Jennifer S.

• Missoula, MT 59808 ( 25.8 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $45.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Composition

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If someone would pay me to be a student, I could continue going to school for my whole life. I love to learn and come from a family of teachers. My award for service learning integrated information from the fields of Education and Sociology to improve learning opportunities for abused children. I have extensive experience writing and editing through professional training (BA in Journalism) and experience (various editing projects). I participated in mentoring projects in my undergrad experience. I co-presented a workshop on Adult Learning Styles at an AmeriCorps conference.
With my years of being around and in an educational environment, I have picked up patterns of repetition and summary to reinforce ideas being conveyed. I, myself, learn best by doing. Through studying adult learning styles, I discovered that studies show utilizing all facets of learning - writing, audio, visual, ... read more

Erica S.

• Missoula, MT 59804 ( 30.2 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 04/2011
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $62.00 to $71.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Composition

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I began tutoring when I was in high school and enjoyed it immensely. When I got to college, I became a German teaching assistant. My favorite part was office hours. I love working with students individually. I earned a bachelor’s degree in German and Linguistics; I also took 16 credits each of biology and chemistry. After finishing college, I completed a training course for teaching certification in Texas. In the past year, I have tutored students in German, English and English as a Second Language.
Numerous studies have shown that children have different learning styles. I believe that tailoring to a student’s individual style is the most effective way to teach. Consequently, the first session will be spent in identifying your child’s unique style. Before tutoring begins, I like to sit down with the parents and student to identify educational goals. Once goals and learni ... read more

Molly G.

• Missoula, MT 59804 ( 30.5 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 10/2010
• Will travel up to 5 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $54.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Grammar

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I love working with children. I am patient and understanding, and I have a knack for explaining things in alternate ways. I am organized, reliable and I have good communication skills. I like to make things interesting by bringing in outside media and examples.
I have earned a BS degree in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin. I excelled in the biological sciences and in Spanish in college. I am also a proficient writer and editor. I have worked in education by volunteering, teaching at a nature center, teaching swim lessons, and some informal education at summer programs.

Stacey Jean B.

• Missoula, MT 59802 ( 31 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 07/2008
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $49.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I graduated in June 2006 with an M.F.A in Fiction Writing from Pacific University. I graduated Summa Cum Laude, in May 2004, with a B.A. in English and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Idaho. Currently, I am an M.A. candidate in the University of Idaho Philosophy Department (Summer 2008 graduation). I have much experience as tutor for the University of Idaho Athletic Department and Student Support Services. I have seven years of experience as a instructor and graduate teaching assistant. I have led recitation sections of Ethics as an assistant (3 years), developed and taught a course of my own as sole instructor (Philosophy in Film, Fall 2007), and was hired as exclusive instructor for Independent Study in Idaho’s distance Ethics course (1 year). I have experience with curricula development, working off others’ curricula, classroom technology, and working with special st ... read more

Veronica V.

• Missoula, MT 59802 ( 31 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 06/2008
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $45.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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My teaching style is enthusiastic; I desire to help students encounter who they are and imagine what they can achieve through their education. As an educator, I am energetic, compassionate and flexible in my approach to student needs. I understand my role as an engaged fellow learner, rather than a reserved teacher-authority. Because I believe that learning is a dynamic, uneven process and this process is often different for every person, my teaching philosophy is student-centered. I strive to create a conversational, open space where students feel comfortable taking risks and making mistakes. I celebrate the significant, unique inquiry each student brings into the classroom. In one-on-one conferences, I encourage self-reflection, asking students to identify questions or difficulties we can explore together. I challenge students to be self-accountable, even as I hold students accountable ... read more

Kelly L.

• Missoula, MT 59801 ( 31.4 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2008
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $50.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Grammar

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I was a substitute teacher assistant for children with special needs ages 3-21, on and off for the past 6 years. I have 6 months of experience in outdoor education teaching various science classes and other outdoor, leadership and art classes/skills. I also tutored college undergrads in calculus and botany for a year in college.
My teaching style has been a very hands-on approach in the past due to my experience with environmental education. As a tutor, I strive to offer my assistance in a way children can understand.

Barry G.

• Missoula, MT 59801 ( 31.8 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 02/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $35.00 to $49.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I have been involved in the field of education since 1982, when I directed and co-designed the residential component of Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development’s first summer program for gifted students, grades 6 to 9. Since then I have held positions as the Associate Director and Acting Director of the Center for Talent Development, the Director of the Center for Academic Precocity at Arizona State University, and the Director of Sussex School, a K-8 independent school. I have advised and counseled children and their parents, taught courses in gifted education, supervised teachers, conducted research with gifted students, published in education journals, and made numerous presentations about education to parents and professionals. I have also taught undergraduate and graduate psychology, community college mathematics and philosophy, GMAT, LSAT, and SAT preparation class ... read more

Emily D.

