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Sharon R.

Bilingual Experienced Multi-Subject Tutor

Bakersfield, CA (93309)

Travel Radius 40 miles
Hourly Fee $25.00
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I am a retired elementary/middle school teacher who has a passion for building a student's confidence in mathematics and enhancing one's speaking/writing and presentation skills.

I tutor in the following subjects: General Math, Pre-algebra,Algebra, Life Sciences (Biology), SAT Prep, CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam), English and ESL. In the past, I have provided individual and small group tutoring to students from BCSD and Panama-Buena Vista Districts, as well as various high schools. I have also taught a prep course at Bakersfield College for the S.A.T. exam.

My goal is to empower students to improve their academic achievement by meeting with them regularly, and devising study skills and strategies appropriate for their desired goals.

I recognize that tutoring is a supplement to classroom teaching that fosters a student's learning and understanding. I go the extra mile to ensure a student's success by providing extra-curricular materials and activities to clarify a student's understanding.

Sharon's Subjects

Math:
Science:
  • biology,
  • sociology
English:
Test Preparation:
  • ASVAB,
  • CBEST,
  • GRE,
  • SAT math,
  • SAT reading,
  • SAT writing
Language:
  • Spanish
Special Needs:
  • phonics,
  • special needs
Elementary Education:
Business:
  • GRE
Sports/Recreation:
  • tennis
Corporate Training:
Homeschool:

Algebra 1

Dear Applicant,
For the past 2 summers, I have participated in a summer Algebra Institute that is a community service offered and monitored and funded by the California State University system to empower students who struggle with Algebra. The institute was free but limited to students in the 6th grade to the 12th.
The institute demanded that I, too, receive professional training in strategies that assist students to untangle the mysteries of Algebra and problem solving. My participation... Read More

Grammar

* raised in a home where mother was a grammarian in English and French
* graduated high school with honors in humanities
* can diagram English sentences into the 8 parts of speech.
* Bachelors in Biology ..but edited my husband's master's thesis in Public Administration( California State University, Bakersfield
* edited most of my daughter's technical and literary papers for undergraduate studies in Texas.
* I READ, WRITE, AND SPEAK SPANISH

Prealgebra

When we study prealgebra, I like to closely review some of the building blocks for success in this area like: multiplication tables, lowest common denominators, factor trees, fractions, decimals, variables, one-step equations, two-step equations, recognizing like terms, combining like terms, etcetera.
I believe that the best way to study algebra is to study the LANGUAGE/TERMS of math and apply them to your own life's circumstances. Learning how to think in algebraic terms is analogous to... Read More

Reading

All California credentialed teachers are reading teachers first. Although I love math, all children must read well to participate and thrive in American society. I have taught at the third thru 8th grades in my 20 plus teaching career and I can spot early reading problems like vowel sounds, dolch word recognition skills, sentence completion skills, and reading fluency. I am also the child of a first grade reading teacher, an English teacher and eventually a high school counselor.
As a math... Read More

English

I am a credentialed public school teacher for the last 25 years. I have taught English to 4th-8th graders during these years depending on the job assignment given to me by my principal.

At home, I proofread the professional statements of my daughter,( who is now a college graduate seeking entry to pharmacy school) and was the proofreader for my husband when he was securing his masters in Public Policy.

Elementary Math

I have taught grades 4-8th for the past 25 years although I prefer teaching math. I am currently accruing additional skills to teach English Learners and additional math to secure a single subject math credential.

For the past two summers , I have taught in a Summer Algebra Institute tha develops the skils of 5th - 9th graders to handle Algebra for the passage of the CAHSEE test.

Elementary (K-6th)

I currently possess a K-8 California multiple subjects teaching credential and have taught for 25 years in the largest elementary school district in California.

Study Skills

As a multiple subjects teacher for the last 20 + years, I have taught the populations of students who have the ability to learn English, Science, Math (including Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry) but were not in the top tier of high performing students. After I helped these students organize their work, data, and materials in a structured manner, their grades, confidence, and self esteem have improved.
I too, continually enhance my knowledge base by completing professional trainings at... Read More

CBEST

I successfully completed this exam in 1983. I am currently employed to teach grades K-8 with my multiple subjects credential and CBEST passage which is required of all California teachers and substitute teachers.

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Sharon's Hourly Rate

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