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Lydia J.

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Hello! I'm Lydia. I have a master's degree in social work from Louisiana State University. I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield. I passed the LMSW licensure test in 2021. I have been professionally tutoring since 2021, and found it to be a passion of mine.

I have experience working in grade schools, middle schools, and high schools as a paraprofessional, assisting students with learning disabilities. I have worked with students who have dyslexia,...

Hello! I'm Lydia. I have a master's degree in social work from Louisiana State University. I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Springfield. I passed the LMSW licensure test in 2021. I have been professionally tutoring since 2021, and found it to be a passion of mine.

I have experience working in grade schools, middle schools, and high schools as a paraprofessional, assisting students with learning disabilities. I have worked with students who have dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, autism, anxiety, bipolar disorder, test anxiety, and cognitive impairment. I enjoy finding new ways to help others learn. I have professionally worked with students since 2016 and have learned several ways to help students stay engaged with the curriculum and learn the materials. I ran a study skills classroom for two years and taught students how to manage their time, create to-do lists, how to prioritize, and organizational skills.

My job is to help you learn and I will do so in any way I can. I'm easy to reach and will respond quickly. I am happy to answer any additional questions you have, and look forward to working with you!

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Education

University of Illinois in Springfield
Social Work
Louisiana State University
Masters

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Approved Subjects

ACT Reading

ACT Reading

I have worked with students in literature and ACT Reading for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach literature understanding and application (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
ADHD

ADHD

I worked with students (aged 6 through 18) who struggled with ADHD for more than six years. I have learned several strategies to accommodate learning in someone with ADHD. I helped teach them study skills (how to take notes, time management, classwork management, study prep, and chunking assignments).
Algebra 1

Algebra 1

I have worked with students in Algebra 1 for six years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach math to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
American History

American History

I have worked with students in American History for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach history to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
ASVAB

ASVAB

I have worked with students studying for the ASVAB exam for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach math and English to ensure each student has the best understanding of these subjects.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

I have earned a Masters Degree in Social Work and an recently licensed. I have worked with children with ASD (ages 3-18) in a counseling setting, early childhood education, grade school education, and high school education. I have experience teaching children with autism and working with them through the obstacles autism can bring to their ability to learn.
College Counseling

College Counseling

I have a masters degree in social work from Louisiana State University. I took many college counseling classes in college, in order to earn my degree. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA. I have several years of counseling school aged children and young adults.
Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I have worked with students in writing, drafting, and editing for eight years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach writing (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject and how it differs from other forms of writing.
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

While attaining a masters degree in social work I also minored in criminal justice. I have worked with students taking criminal justice classes for three years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach criminal justice to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Dyslexia

Dyslexia

I worked with students (aged 3 through 21) who have dyslexia. I have experience working with students (with dyslexia) in early childhood education, elementary school special education, high school special education, and college. I have worked one-on-one with students with dyslexia to improve their studying, writing, executive functioning, and math skills.
Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I have worked with students in elementary school for more than five years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach reading, writing, spelling, math, science, and social studies concepts to ensure each child has the best understanding of the subject and feels empowered and confident in themselves as they continue to learn.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I have worked with students in elementary math for five years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach math to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Elementary Science

Elementary Science

I have worked with students in elementary science for three years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach science concepts to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
English

English

I have worked with students in reading, spelling, literature, writing, drafting, citations, and editing for six years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach writing (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I have worked with students in writing, drafting, citations, and editing for eight years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach writing (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject and how it differs from other forms of writing.
Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

I worked with students high school aged students who had executive functioning disorder. I taught a study skills class for two years. I taught them how to manage a schedule, prioritize work, create a to-do list, studying tips, and organizational skills.
Fiction Writing

Fiction Writing

I have worked with students in writing, drafting, and editing for eight years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach writing (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject and how it differs from other forms of writing.
GED

GED

I have worked with students in GED studies for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach the GED materials to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Geography

