Retired Professor/Teacher Literacy, Math, Study Skills for All Ages

Laurel T.

Elementary (K-6th)

I have a B.A.S in elementary education, a master's in literacy with an emphasis in remedial mathematics. I also have a PhD in Education with 30 years teaching and recent tutoring experience. As a licensed K-8 teacher I am expert in assessment and prescriptive teaching and can guarantee student progress in reading, writing, mathematics, and other content areas. I have stellar references. Children find my approach engaging and motivating. I'm infinitely patient and I encourage students (gently and persistently) to succeed, creating tangible, reasonable, academic goals with my students and documenting their hard work and progress with them. I use games and physical activities, music, and hands on materials to teach. I have a fabulous library of books and learning materials for students at all levels. I have experience working with students who struggle academically, including students who have learning disabilities. I also have experience tutoring gifted children. I strongly believe every child has talent that can be developed and I work carefully to build on each individual's academic strengths, interests. I quickly assess independence levels of students moving them toward responsibility for their own learning. I LOVE tutoring and teaching small groups. I'm a retired teacher who is high energy and young at heart and who recently moved from the Cities with my husband.

Reading

I have a master's in reading and a PhD in education. I have served on the faculty of Hamline University as a K-12 reading assessment teacher trainer. I have also supervised pre-K - high school teachers and reading specialists for UW-River Falls and the University of Idaho.

Study Skills

I have more than 10 years of experience teaching content-based study skills to high school and college students. I worked as a study skills counselor in the Tutoring and Academic Assistance Center at the University of Idaho for three years where I taught test taking skills, study skills, time management skills, and reading skills to undergraduate college students and graduate students. I also taught summer study skills courses through the University of Idaho College of Education for Upward Bound high school students and for the program "Early Start" for high school students. I incorporated study skills instruction as an elementary teacher and middle school teacher. I have a master's degree and PhD which included extensive training in helping under-achieving students reach their academic potential. I also worked as an Upward Bound study skills tutor for Forward Service Corporation in Northwestern Wisconsin where I worked with freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who struggled with study skills including test taking, time management, note-taking, English, reading, and writing. I am able to quickly assess students' strengths and skill levels and tutor prescriptively based on each student's individual needs.