• missoula, MT 59801 ( 31.8 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 11/2010
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $35.00 to $42.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Spelling

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I have a B.A. in Accounting as I have a great passion for the financial world. I have always LOVED math as I feel it gives me a great sense of accomplishment when I am able to take a problem that I've been given and find a solution. I have a strong desire to pass this on to others. I have been working in Outdoor Education for the past year and a half. I spent 7 months living and working at a boarding school. I have also been working for other schools' Outdoor Education programs over the past 3 months. I spent time this summer working with youth through a summer camp. I have worked with a wide age range of students, grades 1-12.
Through working in Outdoor Education I have developed a very complex teaching style. I find that all students learn differently which means that to be a successful educator, I must be creative and present information in numerous ways. I feel as though I ... read more

Beth M.

• Missoula, MT 59801 ( 32 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $43.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I have just finished my first year in the MFA-Fiction program at The University of Montana where I also worked as a Teaching Assistant in the English department. As a Teaching Assistant, I taught Basic Composition to undergraduates. Teaching one section of composition each semester, I was responsible for lesson plans, running hour long class periods, grading student essays, holding student conferences, and attending various teaching workshops with my fellow TAs. In the Fall, I will teach another section of composition, and in the Spring of 2009, as a Fiction Fellow, I will have the opportunity to teach an introductory fiction writing workshop.
In the past year I have realized how much I love teaching. I believe that as a teacher, I am also a constant learner, always adapting my teaching style to the specific needs of each classroom and each student. I am a strong advocate of creati ... read more

Suzanne R.

• Missoula, MT 59801 ( 32.6 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $35.00 to $38.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Composition

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I have made several practical--as well as scholarly--studies of learning styles that inform my teaching style. I am a facilitative teacher, one who listens attentively and watches closely to determine my students' learning style preferences and abilities in order to help my students build new skills upon those strengths already developed. My greatest joy is the look on my students' faces when they come to understand something that has resisted their comprehension before I began working with them.
I was trained and worked as a Master Tutor to pay my way through both my associate's and my bachelor's degrees' schooling, tutoring math subjects from algebra to biometrics and statistics, and English (academic) writing skills. I taught developmental math at a community college and math for elementary school teachers at a four-year teacher's college, both in New York State, for five years. ... read more

Bodhi M.

• Missoula, MT 59801 ( 32.8 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 06/2008
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $36.00 to $49.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I am passionate about teaching and learning, and I love all people. I am an advocate of task-based learning, multiple intelligences, and the all-around inductive/constructivist approach to learning. I am a firm believer in the idea that all people have the same innate capacity to learn, but that this is manifested in different ways. This is particularly important because I beleive a good teacher should be able to discover the individual and specific ways that a student relates or acquires information best (visually, aurally, kinesthetically etc.) and can then take that information and develop appropriate excercises and teaching materials to help maximize that student's learning experience. Different teaching styles are needed for different learning styles, and I will accomodate as necessary.
My goal in studying linguistics is to become a professional ESL teacher. I am very much in ... read more

Stephanie L.

• Missoula, MT 59803 ( 33.1 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 11/2008
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $35.00 to $41.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I believe in a multifaceted approach to the different types of learners, aural, visual, kinesthetic, and reading/writing and aim to incorporate all learning styles in my teaching. I watched my brother struggle through school and learning disabilities all his life, so I tutored him through math and English since 7th grade. I found if you connect with a student and create ways that speak to him, you can foster learning. I helped my brother write flow charts on full-length mirrors to chart plotlines from books. He was a kinesthetic learner and this method of engaging worked for him. If you don’t create an environment that the students enjoy, they’ll keep texting or turn on their ipod again. The door of learning opens by discovering which type of learner a student is, and creating teaching tools that appeal to him/her. Through patience, kindness, encouragement, and some creative assignments, ... read more

Kendra L.

• Missoula, MT 59803 ( 33.2 mi )
• Reading Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 02/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $35.00 to $41.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I have a Bachelor's degree in English Writing from the University of Nevada, Reno, and am currently in the process of applying to graduate school for Creative Writing. During the past year, I have tutored part-time as a writing tutor through the in-home tutoring company Study Buddies. Recently, I have had work published in the University of Nevada's "Brushfire" literary magazine and the Nevada Historical Society's archive. In October of 2006, I presented at the annual Buster Keaton Conference in Iola, Kansas.
I enjoy helping others and have often volunteered my proofreading and editing skills to my friends, family, and classmates. While in college, I took numerous creative writing classes that utilized workshop and group editing techniques. As a result, I have learned how to give constructive criticism and how to help others improve their writing without compromising their own ... read more