Elementary school tutor/writing skills, essays

I am a social worker who has worked with children most of my professional career. I am proficient in reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing skills. In this past school, I also tutored students in elementary arithmetic. I consider myself patient, kind, and understanding and will make every effort to make this process as easy as possible.

I am committed to go the "extra mile" to help your child's life (and yours) become somewhat easier.

I have a flexible schedule and am most reliable.

Marlynne's Subjects

Math:	SAT math
Science:	psychology
English:	ACT English, ACT Reading, Bible studies, English, reading, SAT reading, SAT writing, vocabulary
Test Preparation:	ACT English, ACT Reading, GED, ISEE, Regents, SAT math, SAT reading, SAT writing
History:	religion
Elementary Education:	elementary (k-6th), reading, study skills, vocabulary
Homeschool:	elementary (k-6th), English, reading, SAT math, SAT reading, study skills

Reading

I have been tutoring grade school students in reading for the past two years. Students don't make the time to read and enjoy books as much as they should. Reading is basic; if a student cannot read it is difficult to do well in any subject.

In tutoring third through fifth graders, my objective is to make sure that they understand what they are reading. A great deal of the time students are just reading "words" and they have little if any idea what some of the words actually mean. I... Read More

English

Writing skills and English are most important especially when a student is in high school. The student may know the information but is at a disadvantage if he /she cannot express what is known.

Writing comes easy to some but not to others. In helping a student I emphasize that there should be a beginning, middle and end to what is being written. Sentences should be concise and informative as well as grammatically correct. There should be no misspelled words and unfortunately we cannot... Read More

Psychology

I was a psychology major in college and have been a social worker my entire professional career. I have taken various psychology courses, such as general psych, abnormal psych, statistics, experimental psych to name but a few. In experimental psych we performed different types of experiments, collected data and wrote up our findings. After graduating college, I took 21 credits toward a degree in Child Development

SAT Reading

I have been tutoring reading and math to students for the past two years. I feel that reading and knowing what you have read is a priority. If a student can't read it is difficult to understand and learn other subjects.

In addition to reading and understanding what you have read, it is important for the student to be able to relay and explain what has been read to others.

Comprehension is most important. This is achieved when one increases vocabulary. Skipping over words... Read More

SAT Writing

Writing has always been a passion of mine ever since I can remember. Writing a paper, essay, report has been an easy task for me. I realize that others may not share my passion for writing but it is a necessary tool if one is to achieve their academic goals and to progress in their careers.
I will try to help you learn how to write a concise, informative organized grammatically correct written piece.

One must learn how to organize their thoughts before putting pen to paper. There... Read More

Elementary (K-6th)

I have been tutoring fourth and fifth grade students in math. I try to make all of my sessions stress free and attempt to empower the student as to how she/he can approach and understand various concepts. I ask the student what is problematic for them and we go from there. At times, a review of past work is needed before we move on to the present assignment. I follow the curriculum of the classes and tutor those students who are having difficulty understanding the concepts and are not able to... Read More

Study Skills

When tutoring students in reading and math, I try to emphasize to them that their study habits are very important if they are to achieve their academic goals. One has to focus and and be committed to complete the task at hand. Just taking a book or material and trying to understand and retain as an aside when trying to do other things is not the way to go about it.

I emphasize to students that they must develop a routine when they are trying to complete their academic tasks. Academic... Read More

Religion

I was born and raised in the Catholic religion and I am a practicing Catholic. I attended Catholic elementary school and was taught religion by the Sisters of Charity. I also attended catholic high school as well as college. In college religion was a required course each and every semester.
I am familiar with the parts of the Mass and know the necessary preparation for the seven sacraments
I was affiliated with an association known as Cornerstone which was a organization run by and for... Read More

ISEE

I am a social worker who has worked with children most of my professional career. I have been tutoring four and fifth grade students in a parochial setting for the last two plus years. I primarily tutor them in math and reading but at times I have helped them with other subjects (English, writing, religion, etc.) when they were in need. I went to private school as did my children in the Bronx and Westchester.
Given the above I know what the different schools looked for. The emphasis is on... Read More

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Education

College of Mount Saint Vincent (Psychology) Fairleigh Dickenson University, Teaneck, NJ (Graduate Coursework) Columbia University (Graduate Coursework)

Excellent tutor — We could not be more pleased with our son's tutor, Marlynne. Our son reads very well but was very weak with reading fluently. We hired Marlynne in the summer to help our son once a week with his reading but because of her warm, encouraging and kind skills, our son asked if Marlynne could come twice a week. He's more confident and sure of himself now. We just received his first report card for 3rd ...

— Avia from White Plains, NY

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