384 Springfield Algebra I Tutors

...Plane Geometry is concerned with flat shapes like lines, circles and triangles ... shapes that can be drawn on a piece of paper. Solid Geometry is about three dimensional objects like cubes, prisms and pyramids. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is called a geometer. Pre-algebra is a common name for a course in middle school mathematics... read more

I am a public school teacher licensed in Elementary Education and Special Education Moderate Disabilities K-8, and hold a Specialty license in Elementary Mathematics. I have tutored students through grade 12 as part of an NCLB tutoring job and I am also Montessori trained. My tutoring experience includes all subject areas: reading, writing, math,... read more

I have years of experience tutoring SAT math, GRE math, algebra 1 and 2, pre-calculus, calculus, trigonometry, and geometry. I've also tutored chemistry and physics. I was a teaching assistant in college for an introductory engineering course dealing primarily with statics. I have been a volunteer tutor for ESL so I have experience working with adults... read more

...taught high school math in a private Christian school for 10 years. I see math as a 'game' to be played and won. IMO, that mindset helps struggling students succeed. Math is based upon patterns. A tutor's job is to help the student recognize which patterns to use. Bringing in real life uses of a math concept, as a teaching tool, helps the student... read more

...In reading, I teach students the following skills: Summarizing, recalling and sequencing of events, identifying story elements- characters, setting, plot, motives/emotions of characters, and resolution, identifying different genres (fiction vs non-fiction), making predictions, inferences- drawing conclusions, reading fluency and comprehension, and... read more