317 Lacey 2nd Grade Tutors

...I love to read, and I always encourage my students to read to try to instill a love of reading in them. I am a certified special education teacher, trained to work with Deaf/Hard of Hearing students. The major areas in which we are trained to work with students are in reading and writing. I am skilled in working with students who are learning to... read more

...I have also volunteered at local high schools since May of 2012. Parents and staff of these different schools trust me because they experience the change in their kids. For me dedicating my time to these children has been one of my most cherished experiences. I don't like to see students struggling and getting frustrated in their classes because... read more

...I have been working with an elementary school student for 6 months who was diagnosed with Asbergers syndrome. I have a lapsed WA K-8 certificate, and a permanent substitute certificate. As a classroom teacher for 4 years I had several students who had been diagnosed with autism or ADD/HD. I am tutoring the student with Asbergers in math. I use manipulatives... read more

...Then, on to discriminate consonants, vowels, and long and short sounds through games, activities, puzzles and rhymes. Rhyming patterns continue with 2,3 and 4 sound words as we learn and blend initial and final clusters, vowel teams, and read stories with lots of phonemic rhymes. Learning to spell can be fun writing phonemic sentences in poetry... read more

...I'm qualified because I'm an experienced, certified teacher for the state of Washington, and I know how to encourage and inspire students. As a primary teacher I know that phonemic awareness is crucial in developing reading skills. These skills are taught systematically, in and out of context, though games, songs, technology, and in literature.... read more