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Sherri M.

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I am a member for the past 13 years of the REACH home school group of about 500 families. My son graduated through home school and is now a Traveling Nurse. My daughter was struggling in public school unable to read. I withdrew her from public school and tried different avenues -nothing worked but homeschool. She is now a middle school teacher. After my children graduated I discovered my gift to work with children with special needs - ADHD, executive dysfunction, Asperger's syndrome,...

I am a member for the past 13 years of the REACH home school group of about 500 families. My son graduated through home school and is now a Traveling Nurse. My daughter was struggling in public school unable to read. I withdrew her from public school and tried different avenues -nothing worked but homeschool. She is now a middle school teacher. After my children graduated I discovered my gift to work with children with special needs - ADHD, executive dysfunction, Asperger's syndrome, autism, dyslexia (6 different types including dyscalculia). Some of these children have graduated from home school and enrolled in college. To further assist my students I have the following graduate certificate degrees through Liberty University: Gifted Education, Preschool Education, Educational Technology and Online Instruction, and finally Autism Education. I have my Bachelors in Management Information Systems from Pace University, New York, NY.

I love tutoring students and I have a track record for success. I meet the student at the place where they currently need help. I staff their weaknesses and there is nothing they cannot accomplish. Once the lights come on, it is a wonderful feeling for both of us. I traveled to Lorton, VA for many years offering after-school enrichment tutoring to multi-cultural public school students in Reading/Phonics, English and Math (Basic through Algebra). Living in Stafford, VA it is now time for me to help students in my own backyard.

I give my students a lot of theory. Numbers change all the time but the steps to accomplish your goal will remain the same. While I am helping a student, I hold their hand long enough then I let them loose still under my guidance. Once they are ready, their confidence is built because they finally understand what they were struggling with. Long before I graduated from high school, I loved English. For fun I would complete English workbooks. It really stuck. In college I excelled in writing and scored for the first time 1010/1010 - a perfect score.

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Pace University
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Liberty University
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ADHD

ADHD

I am a veteran home school teacher and I currently teach multiple subjects to special needs children with ADHD. I am also an advocate for certain exercises that really help them to focus on task at hand. I am very passionate about helping them and they really start to excel. In the past, my ADHD former students have graduated from high school and gone on to enroll in Germanna or felt that they could give public high school another chance - so far so good.
Algebra 1

Algebra 1

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching Algebra 1 classes for many years in the home school arena. I am very passionate about it and this comes through to my students who start to excel. My love of Algebra 1 becomes contagious and many a student's self esteem has been lifted because of the techniques that I use to teach them that Algebra 1 can be fun.
ASVAB

ASVAB

I have been an ASVAB test prep strategist for over 15+ years. The ASVAB is a test that is based on quality instead of quantity and those that are serious will put forward a long term study plan. If you do not, the wait is 6 months between test. There are 4 subtest that a student must do well in order to qualify for entrance into the military. Each branch of service have their own qualification score for admittance. I have seen a lot of students mention performing well on the Mathematics Knowledge section. Even though this section is very important, all students must do well on Paragraph Comprehension. The military wants to make sure that you can comprehend orders. My qualifications - a military wife of over 35 years.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Received my graduate certificate degree in Autism Education in May of 2020. Extensive experience working with the following children on the spectrum: high functioning aspherger's syndrome, low functioning aspherger's syndrome, non-verbal, and autistic/dyslexia. Major success in teaching reading and upper-level math for the past 5 years.
Creative Writing

Creative Writing

As a full-time homeschool teacher and public school tutor, many of my students were missing the essentials of English. They did not know the parts of speech, sentence structure, topic sentence nor thesis statement, the writing process, and the list goes on. I specifically had to create a course entitled "Creative Writing with an English Twist" to meet this need. My public school students went from writing like they texted to getting A's on their writing assignments. In the homeschool arena, my students have actually written books that were published. I make creative writing easy and a lot of fun.
Dyslexia

Dyslexia

Over 15 years as a member of multiply dyslexia associations that have supplied me with the necessary tools to test and tutor children and adults with dyslexia. Since there are 6 different types of dyslexia, the testing pinpoints the type to be addressed. Exercises are designed to help the left hemisphere and right hemisphere of the brain to talk to each other. Dyslexia-based programs designed by PhD educators to help children (even autistic) and adults to read are used along with the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading which help struggling readers. One of my major success stories is a young man age 20 already diagnosed with dyslexia but he could not pass the ASVAB test. After working with me for 2 months, he was able to pass the test the first time and enlisted in the Coast Guard. Another boy age 9 who was homeschooled, was diagnosed with dyslexia and was filled with anxiety about reading. After working with me for only 3 months, he no longer had a fear of trying to read. He graduated from 3rd and 4th grade simultaneously. His grandmother was amazed at this progress since as a licensed educator she could not get him to read.
Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I am a college graduate with extensive professional tutoring experience (over 16 years) in Elementary grades K-6. Former lead tutor for C2 Education and Abilities Plus. Have tutored for ClubZ, Above Grade Level just to name a few. I am a former Train the Trainer tutor for C2 Education. I received through Liberty University my Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education and another in Preschool Education. I tutor 3 days a week after school a 4th grade public school special needs student with an IEP. For the past 2 years, I tutor once a week after school a 5th grade public school in Math, Reading Comprehension, Writing and preparing for his SOLs.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching Basic Math classes for many years in the home school arena. I am very passionate about it and this comes through to my students who start to excel. My love of Math becomes contagious and many a student's self esteem has been lifted because of the techniques that I use to teach them that Math can be fun.
English

