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Kirsten F.

• Saint Michaels, AZ 86511 ( 34.5 mi )
• Elementary Tutor

• Female Age 32
• Member since: 04/2015
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $30 to $50 /hr
• In-Home
• Also Tutors: Elementary Social Studies, Elementary Science, Elementary Math, Elementary Study Skills, Elementary Vocabulary, Elementary Phonics, Elementary Reading, Elementary Grammar, Basic Learning Skills

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I am currently a teacher on the Navajo Nation in St. Michaels, Arizona. I teach three classroom at St. Michaels Association for Special Education with students ranging from severe autism to tracheas, g-tubes, daily seizures, etc. I currently teach Primary Medically Fragile and Primary Autistic support, which is kids ages 5 to 9 years old. I am also the head teacher for the Lifeskills classroom, ages 12 to 22 years old. I have an assistant teacher in the Lifeskills classroom, who runs the appropriate hands on lessons prepared.
My teaching style is more of a hands-on technique. I use songs, sensory play, body movement and silly games to assist with learning. I create my lessons directly towards each students strengths and areas of struggle. For example, I once had jelly-beans in the bottom of a bowl of jello. The purpose of this is for the students to retrieve the jelly-beans and sor ... read more

Terry P.

• Gallup, NM 87301 ( 23.8 mi )
• Elementary Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 06/2010
• Will travel up to 50 miles
• Rates from $41.00 to $52.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Elementary Social Studies, Elementary Science, Elementary Math, Basic Learning Skills

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I love teaching, and find helping others learn and understand very rewarding. My experience has taught me that many, if not most, learning problems are reflective of the teachers incomplete understanding of the subject they are trying to teach. The subjects I teach I do understand, and can describe to the student from different 'angles' as it were, in helping them gain command of that subject in their own minds. Learning is an adventure, and if the teacher has a love, and command, of the subject, and concern for the student, wonderful progress and moments of personal breakthrough can, and will, be achieved.
My freshman class at BYU had over 400 Chemical Engineering students. Sixteen of us graduated, the rest were 'weeded out'. I am just one class short of a BS in Chemistry, and but one class short of a minor in Physics and Norwegian. Electrical Engineering very much mentored ... read more