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Kelly H.

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Bio

Greetings! I have 15 years of teaching experience in the classroom and have been tutoring full-time since January of 2012. I have a true passion for teaching, and mostly a passion for helping students achieve their highest goals. I have experience in the parochial, private, and public schools. I taught K-8 at Assumption Catholic School from 1997-2004 in Speech, Drama, and Spanish, English and Reading to 6th-12th grade ESE students at The Broach School from 2004-2008, and Intensive Reading to...

Greetings! I have 15 years of teaching experience in the classroom and have been tutoring full-time since January of 2012. I have a true passion for teaching, and mostly a passion for helping students achieve their highest goals. I have experience in the parochial, private, and public schools. I taught K-8 at Assumption Catholic School from 1997-2004 in Speech, Drama, and Spanish, English and Reading to 6th-12th grade ESE students at The Broach School from 2004-2008, and Intensive Reading to 11th and 12th graders at Andrew Jackson High School (public, inner-city, urban in Duval County) from 2009-2011. I also conduct FCAT, ACT, SAT, ASVAB, AP preparation exams, and EOC prep, as well as study skills and bridging activities during the summer months when students do not have school work. While in the classroom my average student came up three grade levels a year in reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and language mechanics. My Florida certification was in English 6-12 while in the classroom. I am certified in many subject areas now through WyzAnt and if you check out my profile by subject area you can see where my expertise lies and match it with your current needs. The only subject in which I do not tutor is Mathematics. Before teaching I owned and operated a temporary and permanent personnel service and have a great deal of business experience in Marketing, TQM, Operations Management, Economics, and Leadership.

In addition to tutoring through Wyzant, I have done extensive private tutoring as well. I do quite a bit of tutoring with college students, nine of whom were in the MBA program at JU and one who is currently working on her Master's in Education focused on Leadership Technology at UNF. I have two students at local community colleges (FSCJ and SJRCC) both majoring in business who I tutored through high school. I have raised three children of my own, now in their late 20's and 30's, and all three went to college after graduating from Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville. Several of my s


Education

University of Arkansas
Secondary Ed B.S.E.
University of Arkansas
Graduate Coursework

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  • Hourly Rate: $30
  • Rate details: I will drive to Orange Park, Fleming Island, and Green Cove Springs, Florida. Any other location we can do online!
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 11/5/2012

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Approved Subjects

ACT English

ACT English

I have helped many students over the years prepare for their ACT test and am comfortable working with you in English and Reading.
ACT Reading

ACT Reading

I have helped many students over the past few years prepare for their ACT. I would be happy to work with you to achieve your goals!
American History

American History

American History is probably one of my favorite areas to teach! It is so exciting to help a student learn the history of our country and how even what happened in 1776 can relate to us today!
ASVAB

ASVAB

I have assisted quite a few students in preparing to take the ASVAB. It is a difficult test, but with the right study skills I can help you achieve your goal to serve our country in the military!
Bible Studies

Bible Studies

I am well versed in the Old and New Testament and as a Christian can help your child with any religion or bible studies they need assistance with.
Business

Business

From 1986-1995, I owned a franchise for Express Personnel Services. I handled the outside intangible sales with client companies, as well as writing and submitting proposals to same. I also was responsible for the profit/loss statements, 941 IRS tax submissions, workers compensation reports and modifiers, unemployment compensation claims and accounts payable and receivable. Though I had an outside accountant, during the course of the day I handled all of the above aspects of business/marketing/management of 10 employees in office and approximately 100-400 temporary employees on-site at client companies.
Career Development

Career Development

From 1987-1995 my husband and I owned a franchise of Express Personnel Services. We supplied temporary employees to over 60 companies in Jacksonville. Additionally we provided career guidance to our employees in order to place them with the proper companies for permanent positions.
Classics

Classics

I am certified in English and Reading and have a good knowledge of all literature including the classics.
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

I took quite a few classes when I was working on my B.S. in Education in criminal justice. My husband graduated from law school and I helped him with many assignments. I feel I have a good basic knowledge of the legal and criminal justice fields with concentration in forensics.
Dyslexia

Dyslexia

While teaching at The Broach Schools, at least 35% of my students were either dyslexic or dysgraphic. I feel comfortable working with students in either group.
Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

