los Arboles Middle School. My middle school students had varying disabilities. The focus in my classroom was to determine what each student needed to succeed.
It is important for me to determine what motivates each student to learn, what their interests are and what is important to them. I wanted the student to see how each lesson was valuable to their future success. I always got my students involved in the classroom with open discussions. Each week my students gave a five minute presentation on a ... read more