MaryLynne W.
Charlotte, NC
Positive, patient tutor, focused on your getting results easily
Ohio State University
Family and Child DevOhio State University
Master'sDePaul University
Master'sAbout MaryLynne
I moved to the Charlotte area from Arizona at the end of 2013 and have been helping students with my skills, knowledge and experience. My love and appreciation for working with children of all ages began with studying for my master's degree in Early Childhood Development from Ohio State University. My work experience includes over twelve years of
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Travels within 11 miles of Charlotte, NC 28210"Good 1st Lesson"
- Alla, Charlotte, NC on 2/22/15We were impressed with MaryLynne's 1st lesson with Allan. He stayed engaged well and she transitioned between reading and math often to keep him interested. She also left some suggested methods for us to use between his lessons.
"Excellent tutor"
- Andrea, Charlotte, NC on 2/13/17MaryLynne has been working with my child twice a week for seven months. She is prompt, a great communicator and dedicated to the success of her students. We have focused on RPM/Rapid Prompting Method which has started to give my son a way to communicate the vast knowledge that he possess, but prior to RPM was unable to demonstrate. It is visibly apparent that MaryLynne enjoys teaching. This isn't just a job. It is her passion.
"Fantastic"
- Carissa, Matthews, NC on 11/17/16MaryLynne is a wonderful tutor and works so well with my son who has ADHD. She is firm yet kind which is a great combo for our son.
"Great Tutor"
- Yamileth, Matthews, NC on 10/24/16MaryLynne is a great tutor, very efficient, patient and extremely knowledgeable. Our son enjoy her lessons and look forward to learn a new way to exercise his brain every week.
Thanks MaryLynne for your assistance!
"Very nice, knowledgeable and patient tutor"
- Susan, Matthews, NC on 9/12/16MaryLynne gave us some ideas on how my daughter can stay more focused while doing her homework and ways to decrease her anxiety.
"Exccellent Experience For My Son In Preparation For Grad School"
- Rick, Matthews, NC on 9/6/16My son is a College Graduate needed help with public speaking anxiety and wanted to improve in his ability to communicate more effectively. He is also applying for Dental school and wanted to make sure he was prepared for the interview process. MaryLynne worked with my son and had him participate in exercises for his anxiety, leaving him feeling more relaxed and more confident about Public Speaking and being interviewed. She also worked with my son to help him communicate more effectively with Professors and other elders. I've seen a great improvement in this area, I can tell he's much more confident. My son recently received an interview invitation for one of the Dental Schools in NC, he's now more prepared and looks forward to the interview process.
We highly recommend MaryLynne!
"5 Stars!!"
- Rinku, Charlotte, NC on 3/25/16First session was 5 star however I would love to wait for few sessions before I give over all rating
"Very Caring, Thorough, Patient Tutor!"
- Traci, Matthews, NC on 3/20/16MaryLynne has been working with our elementary school age son for several months now. She is very thorough and patient. His work habits, reading comprehension, and ability to analyze/solve problems have greatly improved since MaryLynne has started working with him. She has done a great job!
"Personable"
- Sherhonda, Waxhaw, NC on 3/1/16Grayson's first lesson with MaryLynne went extremely well. MaryLynne was extremely personable and was easily able to make Grayson feel comfortable during their time together. My husband and I were extremely impressed by her desire to come right in and get to work with Grayson. All of the time was well spent in assessing Grayson's abilities. We look forward to working with MaryLynne in her efforts to assist us with Grayson's progression.
"Patient teacher"
- Todd, Pineville, NC on 1/22/16My son liked his first session with MaryLynne. He seems to take to her better than us parents when it comes to teaching which is great. Although this is only the first session, we are looking forward to our son learning more and more as the weeks go on and get the confidence he needs to do better in school.
"very patient"
- Tara, Charlotte, NC on 7/28/15Today was our first experience with a tutor. Our son usually gets frustrated very easily but MaryLynne had a very gentle and patient demeanor. He really liked working with her and looks forward to meeting again.
"Highly Recommend!!"
- Jean, Waxhaw, NC on 6/25/15MaryLynne is a great tutor, I hired her to work with my son on AP Psychology and his study skills. Because of her background MaryLynne took the lessons a step farther. She worked with my son on focus and concentration, as well as freeing himself of distraction, and anxiety. MaryLynne is patient, positive and a very nice person. She sent me a summary after every lesson so I always new what they were working on. I highly recommend MaryLynne.
"Excellent lesson!"
- Rebecca, Charlotte, NC on 1/25/15Mary Lynne and Ali had a great lesson today. They had very positive and focused communication and got a lot done.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
I have worked with children having autism for over twelve years. After meeting a student and parents, I modify learning tasks and materials to fit the needs of the student. This also includes having consistent routines and offering choices of learning tasks.
My experiences in stress reduction are very helpful when working with a student having autism because of his or her levels of anxiety. Hence, I use deep breathing and tapping techniques to lower anxiety levels; students feeling anxious have a lowered capacity to learn.
I have been trained to use the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) for teaching. RPM was developed by Soma Mukhopadhyay. It utilizes a letter board to help the student stay focused on learning tasks and to improve communication when given choices. Each lesson plan is developed to access the student's different learning channels: visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic.
I also use YouTube videos to provide learning experiences.
