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Expert Study Skills Tutor for Tweens, Teens, and Young Adults
Jessyka C.

4.8 (21 ratings)

124 hours tutoring

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I offer study and executive functioning (EF) skills tutoring through my Love to Learn skills program. Most curriculums are designed with one student in mind that doesn't meet every student's personal learning needs. When tweens, teens, and young adults don't know HOW to learn, they don't enjoy school or learning. When students discover HOW to learn through the 12 study skills I teach, they love to learn. This makes school SOOO much better for them (and their parents)! Learning never stops,...

I offer study and executive functioning (EF) skills tutoring through my Love to Learn skills program. Most curriculums are designed with one student in mind that doesn't meet every student's personal learning needs. When tweens, teens, and young adults don't know HOW to learn, they don't enjoy school or learning. When students discover HOW to learn through the 12 study skills I teach, they love to learn. This makes school SOOO much better for them (and their parents)! Learning never stops, but it can be tough to start without the right skills.

While study skills are the most important part of my work and make the most difference to teens long-term, I also offer private 1:1 academic (content) tutoring online for the ACT/SAT, proofreading/essay writing, and I tutor all core middle school subjects and many at the high school level.

The 12 study skills I teach are: note taking, annotating, creating the perfect study session, retaining info, organization, time management, goal setting, motivation, soft skills, confidence, self-advocacy, and grit and resilience. I also teach test taking strategies and how to overcome test anxiety.

My hourly rate is for study skills OR content/academic/class-specific tutoring. If you are interested in your teen learning ALL 12 study skills and/or learning study skills and getting help in a certain class, ask me about my lesson bundles! When your enroll your teen in the Love to Learn study skills program, your teen will enjoy 7 months of study skills tutoring with me and go from "I don't know how to study" and "I don't want to go to school" to "I know what works for me" and "I love to learn." You'll save a lot of money per lesson, and you'll stop feel stressed about your teen's grades, his or her interest in learning, and opportunities for the future.

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Education

Morningside College
Biology and Business

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $175
  • Rate details: When you enroll your teen in the Love to Learn study skills program, your child will learn all 12 essential study skills, and you'll only pay $150/lesson.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

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  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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ACT English

ACT English

Increase your score in the English section with my help. I earned a 35 on the English section when I took the ACT, and students' English scores go up a minimum of 3 points with my help. Learn how to eliminate answer choices and choose the right answer. This is because I excel at teaching grammar, spelling, and vocabulary.
ACT Reading

ACT Reading

Improve your ACT Reading score with my help. Learn how to get through the passages more quickly by only reading the "right" information. Learn what to do before, during, and after reading the passages. I earned a 35 on this section when I took the ACT, and a student increased his Reading score by 3 points after only one session with me. He's not the first nor will he be the last. This is because I know great reading and test taking skills. I have helped numerous students develop ways to get through passages more quickly if they are slow readers, and I have developed ways for students to better understand the material if they find themselves bored and/or distracted in this section of the ACT.
ACT Science

ACT Science

I have a biology degree which makes it easier for me to explain the scientific concepts behind the graphs, charts, and data presented in the ACT Science section than tutors without a science background. Having experience creating various charts, tables, graphs, etc. and writing lab reports makes it easy for me to teach students how to interpret the information presented alongside the questions which I have successfully done with several students.
Algebra 1

Algebra 1

Students have worked me one-on-one when I worked as a para at a middle school and high school and when I've tutored them outside of school. Students have been both general education and special education. No matter what, they learn their math material successfully because I take the time to individualize my instruction. I find out what type of learner my students are, and I adapt my tutoring to their needs. We break out the dry erase markers, we create graphs and charts, we tell stories, etc. Students get As on their homework, tests, and in their math classes when I'm involved.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Last year, I worked in a middle school with special education children. All of the children in my program were autistic. Some could communicate while others were hard to understand or were pretty nonverbal. This year, I am at a high school working with Emotionally Disturbed students. I am able to work around the temper tantrums, frustrations, and distractions in order to help students learn. If I need to come up with six different ways to teach a student one concept, I do it. If a student understands how to do something on Mon, but not on Tues, we relearn it on Tues and practice it Weds.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I have tutored math at the 7th grade level and up. Yet, some of the students have needed help understanding elementary math before progressing to math at their grade level. This is something I excel at because I have worked with students with learning disabilities that are sometimes accompanied by IEPs. This has enabled me to learn to teach concepts in multiple and varying ways until a student grasps the concept.
English

