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Sandy W.

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Greetings! I am a graduate of Randolph-Macon College. I have a Bachelor of Science in Asian studies and minors in studio art and history. During my college career, I worked as an academic mentor at the Higgins Academic Center. As a mentor, I assisted students with study skills, time management, organizational skills, reading, writing, and discovering their learning styles. I have also obtained College Reading and Learning Association certification. While in college, I also tutored Asian...

Greetings! I am a graduate of Randolph-Macon College. I have a Bachelor of Science in Asian studies and minors in studio art and history. During my college career, I worked as an academic mentor at the Higgins Academic Center. As a mentor, I assisted students with study skills, time management, organizational skills, reading, writing, and discovering their learning styles. I have also obtained College Reading and Learning Association certification. While in college, I also tutored Asian Studies focusing primarily on Japanese language and culture. I have three years of college level Japanese in addition to a travel course. I also have experience with Japanese culture, history, literature in translation, and marital arts.

I enjoy bringing something different to each tutoring session. As a result, I take an interdisciplinary approach to learning and teaching. I like to ensure that my students have a strong foundation so that they can advance in the subject.

As a tutor I will work to find the way that my students learn best, and teach them the fundamentals of any subject. My goal is to give every student the building blocks to create an engaging session and ultimately allow them to further their learning independently.

I look forward to working with you soon!

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Education

Randolph Macon College
Asian Studies

Policies

  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Hourly Rate: $50
  • Travel policy: Within 10 miles of Abingdon, MD 21009
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 2/24/2021

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Algebra 1

Algebra 1

I enjoy working with and teaching basic Algebra. I have experience tutoring math at the middle school, high school and college level. I can assist with topics ranging from slope, slope intercept form, like terms, solving algebraic expression, inequalities and equations.
American History

American History

I graduated from Randolph Macon College with a minor in History. As a tutor, I have assisted students with finding resources, reading primary and secondary sources, and every stage of the writing process for historypapers. Additionally, I can help with Chicago/Turabian style.
Drawing

Drawing

I completed my minor in Studio art which included art history, drawing, painting, wood block, and sculpting. I have since tutored drawing and sketching including human figure, still life, and anime primarily in black and white.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I have tutored a wide range of students in elementary math. As a tutor, I have worked with students who excel at math as well as with students that struggle with math due to math anxiety, reading comprehension, processing difficulties, etc. During sessions, I work with students to create and maintain foundational skills in arithmetic and other concepts in elementary math.
English

English

I am proficient in English grammar, reading, speaking, and writing. I am able to teach the parts of speech, plurals, and possessive. I can teach conversational English from the beginning to the advance level. I can also tutoring English writing. I can teach the English alphabet, cursive, print, and manuscript. I am also able to help with constructing paragraphs, five block essays, and the writing process.
Flute

Flute

I enjoy playing the flute and helping beginning flautist learn to play. As a performer, I have played in a variety of settings including marching band, concert band, pep bands, and orchestra. As a tutor, I am more than happy to show students how to adjust their playing to these styles. In addition to playing the flute, I am able to teach music theory as well as teach students how to read scores written for flutes.
General Computer

General Computer

I can help with understanding basic computer skills. I can teach on Macintosh (MAC) or Personal Computers (PC). I also teach keyboarding skills, the difference between hardware and software, how to open applications and accessing the internet.
Japanese

Japanese

I would like tutor Japanese to new students, students at the beginner level, or students studying for the N5. During sessions, I can teach katakana, hiragana, basic kanji, and introductory grammar. I can also teach testing strategies for the N5.
Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

I am able to teach basic PowerPoint skills. During sessions, I am able to demonstrate how to use PowerPoint to create presentations and flash cards. I am also able to give advice on presenting. I can also show how to use Spanish and Japanese text in PowerPoint.
Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

I have extensive experience with Microsoft Word from both my college career and personal experience. During sessions, I am able to review and teach formatting, spell check, and how to insert reference items. My specialties include writing essays in Word and creating backgrounds. I am also able to work with Word documents in Spanish and Japanese.
Music Theory