English

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching Creative writing with an English twist for many years in the home school arena. I chose this route due to students not understanding how to form proper sentences. They also have problems constructing appropriate grade level sentences.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

As a full-time homeschool teacher with 5 graduate certificate degrees that required writing essays. I scored A+'s on all of my papers and graduated at the top of my classes. I have a knack and a love for writing essays. I make essay writing easy by teaching the components of an essay first then start focusing on your specific topic. I am also an expert in APA formatting which is essential to every paper that you write. I am an experienced high school and college English tutor.
Grammar

Grammar

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching Creative writing with an English twist for many years in the home school arena. I chose this route due to students not understanding the 8 parts of Speech. I have my Graduate Certificates in Gifted Education and Preschool Education and both required a lot of papers.
Homeschool

Homeschool

I am a college graduate and a homeschool mom. I belong to a homeschool organization of over 500 families and most of my students are at the elementary level. I teach Reading/Phonics, Writing, Basic Math, Social Studies, and Science to children in grades K through 6th. I have been tutoring this age group for over 15 years. I also have students that I teach PreAlgebra and Algebra 1 that are not in middle school or high school -they are just advanced and smart. My son graduated out of homeschool and is now a Licensed Veterinary Technician. After 2 years in the field, he has decided to become a Physician's Assistant.
Phonics

Phonics

I am a college graduate and I have been tutoring multicultural children using phonics for many years. I currently tutor children in phonics who have IEPs. This allows them to become proficient readers. All phonics is is the sound the letters make. Once they understand this, they are on their way to understanding how to do their school work.
Prealgebra

Prealgebra

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching PreAlgebra classes for many years in the home school arena. I am very passionate about it and this comes through to my students who start to excel.
Reading

Reading

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching Phonics/Reading for many years in the home school arena. I have a track record for getting students to master Reading Comprehension. I make Reading easier for students because of the techniques I teach them.
SOL

SOL

I live in the state of Virginia and our public school system uses SOLs which means Standards of Learning test. I have been tutoring students for many years to prepare them for their SOLs in Basic Math, Algebra 1 & 2, Writing and especially Reading just to name a few. I have a very high success rate and one of the tools I use for growth is SOLPASS.ORG.
Special Needs

Special Needs

Over 15 years' experience working with children with ADHD and/or Executive Function struggles, learning disabilities like dyslexia/dyscalculia, and autism. Graduate of Liberty University with my graduate certificate degree in Autism Education. As a veteran homeschool teacher, have counseled many parents who sought my help for their special needs children.
Spelling

Spelling

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching Creative writing with an English twist for many years in the home school arena. As a part of the course, students must be able to spell words correctly. Spelling test are a part of the course. Students are given a weekly spelling list to study, then they are given the test first orally then written. The written version only includes words that were missed orally.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I am a college graduate and I have been teaching Creative writing with an English twist for many years in the home school arena. As a part of the course, students must use grade appropriate vocabulary - building your vocabulary is a major part of learning. Students must learn to use words instead of the definition of that word.
Writing

Writing

I am a college graduate and I have a love of writing. During my Online courses at Liberty University, I had to write papers in APA style every week. I received an "A" on all of them. A part of writing is also the ability to follow the instructions to the letter.
ACT English
ESL/ESOL
GED

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asvab

Mrs Sherri is working with my son with asvab and he liking every aspect of it. She is working his needs he doesnt understand and improve................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Ed, 5 lessons with Sherri

Knowledgeable, encouraging

Sherri is helping my son prepare for the ASVAB. She customized a plan for his goals and special learning needs, and he feels challenged and encouraged from his work with her!

Spring, 5 lessons with Sherri

great preparation

She was so prepared to get me ready for the ASVAB. I enjoyed every session and came away feeling more and more confident.

Owen, 5 lessons with Sherri

great teacher

Sherri listens to your child and take the time to really help them understand what they are learning. Highly recommended her for anyone!

Ryan, 7 lessons with Sherri

great teacher

Sherri listens to your child and take the time to really help them understand what they are learning. Highly recommended her for anyone!

Ryan, 7 lessons with Sherri

Axel's lesson

Axel's confidence is already improving, and he is always looking forward to get his lesson done in the morning. It seems to be the right method of learning for him. Looking forward to continue working with our amaizing teacher that has the right skills and experience to keep Axel focus, retaining all the information he is learning during the sessions.

Lidia, 4 lessons with Sherri

The most patient and understanding tutor

Sherri helped my son study for the math portion of the ASVAB. He has consistently struggled throughout his high school years in math and was casted aside by many teachers. His math abilities were severely lacking; however Sherri has swooped in and helped my son gain skills and confidence in his math/algebra. He is passing practice tests and is scheduled for his ASVAB test next week. He is even considering college; thank you Sherri!!

Dami, 3 lessons with Sherri

Engaging

She treats my son with respect and not like a child who doesn't know anything. She understands he is an expert on himself and she helps him discover how to work around his executive dysfunction.

Lenore, 5 lessons with Sherri

Knowledgeable tutor

First visit for grandson. She was very accepting of student and did an initial assessment and followed up with an email to us of summary of visit. She seems to be well versed in the subject and very organized.

Linda, 4 lessons with Sherri

Sherri is patient, clear, and passionate about her students being successful

In a few sessions, Sherri quickly assessed our daughter's knowledge of English grammar and brought her several steps forward in her grammar skills. She is calm and worked smoothly through the concepts, building from more uncomplicated to more complex concepts. And finally, Sherri was provided positive feedback and words of encouragement to our daughter. All together, Sherri created an excellent approach for our teen.

Steve, 2 lessons with Sherri
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