English

English is a subject I have enjoyed for as long as I can remember. This is probably because my mom is an English teacher, and I have a strong knowledge base from grammar to essay writing to reading comprehension. I have been getting extra lessons drilled into my head for a very long time thanks to my mother. This has helped me since high school edit my friends' and peers' research papers and other projects/assignments. I love editing and helping students write everything from lab reports to research papers to simple essay questions as homework assignments.
Grammar

Grammar

I have never received less than a A on a paper when it comes to grammar. In college, a professor touted she would remove points from scores due to grammatical errors. I found five spelling and grammatical errors in her syllabus that first class. I never lost a point to a grammatical error in her class or any other in high school or college. I excel at explaining the uses of commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, etc. Grammar is a subject I know backwards and forwards, and it's come in handy when writing papers, when editing others' work, and when taking standardized tests.
Physical Science

Physical Science

I have a biology degree and as such, I took many classes pertaining to the subjects contained within most Physical Science courses. Many of my classes went much more in-depth on the same subjects covered in Physical Science, so I know more than the basics. Science is a love of mine, and has been since elementary school. The high school student I currently tutor hates biology, but I'm slowly getting him to change his mind.
Prealgebra

Prealgebra

I have tutored math at the 6th grade level and higher. Plus, I currently work as a para at a high school after working at a middle school. This requires me to work-on-one with students in various classes, including prealgebra through algebra three. Being "back in school" has refreshed my memory on many concepts and reminded me how I much enjoy helping others excel at math.
Proofreading

Proofreading

Most people struggle with proofreading because they either find it boring or because they don't have the knowledge base. I LOVE to proofread. My mom is an English teacher. As such, I have had grammar rules drilled into my head since I was very young. This has given me the ability to never earn less than a B on a paper in high school or college. I'm competent with both MLA and APA styles as MLA was what I used in high school, and I used APA in college.
PSAT

PSAT

Test-taking skills are something I love to share with students through WyzAnt. The ability to eliminate answers, search for key words in passages, etc. are all things a student needs to know how to do to succeed on the PSAT. I am easily able to teach a student these skills.
Reading

Reading

When I meet a student who hates to read, I do my best to discover the reasoning behind it. A lot of times, a student struggles to read, and I teach the student reading strategies he/she needs to come to enjoy reading as much as I do. I can tutor students who are just learning to read as well as students who are proficient readers and just struggle with comprehension.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I only took the SAT once, but the Reading section was one of my best sections. Vocabulary is one of my strong suits, and I know I can help students do well on this section of the SAT.
Softball

Softball

I played fast pitch softball during middle school and high school. My best positions were pitcher, first base, and right field. I have also dabbled in slow pitch softball. I have been both a player and a coach. My strengths are my ability to catch and to throw long distances. I have taught players the basics of the game and helped others to better their catching and throwing abilities.
Special Needs

Special Needs

I work in a special education classroom currently. I am familiar with IEPs after working with students with them every day and because I have tutored students independently with them. Plus, my sister was special needs all the way from elementary through high school.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I teach teens HOW to learn through 12 essential study skills so they can love to learn. When tweens, teens, and young adults are struggling in school - public, private, homeschooling, etc. - it's usually because they are missing study skills. Teens want to do well in school, but if they don't know how to personalize their learning, they're going to struggle. Curriculum doesn't match every child's learning style, but I can help your child adapt. When your teen knows how to learn, he or she will love to learn.
Writing

Writing

Are you great at writing? Or, are you not a "writer"? I had an English teacher for a mom, so I never earned less than an A on my papers from middle school through college. I want to help you write an A-paper. Through WyzAnt and independent tutoring, students have seen their English grades increase with my help due to my proofreading and writing abilities. I excel at teaching students how to covey the message they wish to get across to their audience. I help students with organization, word choice, and conventions. Outlines and concept maps are essential tools I teach students how to create. I also thoroughly enjoy helping them proofread their work.
General Computer
Microsoft Word

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Helpful and time worthy

Jessyka is very easy for my son to work with. They are working on ACT prep and he seems engaged and interested when session is over with her help. He seems more confident for upcoming test.

Beth, 3 lessons with Jessyka

Patient Tutor

We worked on some of my grammar skills and skills needed to know for the ACT. We had some conflicts pop up for meeting the first time but she was very understanding and make time for another date.

Jordan, 1 lesson with Jessyka

Jessyka is great!

Jessyka is tutoring my son in math. They've had great success together. With her tutoring, he's been able to raise the score on his most recent homework from 18% to 95%. Jessyka is patient and isn't at all deterred by the fact that my son has a learning disability.

John, 48 lessons with Jessyka
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