22 Pharr ESL/ESOL Tutors

...In college I worked with a multi-level class and substituted elementary grades. I am an avid reader and understand how phonics come into play when reading and beginning to spell/write. When I worked in a multi-level classroom (pre-k to 1st), I was in charge of spending one-on-one time with each child during the day and checking for fluency and phonics... read more

...Writing is such an important method of communication, especially with today's "short cuts"... emailing, texting, and twittering. I have tutored students in writing for many years and bring that experience to each new student. It is important for all students to learn proper grammatical and creative writing skills. I use a variety of activities in... read more

...I went with him to his speech therapy sessions and spent the afternoons with him working on sentences, requests, drawing, ABC's, numbers, art, and lots of fun play time. I also spent some time working in a Montessori style school with two autistic children in the class I assisted with. I have also attended two seminars about autism and studied the... read more

...I like to make math as concrete as I can for my students, using manipulatives, diagrams, etc. The challenge to think (and teach) outside the box makes it more fun for both of us, and usually my students find it easier to grasp the more difficult concepts that way. I grew up abroad and was privileged to attend an American School with the highest... read more

...In the fine arts, I've become a proficient salsa dancer and instructor and I continue to research more to become an even more well-rounded dance instructor. I specialize in Latin dances, such as salsa, bachata, merengue, mambo, cumbia, and chachacha. I was recently certified by the Texas Association of Salsa Instructors to be a qualified instructor... read more