592 Mustang Ridge Reading Tutors

...How would you prove the area of a circle is Pi*r^2. Well, you could inscribe the circle inside an octagon and form 8 triangles within that octagon. The area of each of those 8 triangles is 1/2*r*s where s is the length of each side of the octagon. So we have an area within the octagon of 8s*1/2*r. This is an approximation of the area of the circle... read more

...I am an Oxford certified ESL, TESOL, TESL teacher but in a way I have been teaching English since Elementary school, since my parents were immigrants to the USA from Peru. I write for fun and for me it is such a pleasure to find exactly the right word to convey what I want to say. I know for some it's a chore but I think I can convince you that... read more

Hello, students and parents! With 30 years of experience teaching middle school, high school, and college English, I love to share effective strategies for writing and reading with students to help them succeed. Certified as a reading Specialist and English teacher, I focus on classroom-tested tips and strategies for idea-finding, organizing, revising,... read more

...Since I have been teaching and tutoring I have acquired a variety of materials such as books, workbooks, manipulatives, etc. to use with my students. I do have several references, which are available upon request. Thank you for reading my profile. I hope to work with you soon! I have good experience with algebra and have helped many students understand... read more

...I have worked with individual students in the subjects they are having difficulty with by helping them acquire new skills using subjects/hobbies they already enjoy. For example, I invented a baseball diamond incentive chart to help an elementary-age boy who loved baseball want to improve his reading skills. I helped a middle school boy one summer... read more