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Ellie C.

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Hi, I’m Ellie! I’m a college student at Florida State College at Jacksonville, working toward my Associate in Arts degree and studying music. My goal is to become a music educator. I currently work as a tutor, helping students with reading, writing, and foundational academic skills. I enjoy helping students work through challenges and feel more confident in what they can do.

My tutoring experience includes one-on-one work on phonics, decoding, sight words, reading comprehension, spelling,...

Hi, I’m Ellie! I’m a college student at Florida State College at Jacksonville, working toward my Associate in Arts degree and studying music. My goal is to become a music educator. I currently work as a tutor, helping students with reading, writing, and foundational academic skills. I enjoy helping students work through challenges and feel more confident in what they can do.

My tutoring experience includes one-on-one work on phonics, decoding, sight words, reading comprehension, spelling, and sentence writing. I also help with English and writing skills for PERT preparation. I break tasks into smaller steps, model examples, and give students time to practice with support before trying independently. Depending on the student, I use pictures, games, guided questions, and material connected to their interests. For foundational math, I take the same step-by-step approach, helping students understand the process and explain their thinking.

Music is another area I’m excited to share with students. Flute is my primary instrument, and my experience includes four years of marching band, serving as a flute section leader and woodwind captain, and participating in indoor percussion. I currently study applied flute, music theory, sight singing and ear training, and class piano, and I perform in symphonic band. I can help beginning flute students with reading music, fingerings, rhythm, and practice habits, along with introductory music theory. My goal is to create a patient, encouraging environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes as they learn.

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Education

Florida State College at Jacksonville
Music Education

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Creative Writing

Creative Writing

My background includes college creative writing coursework and tutoring students in sentence writing and expressing ideas. I can help beginning writers brainstorm topics, develop characters, and organize their ideas into a story. I use prompts and guided questions to help students get started and revise their writing while keeping their own voice.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

My tutoring experience includes helping students understand elementary math concepts such as place value and rounding. I can support practice with basic operations and help students break word problems into manageable steps. I explain the reasoning behind each step and encourage students to describe how they reached their answers.
English

English

I tutor students in reading, vocabulary, spelling, sentence writing, and grammar. My experience also includes helping students prepare for the English writing section of the PERT. I use clear explanations and guided practice to help students understand what they read and express their ideas more clearly.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

My tutoring background includes sentence writing, grammar, and PERT writing preparation. I can help students understand a prompt, organize an outline, and develop paragraphs with clear main ideas and supporting details. I guide students through revision so they can improve clarity and organization while doing their own writing.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

My background includes college creative writing coursework and experience helping students express ideas in writing. I can help beginning writers develop characters, settings, conflicts, and a clear sequence of events. I use prompts and guided questions to support story development and help students revise for clarity and detail.
Flute

Flute

I study flute at Florida State College at Jacksonville, where I take private lessons and perform in symphonic band. My experience includes four years of marching band, serving as a flute section leader and woodwind captain. I can help beginning and middle school flute students with reading music, rhythm, fingerings, tone development, and practice habits. As a working tutor, I use patient explanations and break skills into manageable steps to help students build confidence.
General Music

General Music

I teach music through my current tutoring job and study flute, music theory, ear training, and piano at Florida State College at Jacksonville. My performance background includes marching band, symphonic band, and indoor percussion, along with leadership as a flute section leader and woodwind captain. I can help beginners learn notation, rhythm, musical vocabulary, and introductory music history through clear explanations and practice.
Grammar

Grammar

I help students practice grammar and sentence correction through my current tutoring work. My experience includes capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and reviewing sentences for errors. I explain corrections and guide students through checking their own work so they can apply these skills independently.
Literature

Literature

My tutoring experience includes helping students understand vocabulary, identify information in texts, and discuss what they read. I can guide students through characters, setting, plot, and themes using questions and evidence from the text. I break longer readings into manageable sections and help students put their understanding into their own words.
Music History

Music History

I teach music history through my current tutoring job, helping students learn about composers and their contributions to music. I connect historical information to the music students are learning to make it easier to understand and remember. My background includes years of ensemble performance and current college music studies at Florida State College at Jacksonville. I use clear explanations and adapt lessons to each student’s level and interests.
Music Theory

Music Theory

I study music theory and sight singing and ear training at Florida State College at Jacksonville. My background includes flute performance, ensemble experience, and teaching music through my current tutoring job. I can help students with reading notation, rhythms, time signatures, scales, key signatures, and intervals. I break concepts into smaller steps and use examples to help students connect music theory to what they play.
Phonics

Phonics

I teach phonics through one-on-one practice with letter sounds, blending, decoding, and syllable patterns. My experience includes short vowels, consonant combinations, and helping students distinguish similar-looking letters. I model sounds, guide students through blending, and use repeated practice to build reading accuracy and confidence.
Proofreading

Proofreading

I help students review their writing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and sentence errors. In my tutoring sessions, I use guided correction and checklists to help students notice mistakes themselves. I explain why a correction is needed so students can apply the same skill in future assignments.
Reading

Reading

I work with students on decoding, sight words, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. When a student struggles with a word, I help them examine its sounds and blend them step by step. I use guided questions and reading practice suited to the student’s level to strengthen accuracy, understanding, and confidence.
Spelling

Spelling

My tutoring experience includes phonics, decoding, and checking spelling in sentence writing. I help students connect the sounds they hear with letters and recognize patterns within words. I use manageable practice and guided correction to help students apply spelling skills in their everyday writing.
Study Skills

Study Skills

My tutoring work involves helping students follow directions, work through tasks, and check their understanding. I can help students practice study routines such as organizing assignments, breaking work into steps, and reviewing material through self-quizzing. I adapt these strategies to the student’s goals and encourage habits they can use independently.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I help students understand unfamiliar words during reading and writing activities. I use simple explanations, pictures, and examples to connect new vocabulary to concepts students already know. I reinforce understanding by having students explain words in their own language and use them in context.
Writing

Writing

I work as a tutor, helping students with sentence writing, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. My experience also includes helping students prepare for the writing section of the PERT. I use guided practice and clear examples to help students organize their ideas and check their own work. I adapt my approach to each student’s needs so they can build confidence and become more independent writers.

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