3,493 Upper West Side Elementary Math Tutors

I taught all subjects of middle school special education and have tutoring experience from grades K through college. Additionally, I have my certification in Secondary English (grades 7 through 12) and Special Education (K-12) and my M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Due to my background in special education, I know how to break... read more

...I currently work as a first-grade teacher at a private school in Greenwich, CT, and was raised in the competitive public schools of Westchester, giving me first-hand experience with high expectations and competition, but moreover, how to succeed under these conditions. My undergraduate work at University at Albany, SUNY was marked by close working... read more

...I am currently completing a post-doctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at Columbia University, which is training me to better assess children and adolescents in terms of their intelligence, academic achievement, and cognitive functions that underlie academic achievement (i.e., language, visuo-spatial functioning, motor functioning, memory, attention,... read more

...Another factor is that I am skilled at identifying and addressing other issues that interfere with understanding (such as fear or misunderstanding of basic skills). For my credentials: I hold New York state certification in Chemistry and English. At present I primarily teach test preparation while I work on a book. In the past, I have taught middle... read more

...Additionally, I work with advanced students who's "special need" is to be challenged beyond the classroom. Really, every child has "special needs". I am good at spotting what the issue is, and working on precisely the type of skills which will aid the student to overcome deficiencies and gain self-confidence.... read more