Play and sensory integration activities encourage social interactions while improving both verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Physical movement and music provide another way to introduce academic, social and emotional tasks to the student.
Phonics
I have been working daily for the past two years with kindergarten students helping them learn phonics. I start with the basic sounds of the alphabet, move into working with blends and then expanding into CVC word families. We use worksheets, word wheels and games; using as many senses as possible to anchor the learning more quickly.
Psychology
Masters degree and 38 plus hours graduate work in counseling.
Public Speaking
I am certified as an advanced speaker, Gold Level in Toastmasters. I have taught seminars for parents and professional staff in parenting. I have also created and facilitated social skills courses for children ages 6 through twelve in an after school setting.
Because 60-90% of all communication is non-verbal, a speaker in front of an audience does much better when aware of the importance of body language and how to overcome feeling nervous. I work with students and adults, helping them organize their speeches and then teaching them ways to communicate more effectively with their bodies.
The goal is not only to become a better speaker; it also includes building self-confidence as the fear of speaking becomes smaller and smaller.
Reading
Most of my students are right brain dominant so we work on improving reading comprehension, reading, spelling and math word problems using the strengths of right brain dominance. Although the tutoring lessons are planned and focus, I also include some fun time using as many of the sensory learning channels as possible.
Special Needs
While working on my Master's degree in early child development at Ohio State University, I worked with professionals from other disciplines in a multidisciplinary approach to assessment, developing treatment plans and providing educational and other services to persons having developmental disabilities and pervasive developmental disorders. Using task analysis techniques, I developed a curriculum to train developmentally disabled adults activities of daily living. I supervised and trained undergraduate students in the use of these methods as well as the record-keeping and evaluation of progress.
After graduation, I taught at a county elementary school for children having developmental disabilities, pervasive developmental disabilities, and medically involved non-ambulatory students.
I remained working in this field for about twelve years before leaving the area. I began taking counseling courses in the early nineties and worked for a year as an intern at a community mental health center in Mesa, AZ. When my internship was completed, I remained at that facility for five years as a counselor specializing in work with children. I worked with children having ADHD, ADD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression, and Reactive Attachment Disorder. During that time, we would incorporate school work into the therapeutic process, focusing not only on school work, but also on social and communication skills. I developed a social skills class for children ranging from six to ten years of age so they would improve their social skills. I have continued to work with children and their families for over the past twenty years.
My philosophy of working with children stems from the belief that each child can learn and its the responsibility of the educator (not the child) to offer instruction and support in ways that pay attention to each child's unique style of learning. This includes presenting materials in ways that use all the child's senses and can be fun. I learn more easily when I'm having fun; what about you?
I'm easy-going, positive and calm in my approach with children. They intuitively feel my genuine and sincere desire to help them see their school work in new and easier ways. Using the students' strengths and interests, I present materials consistently so there is always predictable structure; thus minimizing problems with transitioning from task to task. Tasks are broken down into smaller steps. Students see and hear positive feedback in all they do. I find they respond better when I include movement, and play in their sessions. I use timers frequently to help them learn to increase their ability to focus as well as to break up units of learning for each session.
Although I am accomplished in working well with most students, I have been very successful working with children who have attachment problems since they don't always view the world the same as others do. I've worked with parents to show them how to see any frustrating behaviors in new ways so they can offer positive responses to their children.
Study Skills
My father sat me down when I was in fourth grade and taught me how to study. Following his advice, I maintained an 87% to 98% average for all my grades through high school, graduating at the top 5% of 1,500 students in my class. I continued using those study habits as I worked my way through an undergraduate and two graduate degrees from college.
I use these same skills when working with students, regardless of their age, grade level and comprehension level.
My professional career began in the field of developmental disabilities, working with school aged children and adults. I was responsible for developing curriculum materials to teach activities of daily living. Each teaching unit involved using math, reading, fine-motor, speech and listening skills. I was able to incorporate both learning and study skills into these units.
In addition,my experience as a counselor working with children and their families spans over twelve years. I often used a child’s school work as a spring board for working with them; going over school assignments and lending support and assistance in how to improve their study habits. Part of this process involved coaching them in improving their verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Good study habits can not only improve grades, they set the stage for being able to handle more difficult school work as the student enters high school and college. Because each child is unique, I determine the learning styles, strengths and weaknesses of the student so I can offer support that’s meaningful and helpful at the beginning. This is done easily through rapport building and active listening on my part. Major study skills focus on how we organize and process information, how to memorize information more easily, how to express adequately what you know, how to self-monitor your school work, how to improve test-taking skills which can lower anxiety and build confidence.
I use current homework assignments to help the student learn to improve the ability to study. I travel to your home so the student learns how to set up his study environment and do his homework within the usual home setting. Sessions include quick, spontaneous breaks to help maintain attention and focus.
Some of the tools I've used that work well to improve study habits are (1) reading; using the PQRST method which is preview major headings, making up questions, read the material, summarize the topic using notes, mind maps, mnemonics, or voice recordings, and then testing self on materials, (2) flash cards, (3) color-coding notes, (4) diagrams, (5) traffic light system for helping time management (green are important and simple topics; amber topics are important and more time-consuming, while red topics have the lowest priority), (6) role playing listening skills, (7) highlighting reading materials and important ideas and concepts,and (8) using timers to help improve concentration.
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MaryLynne W.
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