John d.
- Salida, CA 95368 ( 13.6 mi )
- PSAT Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 05/2009
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $50.00 to $58.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Florida Writes, FCAT, Entrance Exams, ACT
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I believe in individualized teaching. In my sixth grade classroom, I individualized instruction wherever possible. In reading I tested my students and placed them in books at their reading level. I had them write reading summaries and corrected their first drafts. In sixth weeks, I retested and in most instances moved students to a higher level. In my math classes, I tested students and had them begin at the level that they needed to master. If a student could not add, I had him work on his addition skills. I moved students to the next skill level once they had mastered the level that they were working on.
Of course, I did group teaching in my classroom, but I individualized wherever possible.
I taught for twenty five years at the middle school level mostly in a self contained sixth grade classroom. In addition to teaching reading, English, math, science,and social studies, I t ... read more