Alysia S.
- Las Cruces, NM 88011 ( 33.9 mi )
- Expert Language Arts Tutor
- Female Age 35
- Member Since: 06/2013
- Will travel up to 30 miles
- Rates from $10.00 to $25.00 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: English, Writing, Spelling, Shakespeare, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Poetry, Literature, Journalism, Grammar, Creative Writing, Composition
My comments on tutoring Language Arts : Taught for 15 weeks in two Language Arts classrooms - 8th and 11th grades.
Student centered and humanistic, I seek to find the student's ways of knowing and help them to build from their own starting point. I heavily endorse active reading and listening and value discussion and project-based learning. My ultimate goal is to help students to realize that they are often capable of much more than they give themselves credit.
Over the last 7 years I have been either working with youth or working to make myself a stronger reader, writer, and teacher. My experience includes two years of work as a nanny, during which I was responsible for scheduling activities, providing sound moral guidance, and tutoring my charge in all of her school subjects. While attending Kutztown University in pursuit of an Education degree I took every opportunity to work with high school students. At I-LEAD Charter School in Reading, Pennsylvania, I worked one-on-one with a reading spec ... read more
