546 Tacoma Special Needs Tutors

...Individualism was accentuated and appreciated. Phonics is best mastered with the presentation of short vowel sounds, followed by long vowel sounds, with blends and consonant digraphs being offered upon mastery of the vowels. This method is supported by the Modern Curriculum Press Reading Series. I used this method for five years in kindergarten... read more

...Along with this, I am often asked to interact with individuals of various cultural capacities, including individuals with developmental disabilities such as Autism, Down's Syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy. I feel qualified to interact with individuals of all special needs. I have worked for United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona as a habilitation... read more

...I have worked as a laboratory chemist and as an instructor at Tacoma Community College for several years. I have also taught high school level sciences and mathematics. I have tutored or taught for the past thirty years. This has provided me with an extensive background for general mathematics. Pre-algebra covers the core basics of mathematics.... read more

...I believe that learning can be a fun and interesting experience for students of any age and that it should relate to real-life experiences. I know what it is like to struggle in a certain subject area or try to learn a foreign language and I have taught children with special needs, so I have a great amount of patience and understanding. If you would... read more

...I work with children teaching them the sounds that letters make, the various combinations that may make the same sound (such as "ph"= /f/, short vowel sounds, long vowel sounds, "hard" /g/ v. "soft" /g/). I am an excellent writer and speller too. I have worked for seven years with children with special needs, including vision impaired, hearing impaired,... read more