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Highly Experienced Elementary Tutor/Teacher
Alyssa F.

1,054 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $40

About Alyssa


Bio

I am an elementary reading specialist with Richmond Public Schools with 30 years experience as a tutor and teacher. I have many different ways of teaching material to students who are having difficulty. I'm very patient with my students and understand that change doesn't happen overnight - but it does happen!

I've also been playing saxophone for over 40 years, play chess, and am mostly fluent in Spanish. Please contact me if you're seeking a true quality educator with excellent references...

I am an elementary reading specialist with Richmond Public Schools with 30 years experience as a tutor and teacher. I have many different ways of teaching material to students who are having difficulty. I'm very patient with my students and understand that change doesn't happen overnight - but it does happen!

I've also been playing saxophone for over 40 years, play chess, and am mostly fluent in Spanish. Please contact me if you're seeking a true quality educator with excellent references for your PreK-6th grade student! Thank you!


Education

Randolph-Macon College
Psychology
VCU - Elementary Education (Teaching Certificate)
Other
University of Richmond
Graduate Coursework

Policies

  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Hourly Rate: $40
  • Rate details: This is for a 15 mile radius. I won't travel further than that.
  • Travel policy: Within 15 miles of Richmond, VA 23238
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 4/21/2017

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

ADHD

ADHD

Many of the students I've tutored and taught in public and private schools have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, which affects their ability to do well in school. Working one-on-one with a tutor in a place as distraction-free as possible is the best way to help them. I can tutor your child in elementary school subjects and help them to focus when they are with me.
Chess

Chess

I have been playing chess for many years and can teach beginning chess. I work with students up through 6th grade.
Dyslexia

Dyslexia

I have previous tutoring experience with at least one dyslexic child. Others were suspected of having it, as well. I can help your child work through their dyslexia for all elementary school subjects.
Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I have a VA Collegiate Professional Teaching Certificate (preschool - 4th). I have taught and tutored children for over 20 years, from preschool through 5th grade. I've taught children in public school, private school, and child care. I have worked with students one-on-one, in small groups, and as a class.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I am a certified elementary school teacher. I've previously worked as a PRIME (Primary Reading Instruction and Math Education) Teacher in a public school (in addition to being a regular classroom teacher) and have helped many students improve their math grades.
Elementary Science

Elementary Science

In addition to being a certified elementary teacher, science has always been my favorite subject. I'm very knowledgeable in the area and can help any elementary student with science.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I speak Spanish and have tutored ESL children (Spanish-speaking and other ESL students) in a public school system. I have also worked with ESL children in child care.
Grammar

Grammar

I am a certified elementary school teacher, pre-K - 4. I've worked in public and private schools as a regular classroom teacher and a tutor (grades pre-K - 5 for all). I taught grammar to my students and tutees, among other things.
Phonics

Phonics

I have tutored and taught many students (preschool - 5th) in reading for over 20 years using phonics. Even adults use phonics to read, but do so at a much more rapid pace than early learners. Adults also use phonics to decode unfamiliar words. I teach students letter sounds, dipthongs, and so forth. I teach them to break the unfamiliar word up into parts they know. I teach students to read by putting together the sounds they've learned - slowly, at first, then more rapidly. This is how most school systems teaching reading, as well.
Reading

Reading

I have many years teaching reading to students in grades pre-K - 5. I've worked as a reading tutor and a regular classroom teacher with students with reading abilities anywhere from 2 -3 grade levels below their actual grade level to 2 to 3 grade levels above their actual grade level.
SOL

SOL

I have worked as an elementary school teacher for grades K-5 and specifically have worked as an SOL Remedial teacher for the upper elementary grades.
Spelling

Spelling

I've been teaching/working with elementary-aged children for over 20 years. I've had experience helping kids remember how to spell words using phonics and simple rules of spelling (such as "i before e except after c" and so on).
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

While working as a tutor and a regular classroom teacher, I have taught vocabulary to students form grades preK - 5.
Writing

Writing

I'm a certified elementary teacher who loves to write in her spare time. I've helped many students learn to be better writers and have helped make writing more interesting.

Examples of Expertise


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Ratings and Reviews


Rating

4.7 (213 ratings)
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(57)
3 star
(6)
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Reviews

Effective and Patient

Alyssa has been working with my daughter who is on the Autism Spectrum. While my daughter was resistant at first, Alyssa was very patient and found ways to engage my daughter. Learning is difficult for my daughter, so it took great patience, abilities and care for Alyssa to engage her and to continue to engage her from session to session. With Alyssa's assistance, my daughter has learned math skills that she would not have otherwise learned.

Lorri, 93 lessons with Alyssa

Excellent tutor

Alyssa gets around great with are daughter and she immediately starts the session and keeps my daughter on point. I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs an excellent knowledge able math tutor!

Ric, 2 lessons with Alyssa

Awesome and Compassionate Tutor

Thorough and compassionate. Alyssa gave us a detailed plan for future lessons. We are looking forward to more lessons in the future!

Randi, 36 lessons with Alyssa

she knows her stuff

Alyssa is great with our son. She is consistent and knows how to bring the knowledge out. We see progress for sure.

Omar, 33 lessons with Alyssa

Great Tutor

She was patient and friendly. She was prepared for session with her own material. Shared short cuts on related material which were age appropriate. Would schedule another lesson with her.

Felicia, 33 lessons with Alyssa

Great tutor!

We truly enjoyed working with Alyssa. She was very patient and our child always looked forward to her lessons. Her feedback was very helpful in terms of how our child was progressing and what we should reinforce. Our child really made great strides. We are very happy we had the chance to work with Alyssa.

Sumaira, 34 lessons with Alyssa

First Visit Was Very Professional

Alyssa provided very valuable information concerning our son that we are very grateful for that will allow us to help our son flourish into the outstanding young man that we know he can be. Alyssa worked well with our son and he responded well to her. However, based on her bio, I wished she could've been more helpful with our son's special needs.

Angela, 1 lesson with Alyssa

Professional and patient tutor

Alyssa is helping my 6 year old patiently to improve his skills on reading and math. Alyssa is very professional and understood what is needed based on the assessment and started to tutor my son. So far so good, everything is coming all really well.

Chandra, 51 lessons with Alyssa

Noted improvement in one month

My pre-k daughter has been working with Alyssa for 4 weeks. Her teacher told me "whatever you are doing with her keep it up!" she has improved with her letter recognition and sound to letter correlation. we are so happy with her!

Amy , 23 lessons with Alyssa

Awesome! Highly Recommend

"Miss Alyssa" has been tutoring my second grader for about 3 months in reading and reading comprehension. I'm always impressed with how patient she is and that she uses her resources outside the time she's tutoring to help my daughter make progress. I can tell she is as interested in my daughter's success as we are. Alyssa is also flexible which, as a busy family, helps our schedule tremendously. My daughter enjoys her sessions and has gained confidence in her studies. She also benefits from the tips and techniques that Alyssa teaches her, to help her break words up and figure them out while she's reading. We look forward to working with her even more this year!

Sarah, 42 lessons with Alyssa
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