Music Theory

I can teach fundamentals of music theory. I am happy to teach music notation, rhythm, scales, and dynamics. I also incorporate music theory in flute and piano tutoring.
Piano

Piano

My skills include sight reading, reading musical scores, keyboard tablature, and basic music theory. I have performed at recitals, church devotions, and Christmas plays. During college, I participated in musical organizations, and provided piano accompaniments. I enjoy a variety of genres including classical, blues, and contemporary pieces including Beethoven and Yeager.
Proofreading

Proofreading

As a tutor, I have proofread papers, scholarship essays, and personal statements. I have experience in proofreading both hard copy and digital formats. I also proofread works of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language ESL students.
Reading

Reading

I enjoy reading and helping my students learn to read especially reading comprehension. I have College Reading and Learning Association certification. I can teach new readers by phonetics or recognition. I prefer to use both methods when tutoring new students.
Sign Language

Sign Language

My skills include finger spelling, vocabulary, grammar. I began signing in elementary school and have since developed my signing through formal education including four semesters of college level sign language classes. As a high school student, I helped adults and teenagers with basic sign. Furthermore, I tutored college level sign language (formal) for about two years.
Spanish

Spanish

I am interested in tutoring Spanish at the beginning levels. In high school, I completed Spanish 4 with honors. In college, I studied Spanish conversation, composition and grammar. I enjoy tutoring preterit versus imperfect, present tense conjugations, and subject verb agreement. I am especially strong at teaching ways to remember conjugations.
Spelling

Spelling

I enjoy helping students of all ages learn to spell. As a tutor, I have assisted PreK and senior students with spelling. My teaching style, usually, includes adding games and different sensory techniques to help students learn and remember how to spell.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I have been a mentor at Randolph Macon College for three years. As a mentor I have assisted students with study skills, time management, and determining various learning styles.
Writing

Writing

I enjoy creative and academic writing. Throughout my college career, I have written for a variety of disciplines including historical papers, psychological papers, personal essays, and mathematical papers. I am familiar with APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian styles. I would enjoy passing on my knowledge to future writers.
Prealgebra

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Ratings and Reviews

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Focuses on areas that needs Improvement

Sandy works with my 7 YO cousin. She's very patient and she focuses on and reviews any areas that needs Improvement. Sandy is also very kind, and my cousin enjoys her tutoring sessions very much. She provides a thorough follow-up after each session so I know what has been reviewed and what my cousin should work on in between sessions.

ZENOBIA, 28 lessons with Sandy

Great Tudor for 7 year old student!

My daughter is really excited and loved her first lesson. She learned notes today and she is looking forward to the next one! I would definitely recommend Sandy for in person lessons.

April, 20 lessons with Sandy

Very knowledgeable and patient tutor

Sandy helped my daughter with multistep equations and totally exceeded my expectations. My daughter was really confused on how to do the problems but Sandy was very patient and made sure before we got done that my daughter totally understood the subject. She was amazing and we will be using her again to ensure my daughter is clear on all her work in math, thanks again Sandy.

Jenell, 3 lessons with Sandy

Great teacher!

Both of my boys loved her! They are both looking forward to learning a lot more on the piano. Can't wait for the next lesson!

CRYSTAL, 5 lessons with Sandy

Great Piano Teacher!

Sandy is a wonderful piano teacher and she's great with kids. She is very patient and my daughter really enjoys working with her.

Azza, 41 lessons with Sandy

Friendly and connected

She is working with both of my children (11 and 9) on Japanese and art. They both had a great time with her and left the session feeling very motivated.

Kim, 52 lessons with Sandy

Very polite, kind and encouraging

Sandy is very polite. She is very helpful to my daughter and always speaks kindly and with encouragement. My daughter appreciates that she helps her to learn things that are a bit above her level.

Amber , 28 lessons with Sandy

Very kind, dedicated and professional tutor!

My 7th grade daughter went from a C grade to Pre-Algebra all thanks to Sandy and her hard work. A million thanks!

Mouna, 94 lessons with Sandy

Great Tutor

If my daughter finds her fascinating, then she's doing a wonderful job. It is very good that my daughter has someone else to relate and talk to.

Anne, 18 lessons with Sandy
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