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Darryl D. for tutoring lessons in Huntington Beach CA Over 20 tutoring hours WyzAnt Tutoring Tutor Tutor United States

Darryl D.

20 years+ Mathematics and Elementary Education Tutor

Huntington Beach, CA (92648)

Travel Radius 20 miles
Hourly Fee $30.00
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I have been a teacher and tutor for over 20 years. I have two teaching credentials: a single-subject mathematics credential and a multiple-subject elementary credential. I also have instructional aide certificate in phonics and mathematics. I enjoy teaching all levels of math from learning the basic facts with flash cards to calculus. For younger learners, I have developed a "Phonics Screening" page for the 46 sounds in English for early readers and spellers, and a handwriting system for teaching kids how to print. I have taught at the preschool, elementary school, high school, and college levels. I am patient, I enjoy kids, and I love to teach.

Darryl's Subjects

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Algebra 1

I used to think that math was something magical and that some people understood it because they were naturally gifted and other people didn't and that's just the way it was. So all through high school I couldn't wait to take my last trig class so I never have to take another math class again.

Eventually after a few years of studying Music, English, Psychology, and Socratic Philosophy. I realized that I was afraid of math and that I should challenge that fear. So I took a calculus class... Read More

Vocabulary

Wow! How do you tell someone about your experience with Vocabulary?

I have always loved words. As an 8th grader I used to study the dictionary. At Huntington Beach High School I took Latin for two years.

I had my first poem published when I was 16. I have written a book of poetry, a Teacher's Manual, two student workbooks, and way to many papers in graduate school at UCR.

Teaching vocabulary is learning to play with words and appreciating the variety available... Read More

Grammar

I have been teaching and tutoring for a long time and I have a number of teaching credentials. I enjoy writing and like to teach the complexities of our English grammar to others.

Prealgebra

I have a Single-Subject Math Credential and have tutored and taught pre-algebra for a long time.

Essentially Pre-Algebra students need to have their prerequisite skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) on automatic. These skills can be tested with flash cards and drills.
Next, they need to work their way up through balancing equations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and combinations thereof). From there they need to learn the... Read More

Reading

The teaching of Phonics is integrally connected to the teaching of Reading.

When I was an Instructional Aide student, in the Tutorial Department at Goldenwest College, I decided to begin my focus with the teaching of illiterate adults. It is there where I got my initial training in how to teach Phonics and Reading. As an ESL tutor for Vietnamese students, and as an undergraduate and graduate student at UC Riverside, I also continued to concentrate on strategies to teach Reading, Phonics,... Read More

Writing

How do you become a good writer?

You do a lot of it, then you do some more. Finally, you learn to edit and say more with fewer words.

I know how to write and I know how to teach it.

Spelling

Learning to spell requires being able to hear the sounds that make up the words and knowing the rules, and their exceptions, that affect the spelling.

I have a way to test and teach the 46 sounds in English to your child and I can give you a report that tells you exactly which sounds they know and which they need to learn after our first lesson.

Elementary Math

From the basic skills - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division--through fractions and probability, I am available to give your child the advantage (or extra help) they need in elementary school. As an credentialed elementary teacher, I have developed numerous games and materials that can show us exactly where your child needs help and can show you a plan on how to fix it.

Elementary (K-6th)

As an undergraduate, I got my Instructional Aide Certificate with a Mathematics-major and a Phonics-minor. I got a Liberal Studies B.A. with a Psychology major and a Education minor. In Graduate School, I did my student teaching in the 2nd, 5th, and 6th grades and graduated with Elementary Education (Multiple Subjects)and Mathematics credentials.

As a private school teacher for five years, I taught 18-24 K-2 students in a self-designed curriculum - handwriting, phonics, writing, reading,... Read More

Phonics

I started my study of phonics as an Instructional Aide student in the Goldenwest Tutoring department. I decided to focus on the teaching of illiterate adults. It is here where I got my initial training in how to teach phonics and reading. I graduated with an Instructional Aide Certificate in Mathematics and Phonics. As an ESL tutor for Vietnamese students, and as an undergraduate and graduate student at UC Riverside, I also continued to concentrate on strategies to teach reading, phonics, and... Read More

Study Skills

With over 20 years experience and 3 Teaching Credentials (Math, Multiple Subjects, and CLAD), I can show your child the easiest and fastest ways to approach a subject and the best techniques for mastering and remembering the material, such as: acronyms, visualizations, flow charts, mind maps, outlines, or memorization with extended images. Study Skills is basically looking at the material, deciding what is important, organizing it (visually and verbally), determining the level of detail that needs... Read More

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