774 Placer County Tutors

I became a math major because I couldn't imagine school without doing mathematics. I've worked with students who feel exactly the opposite: they can't imagine enjoying school when "doing" mathematics is part of the equation. In my years of teaching and tutoring, I have found that many students who just didn't "get math," achieved understanding in... read more

...English and Accent Reduction I've taught classes in English as a Second Language, and I have also given private lessons. Pictures, cartoons, and motions make learning a little easier. I've taught math to hundreds of children in the public schools, and the improvement among my students is impressive. To some, math comes naturally but others need... read more

Learning to speak a language is a process that involves not only the pronunciation but reading and writing of the language as well. In school I excelled in speaking, reading and writing of the Spanish language. While at Delta College in Stockton Ca. I tutored in Spanish. I was also a translator for Placer County in Auburn, Ca. read more

...I was part of the forensics (debate) team in high school and learned the differences between writing and speaking. I learned the importance of body language in public speaking and the steps to overcoming public speaking fears. We focused on connecting with the audience, especially how to engage the listener by incorporating keywords in prepared... read more

...The CBEST covers essential mathematics skills including estimation, statistics and probability, measurement, computation, basic algebraic manipulation, problem solving, and numerical and graphical relationships. I am a K-12 Certificated Mathematics Teacher, have taken and passed the CBEST, and have a B.S. in mathematics from U.C. Berkeley. I can... read more