Results Driven! Remedial Instruction for School and Work Success!

I’m results driven! This was demonstrated in my highly specialized and successful tutoring practice in Minnesota. Having relocated to Illinois, I’m in the process of building another practice. I would be happy to furnish several recent references from the Chicago area.

I have an extremely high success rate with teaching struggling readers, those with severe to moderate reading deficiencies, to become proficient readers, using my proven, simplified, no-nonsense phonics program. Typically, one to four years reading gains can be achieved in approximately 1 to 3 1/2 months. With practice, students of all ages learn to successfully apply their acquired reading strategies to any reading material. Self-confidence blossoms practically overnight!

Parents have been extremely appreciative with my willingness to show them how to reinforce my teachings and how quickly their children started to show improvement!

Call now to put an end to those reading pains!

Please note: Teaching Language Arts (reading and writing) is my specialty, but I am also willing to teach elementary math (K-6) for a negotiable fee.

Marcia's Subjects

English:	reading, vocabulary
Special Needs:	phonics, special needs
Elementary Education:	elementary (k-6th), elementary math, elementary science, phonics, reading, study skills, vocabulary
Homeschool:	elementary (k-6th), reading, study skills

Elementary (K-6th)

I want to teach at the elementary level because my expertise lies in establishing a solid learning foundation, guiding students towards becoming independent thinkers and workers. My teaching reflects remediation through Progress Monitoring and Direct Instruction. Through Scaffolded Instruction and Reciprocal Teaching and an emphasis on the Higher Order of Thinking Skills, my students learn to decipher meaning from given text and are inclined to think critically and creatively. Because of this,... Read More

Phonics

I created a proven and successful phonics program. It works because I have taken all of the bits and pieces associated with understanding and learning phonics and repackaged them into a simple and meaningful concept. Students acquire several strategies that help them to master difficult reading text. Their learning is optimized because instruction is direct and scaffolded, guiding them towards developing independent work habits and meeting accountability expectations.

Study Skills

Using a clinical, therapeutic and holistic approach, I begin tutoring with getting an overview of each of my students’ school responsibilities. Through the combination of observation, interviews with my students, their parents, and classroom teachers, I determine what study and time management skills, methods/strategies and work habits are in place and which ones are missing. Considering all of the elements, I design an individually prescribed study skills program and integrate it into the academic... Read More

Special Needs

My primary goal as a tutor is to help my students develop and apply effective learning strategies, comprehensive reasoning skills and study habits so they can work up to their potential, be accountable and successful in their mainstream classrooms. My approach is clinical and therapeutic in nature. During the lesson and planning for the next session, based on my observations, I shape each and every lesson accordingly in order to achieve maximum results. If necessary, I focus on establishing and... Read More

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Education

Findlay College, now the University of Findlay (Elementary Education) University of Dayton (Graduate Coursework) Mankato State (Graduate Coursework)

Hourly Fee

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Marcia will travel within 20 miles of Palatine, IL 60067.

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