Deanna D.

• Greeley, CO 80631 ( 28.1 mi )
• Reading Comprehension Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 09/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $39.00 to $43.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Shakespeare, Poetry, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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I hold a BS and MS in Biology. I started to tutor college student while an undergraduate at Mesa State College.I was awarded the GK-12 Fellowship for two years while at the University of Northern Colorado. This fellowship placed me in k-12 classrooms to aid in teaching sciene. During that time I taught kindergarten, second grade, 8th grade, and 9th - 12th grades.Later I was awarded the GAANN Fellowship and continued to teach colleged level Biology. I have experience in classroom setting, lab setting, and biology trips outside.
My style of teaching includes visual explanation (white board or chalk board), oral discussion, and hands-on manipulation when ever possible. I try to use as many teaching styles as possible as not all students learn via the same means. My style is also fexible based on the student I am instructing (age or handicaps). I believe the best way to teach science i ... read more

Dana S.

• Greeley, CO 80634 ( 28.3 mi )
• Reading Comprehension Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 01/2011
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $42.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Grammar, Creative Writing, Composition

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I believe that in order to help a student you must first be able to connect with him/her. That could mean understanding a student’s background, researching the latest video games or playing softball after class. For example, several of the girls I worked with at the JEI Learning Center, spoke very little English. Often they got frustrated and just sort of shut down -- stopped responding. At first I tried to have them draw pictures but when that didn't work, I asked them to show me something from home. They folded cranes and strawberries out of the paper that I gave them. Though the exercise didn't help them understand verb tense, it did help build trust between us. After that, when they felt insecure or confused, I was less intimidating.
While earning my bachelor's degree, I worked in several tutoring programs assisting students with reading comprehension and writing composition sk ... read more

Laurel S.

• Greeley, CO 80634 ( 29.4 mi )
• Reading Comprehension Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 01/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $47.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Journalism, Grammar, Creative Writing, Composition

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I am an active teacher. I want students to understand the subject in the context of their own lives as opposed to just learning definitions. If they can realate the information to an actual happening, they are more likely to remember. In terms of test preparation, aside from learning the information it is important to work on test-taking skills (relaxation, focus, etc.). Being prepared for such large tests is more than just knowing, it is recalling under pressure. I work with all of that to help the student.
I taught middle school and high school Language and Literature for two years at a private school. During that time I also tutored in the subjects of history, math, and science. I am currently working on my Masters degree in Education and have had refresher courses in the areas of study outside of my initial degree. I love working with students and have taken courses spe ... read more

Stephen H.

• Lochbuie, CO 80603 ( 35.6 mi )
• Reading Comprehension Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 01/2011
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $54.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Writing, Spelling, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Grammar, Composition

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My teaching style could be described as modified Montessorian, in an attempt to appeal to all the senses, and to affect the learning channels of each student as a unique individual. Encouragement is lavished on even the adult students, and not all errors are equally vital to correct on an immediate basis. One observing any one of my classes could feel definitely "drawn in" if so desired.
My experience in paid teaching (excluding numerous volunteer and non-paid opportunities) range from teaching Vietnamese refugee "boat-people" children (news film footage archived by Vanderbilt University) in 1975 through years of Orange County (CA) adult education in English as a Second Language to my present duties in metro Denver of teaching immigrant adults in English as a Second Language. Along the way, I also experienced fulltime day teaching of a kindergarten class in Fresno and a combined 7t ... read more