Geography

I have worked with students in geography for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach geography to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Geometry

Geometry

I have worked with students in Geometry for five years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach math to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Government & Politics

Government & Politics

I have worked with students in government and politics for five years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach government to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject. Government is such an important subject, and it is a personal mission of mine that students not only learn about government, but are able to comprehend it and apply it.
Grammar

Grammar

I have worked with students in grammar application in writing and editing for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach grammar (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Interview Prep

Interview Prep

I have worked as a job coach with high school and young adults on job applications, building cover letters and resumes, and interview prep skills.
Literature

Literature

I have worked with students in literature for five years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach literature understanding and application (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Phonics

Phonics

I worked with students (aged 3 through 21) who have dyslexia, fluency and comprehension struggles as well as trouble with phonemic awareness. From my experience, many of these issues feed into each other, and strengthening any of these aspects of reading help each other. I have six years experience working on phonics with individuals, but seven years working with students who have dyslexia.
Political Science

Political Science

I have worked with students in political science for five years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach political science to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject. Government is such an important subject, and it is a personal mission of mine that students not only learn about government, but are able to comprehend it and apply it.
Prealgebra

Prealgebra

I have worked with students in pre-algebra for seven years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach math to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Proofreading

Proofreading

I have worked with students in improving their writing more than six years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach writing and proofreading to ensure each student has the best understanding of how to proofread and improve their writing.
Psychology

Psychology

I have worked with students taking psychology classes for three years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach psychology to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Reading

Reading

I have worked with students looking to improve their reading skills for six years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach reading skills to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Social Work

Social Work

I have a masters degree in social work from Louisiana State University. In 2021 I took and passed the ASWB's national Licensed Masters of Social Work exam. I have tutored students who are taking social work classes, and helped individuals study for the LMSW, LSW, and LCSW exams.
Sociology

Sociology

I minored in sociology with a masters in social work. I have worked with students taking sociology classes for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach sociology to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Special Needs

Special Needs

I worked with students (aged 2 through 18) who had special needs. I have experience working with students in early childhood education, elementary school special education, and high school special education. I have many years of experience working with students who have cognitive impairment, cerebral palsy, autism, ADHD, down syndrome, birth defects, emotional disturbance, and learning disabilities.
Spelling

Spelling

I worked with students (aged 3 through 21) who have dyslexia, fluency and comprehension struggles as well as trouble with phonemic awareness. From my experience, many of these issues feed into each other, and strengthening any of these aspects of reading help each other. I have five years experience working on spelling and phonics with individuals, but seven years working with students who have dyslexia.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I worked with students high school aged students who had executive functioning disorder. I taught a study skills class for two years. I taught them how to manage a schedule, prioritize work, create a to-do list, studying tips, and organizational skills.
Trumpet

Trumpet

I took trumpet lessons for eight years. I participated in marching band, pep band, choral band, and jazz band. I have been giving trumpet lessons for two years.
United States History

United States History

I have worked with students in American History for four years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach history to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
USCIS

USCIS

I worked with husband on obtaining his F-1 Visa before he entered the United States 3.5 years ago. I spent months of 2020 working on my husband's green card application as his sponsor. We went through the second round of renewing his green card because we were married within two years of applying for the green card. We have been through the marriage green card interview as well, and been asked to submit an RFE (request for evidence) because USCIS lost some of our paperwork. I worked with an immigration company (Boundless) on my husband's green card paperwork and learned a lot from them. We sent in his citizenship paperwork and have been approved to the final step for his citizenship interview, and citizenship test. I have helped several students through this platform work on their English skills, practice and study for the written and oral English components of the test, the history and government questions, and interview practice.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I have worked with students looking to improve their vocabulary skills for three years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach vocabulary skills to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
Writing

Writing

I have worked with students in writing, drafting, citations, and editing for eight years. I have tutored students with and without learning disabilities, and have multiple approaches to how I teach writing (and its components) to ensure each student has the best understanding of this subject.
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LMSW Prep, Excellent Tutor!!!!