My background in all subject areas and experience in teaching K-12th qualifies me in all areas of elementary education. I taught at Assumption Catholic School in Jacksonville. I also taught elementary school in Arkansas in Social Studies, Reading, and Drama in the nineteen seventies!
English

English

My certification is in English and it is my strongest area of expertise on the middle and high school levels. Most of my students have come up several grade levels in language mechanics, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and reading comprehension.
GRE

GRE

I will be happy to help you with the verbal portion of the GRE. I do not tutor in the math area. I have several graduate school MBA and graduate school Educational Leadership students.
Marketing

Marketing

I owned a franchise of Express Personnel Services in Jacksonville from 1986-1995. I handled all outside tangible and intangible sales, and was responsible for marketing all our programs to compete with the other temporary and permanent personnel services in town.
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

I have been using Windows since its inception in the late 80's. It is a very user friendly operating system. Currently I use WindowsXP but am familiar with Vista also. I look forward to learning about the new Windows 7.
Phonics

Phonics

As a Reading teacher I am well versed in the teaching of phonics vs. whole language. The four basics of reading are phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension. All are required for successful reading skills.
Psychology

Psychology

I have tutored many AP students through Psychology on the high school level with great success!
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

Public Speaking in Secondary Education was my major field for my Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Arkansas.
Reading

Reading

I have taught as many reading classes as I have English and Language Arts. My students generally come up several grade levels in a year in reading comprehension with lots of fun strategies that I can teach them.
Religion

Religion

I minored in Theology in college and am well acquainted with all major world religions and their tenets and beliefs.
Social Studies

Social Studies

As noted in my ability to teach European and American History as well as Government and Politics I am qualified to also teach Social Studies.
Sociology

Sociology

Sociology was one of my minors in college. This included studies in cultural mores, international relations with LDCs (Less Developed Countries) and the study of socioeconomic differences between cultures.
Study Skills

Study Skills

All teachers must be qualified in teaching study skills for without proper study skills a student has little chance of succeeding in any subject area. I am well qualified to teach proper study skills and employ many tactics such as mnemonic devices and other "fun" ways to study.
Theater

Theater

I directed K-12 drama productions and my minor in college was in dramatic arts. From 1997-2005 I directed over 50 children's theatre productions at Assumption and Bishop Kenny; including "Annie" "Our Town" "The Miracle Worker" "Little Shop of Horrors" "Cheaper by the Dozen" "Romeo and Juliet" "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" and many others. I also worked at the River City Playhouse.
Writing

Writing

Do you want to improve your English writing skills? I have tutored numerous high school and college as well as graduate level students in the proper way to write essays, term papers, etc. Many of these students are from foreign countries where English is a second language for them! Let me know how I can help you achieve your goals!
European History
Geography
Government & Politics
Grammar
Literature
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Proofreading
SAT Writing
Spelling
Vocabulary
World History
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Excellent Tutor!!

Kelly is an outstanding tutor. She is an effective teacher, extremely knowledgeable, has great energy and enthusiasm, and incorporates creative teaching methods in her tutoring sessions. Building a strong relationship with students and being able to readily explain concepts in a way that children can easily comprehend is just as important as being knowledgeable. Kelly is superior in all these areas. She has gone above and beyond the norm to help our daughter. It is very evident that she truly cares about her students and will foster their academic potential to the highest degree. She is a rare gem and any student would be lucky to have her as a tutor!

Marcos, 46 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Thank you Marcos for such a humbling review. I so enjoy working with your sweet daughter. I love the fact that she is so inquisitive and open to learning new things. You have a lovely family and I feel blessed that we found each other. I look forward to many years of watching her grow and succeed.

Kelly is a patient and knowledgeable teacher. My son really enjoys tutoring with Ms. Kelly.

Ms. Kelly has helped my son become more confident in reading. She has made learning fun and he even enjoys going to school.

Kelly, 52 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Thanks Kelly. He's an awesome kid and I look forward to another school year together!

Superb tutor! Produces results and bonds with student.

Ms. Kelly is an exceptional tutor. She was able to reach my teen who initially didn't want a tutor. Since working with my son, his SAT scores have all improved and he is more confident about his writing. I am thrilled that she entered our life at a critical time.

