792 Santa Clara Elementary (K-6th) Tutors

...Good study habits can be learned at any age but I like to start as soon as possible with students, to prepare them well for work at any difficulty level. I usually send them home with a small assignment - something they can prepare for the next time I see them so that they may apply what we have worked on and put their new study plan into practice... read more

...My 3-5th grade kids often had trouble with comprehension and decoding skills, and we would work on these with reading games, appropriate-level books, specific phonics rules, and reader's theater (read-aloud plays). You can get a better idea of how I make reading fun and interactive with young children by visiting my website: www.smartfirstgraders... read more

...Volunteer work (past to present): Palo Alto Parents' Nursery School (President and Fundraiser), Palo Alto PTA Board (Environmental Chair), Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley (Development), KARA (Development), Abilities United (Marketing Outreach for Art Program), Read Santa Clara (Tutor - Adult Literacy). Relevant skills I have learned and apply... read more

...I have also been a part of the Human Development & Family Science research program at Oregon State University that implemented, monitored and measured learning techniques, reading, and social skills in children. I have taken several university credited child development and adolescent development classes. I have classroom teaching experience in... read more

Ten years full-time classroom teacher; very experienced tutor Major — English (Honors), Minor Mathematics; current California Secondary Credential Math—Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, SAT math, GED Prep English—reading; writing; literature; grammar, spelling, usage & pronunciation; ESL/ESOL/TOEFL prep SAT reading; SAT writing; GRE, CBEST & CHSPE... read more