I cannot say enough good things about Lydia’s tutoring! I needed to prep for the ASWB LMSW exam and reached out to her a few months before the exam. She is very knowledgeable and patient with me as a learner! She also helped with my test anxiety and instilled confidence and explained any concept I was struggling with. Her communication was quick and very responsive to my needs for extra sessions or anything else. I just passed my exam today on the first try and I’m sure would not have happened without her! Because she is so reasonably priced, I scheduled more sessions which was so helpful throughout my studying process. She is worth way more than she charges, but I am glad she is reasonably priced for those of us who may not be able to afford her services otherwise! I highly recommend her 100%! You will not regret it.

Jessica, 30 lessons with Lydia

Very patient and knowledgeable tutor!!!

I unfortunately failed my LMSW EXAM 2 times before and today I finally passed. They say 3rd times is a charm. I wouldn’t have gotten to this point without Lydia. She was the tutor that stood by my side since the beginning even when I needed a break from studying. She is an amazing tutor, that breaks down the content of the exam into sections that could easily be understood! The questions after each section was helpful in understanding the content but also understanding how questions were being asked since the ASWB is very strict. Also even I would ask questions Lydia helped me understand everything and even gave examples to help me fully understand the concept. Lydia’s response time was fast when a change in my schedule happened and her availability is very flexible. I went to job and had tutoring right after which was perfect. Again Lydia is highly recommended and a great tutor!!!!

Devenny, 61 lessons with Lydia

Very patient and knowledgeable tutor!!!

I unfortunately failed my LMSW EXAM 2 times before and today I finally passed. They say 3rd times is a charm. I wouldn’t have gotten to this point without Lydia. She was the tutor that stood by my side since the beginning even when I needed a break from studying. She is an amazing tutor, that breaks down the content of the exam into sections that could easily be understood! The questions after each section was helpful in understanding the content but also understanding how questions were being asked since the ASWB is very strict. Also even I would ask questions Lydia helped me understand everything and even gave examples to help me fully understand the concept. Lydia’s response time was fast when a change in my schedule happened and her availability is very flexible. I went to job and had tutoring right after which was perfect. Again Lydia is highly recommended and a great tutor!!!!

Devenny, 61 lessons with Lydia

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

She is so sweet. The best tutor I had really appreciated her help. She eases your stress with school so much l. She's fast pace patient so kind and understanding a pleasure to work with if you dont have her as a tutor you'll regret it she's amazing!!!!

Karli, 16 lessons with Lydia

Patient tutor

Tutor was very informative. Tutor explained any answer what I had wrong. Tutor gave me a deeper understanding on what ways to answer and I felt comfortable with Lydia.

Bootsie, 5 lessons with Lydia

Super kind and patient.

Our first session with Lydia was amazing. My daughter is struggling pretty bad with math and had given up learning Algebra. After her first session with Lydia she felt better about herself and Algebra. Lydia was patent and caring. My daughter is looking forward to continuing working with her.

Liquita, 28 lessons with Lydia

Amazing

Always professional and on point Great teacher. Keeps the student interested. Knows how to work with special needs students. Always keeps parents updated

O, 91 lessons with Lydia

coolest teacher ever

She will stop at nothing to help you pass a test great teacher and friend. Ps she is will to help with anything.

Grant, 135 lessons with Lydia

Child-centered tutoring, very patient.

Lydia really got to my daughter’s learning level and helped her understand concepts previously confusing and frustrating to her. Very happy with our tutoring session!

Jules, 4 lessons with Lydia

Knowledgeable and patience.

She was great. Was very patience. Learned more from her in one session then I did with my regular study. She explained why I was doing something and helped me understand the concepts. Excell6 teacher, looking forward to next session.

Janet, 14 lessons with Lydia