JENNIFER J.
Private tutor in Portsmouth, VA
Education
B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Biology from the University of Virginia M.A, in Counseling with a school emphasis from Regent University I am getting ready to go back to school (again!;) to become a licensed special ed teacher and probably will end up getting a masters in Special Education-adapted curriculum K-12. I am interested in Applied Behavioral Analysis and would like to become a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst one day. Obviously, I am a lifetime learner!
Experience
~Substitute taught for several years from 1st-12th ~Teacher assistant teaching special education, ~Great at editing papers; grammar ~Love Biology and the Social Sciences ~SAT and GRE scores I don't know off hand but they were good enough to get in the universities I attended. ~Love to help people learn! ~ I am currently helping teach special education students reading kindergarten level to 2nd grade level ~I am currently helping teach special education students kindergarten through 8th grade math, science, and history ~I studied music theory for 10 years and almost majored in it ~I would like to tutor because I am a single mother, working part-time, getting ready to become a licensed Sp. Ed. teacher and need to earn some extra income. I also feel like I am a natural teacher and really enjoy helping people learn and understand what they are learning. ~I have worked with children and adolescents for the past 10 years.
Subject Expertise
Social SciencesIB Psychology SLIB Psychology HLAP PsychologyPlant BiologyMicrobiologyGeneral BiologyAlgebra 1Poetry WritingPSAT Writing SkillsSAT WritingPSAT Critical ReadingSAT Critical ReadingGrammar and MechanicsEarth ScienceLife SciencesPsychologyBiologyCell BiologyDevelopmental BiologyEvolutionary BiologyPersuasive WritingGRE Analytical WritingFiction WritingPre-AlgebraCreative WritingExpository WritingMiddle SchoolSocial StudiesStudy Skills And OrganizationAnatomyElementary MathMusicVocabularyTest PrepLiteratureStatisticsSpecial EducationShort NovelSATReadingPSATPianoPhysiologyPathologyGeneticsAP Music TheoryMusic TheoryWritingLiterary AnalysisIntermediate AlgebraIB World Religions SLHuman DevelopmentGREGraduate Test PrepGeneral ChemistryFrench 1EthicsEssay EditingEnglishComputer SkillsComputational Problem SolvingCollege EssaysChemistry
Availability
Monday after 4PM, Tuesday after 4PM, Wednesday after 9AM, Thursday after 4PM, Saturday in the morning
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee
Hobbies
~I love to help people, ~I love to work with children and adolescents and see them learn, even with challenges (ie. autism, ID, ED, ADHD, etc...) ~I like to scrapbook, take pictures, shop, cook, exercise, go see live music, watch movies, read, I love animals, and my 2 teenage daughters! ~I am very easy-going and friendly and patient and encouraging; important traits for an excellent tutor!
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