Jackson , 7 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Mary thank you so much for your kind words! I thoroughly enjoy working with your son and am so pleased that his SAT scores came up! I feel blessed to have met your family and I am most grateful for your trust and confidence.

Superb!

SAT prep is wonderful thanks to Kelly. My daughter loves meeting with her to build her skills and ready herself for the test. It gives me great peace to have such a knowledgeable tutor!

Jennifer, 8 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much for your kind review! I truly enjoy working with your daughter every week. She is progressing nicely with her SAT prep and I look forward to continuing to work with her!

Excellent Speech Coach

Kelly is an excellent speech coach. After being asked to speak at a high profile event for my company, I wanted to ensure my presentation was brought to life and not dull. Kelly helped me develop a speech that was professional and caught the audience's attention. She has a talent for understanding the audience and tailoring the speech to suit the audience's needs. This was the best speech that I have ever delivered under Kelly's guidance. I was given many compliments for my speech and asked to speak again at the next event.

Tabitha, 7 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much Tabitha for your kind review! I so enjoyed working with you on your presentation and it was marvelous to see your confidence develop as we worked! I look forward to working with you, or anyone else you may know, on speeches and presentations in the future. Again, thank you so much!

Great Tutor! Very Dedicated and Knowledgeable!

Kelly is an awesome tutor. Our daughter is in 10th grade and we reached out to Kelly initially as my daughter needed help in AP English Language and Composition. After we engaged Kelly, it turned out that Kelly was very well versed in other areas, including ACT Prep and AP Psychology. She is a very dedicated and patient tutor. My daughter benefited tremendously from the coaching Kelly provided in all the subjects mentioned above. I look forward to engaging Kelly again for additional subjects including SAT coaching and AP Euro History for my son. Thank you Kelly!

Akila, 7 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Akila - Thank you so much for your review. I really appreciate it. I so enjoyed working with your daughter and look forward to working with your son in the future. Thank you for your trust and support.

Extraordinary

Kelly is an extraordinary tutor. She has gone above and beyond in helping determine the needs of my son and focusing in on the skills that are lacking in order to efficiently move him up to work at his grade level. Not only is she obviously a very intelligent and gifted educator, but she has connected with him like no other. She has a way of meeting the child where they are and earning their trust, so a reluctant student becomes willing and excited to learn. I'm so happy that we found her on WyzAnt and consider her a blessing.

Molly, 26 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Molly- I want to thank you for such a lovely written review. I love your son dearly and enjoy watching him grow. I am so glad we have identified the areas needed for growth and I thank you for this time in his life that I am privileged to share.

Great tutor.

Kelly is able to reach my 16 year old without him rolling his eyes at her. Her ability to connect with both parent and child is wonderful. I am very fortunate to have found a tutor who cares about my son and his progress is as important to her as it is too me. Kelly goes above and beyond. She really cares.

Debra, 60 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Thanks Debra so much for your kind words. I love to work with your son, he is coming along and he is fortunate to have parents willing to invest their time and money into tutoring. With a little academic discipline, I think we can move along nicely. To me, it is not a job. It is a passion and I try to pass that excitement along to the students. Thank you again.

Very Patient and Great Tutor

Kelly is a great teacher and will try to get answers from the students. She is helping my son for two years in AP European History and AP US History. Now my son loves history classes even though he is overwhelmed with other IB Subjects. She has vast knowledge on different subjects and she can teach different subjects. I'll recommend Kelly to any one who is looking for a tutor.

Sri, 80 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Thank you so much Sri for your review! You know how I feel about your son after two years! I love him like he is my own. He may struggle at times but he is also maturing daily and I am watching him grow.

Awesome Tutor

Mrs. Kelly is an awesome and patient tutor. She's a god send. We are so grateful for everything that she does. She helps us with the impossible. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! My son loves Mrs. Kelly; his father and I do too!!!

Yvette, 11 lessons with Kelly
Tutor responded:

Yvette, thank you so much for your kind review! I thoroughly enjoy working with your son each week. He is such a bright and inquisitive young man and such a pleasure to work with. He is coming along nicely in school after homeschooling and that is a real adjustment. I am proud of him!

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