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Laura

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5 (2 reviews)

$50/h

1^st lesson free

English
Reading
Grammar
Creative writing
Essay writing

Experienced tutor in English in Fort Worth, Laura offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

English
Reading
Grammar
Creative writing
Essay writing

Lesson location

- At Laura's house: Fort Worth
- online
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Fort Worth

About Laura

In fifteen years, I have found that students learn best when they feel confident. I make a point to learning about my students' strengths and interests and relating the lessons to them in different ways.

I genuinely enjoy reading literature and using writing methods with my students. I feel that they have fun when we work together because I am having fun.

I most enjoy seeing the great intelligence and eagerness to learn in my students.

When they push themselves and discover their strengths, I feel fulfilled in my role as guide.

Education

–Highly Qualified to teach: ESL 4-12, English Language Arts 8-12 and Generalist 4-8

–B.A. English Composition: University of Texas at Austin, Texas

–French Minor: Institute for American Universities, France

–Technical Writing: Austin Community College, Austin, Texas

Recent Work with Students

uGrammar-Vocabulary 4th Grade Saturday Teacher for Chinese Americans, ACES4Kids, Austin, Texas
                                                                                                                                  01/2019 – 05/2019

uE-Tutor for English Composition, UpSwing.io, Austin, Texas                            10/2018 – 03/2019

—   College Level – ESL and Native English Speakers

—   Review essays for:
- Grammar
- Organization
- Voice, Tone, Vocabulary and Meaning

uELAR Interventionist Jubilee ISD Charter Schools, San Antonio, Texas              11/2016 – 6/2017

—   ELAR : Grades 6-12

—   Worked with MS and HS teachers to provide one-on-one targeted instruction to dyslexic and struggling learners

—   Provided curriculum and assessment support for grades 6-12

—   Tutored struggling students after school

—   Pulled out groups for specialized test tutoring

—   Administered STAAR tests to Oral Administration coded groups

uSubstitute Teacher Harmony Charter Schools, Austin, Texas                                8/2016 – 10/2016

—   ELA/ ESOL : Grades 9-12

—   Spanish Language: Created alternative lesson plans to integrate creative writing and music into Spanish Language learning.

—   General Subjects: Grades 1-12

uELA Tutor, M.L. Cisneros Freshman Campus, Lockhart, Texas                             1/2016- 6/2016
        — Guided groups of three or more in reading out
loud and discussion
        — Met with students one-on-one to complete
writing and reading comprehension assignments
        — Worked in the classroom to assist the teacher in
communicating the lesson
        — Assisted in maintaining order and communicating
expectations in the classroom
        — Assisted with team curriculum planning

uSubstitute Teacher, Magnolia Montessori for All School, The Khabele School     7/2015- 12/2015
       — Worked with elementary and primary students
individually to complete academic lessons
       — Met with group project participants to review and
plan their academic projects
       — Worked one-on-one with special education
students to complete lessons
       — Guided group reading circles

uAfter-School Program Coordinator, Austin Children’s Academy Montessori         2/2015-5/2015                                                                                              — Coordinated lesson plans to fit with school
academic curriculum
       — Presented science, reading and social studies
activities to children ages 6-11

uAssistant Primary Teacher, The White Bird Montessori School                             7/2014-10/2014

—    Assisted the lead teacher in setting up a kindergarten room with learning areas

—    Presented lessons to children regarding classification, reading and process

Other Work Experience

·         Ghostwriter – Writing Tutor – 11 years: Author-coach.com, Austin, TX                   2001-2012
Tutored adults and college students in book and speech writing, test essays and required papers:
Used synchronous and asynchronous tutoring techniques. MLA style used.

·         Online Marketer –   2017-Present

·         Technical Writer – 10 years – APA style used.                                             1994-2001 and
            2012-2017

About the lesson

1. Establish level of reading and comprehension.

2. Establish learning goals and testing goals.

3. Adapt and create curriculum according to level, goals and interests. Curriculum is project based and each student choses between three or more projects. NO Worksheets are used. Work is interactive, hands-on and requires development of research and multiple language skills.

4. Work with student, making assessments each week, two-week period and monthly.

5. Provide student with the opportunity to assess him or herself as well as give feedback on their project-learning.

Recommendations

Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher

Jenny

My tutor pays attention to all details and keeps me going. She is very professional and intelligent. She gives me a chance to re-think and re-wright without time pressure. She always has time to review my writing and come up with some sort of intelligent jokes, which don't affect my self-esteem in negative way, but encourage me to look over my writing. She is awesome.
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Jenny
My tutor pays attention to all details and keeps me going. She is very professional and intelligent. She gives me a chance to re-think and re-wright without time pressure. She always has time to review my writing and come up with some sort of intelligent jokes, which don't affect my self-esteem in negative way, but encourage me to look over my writing. She is awesome.
Hollie

Laura helped me with my essay writing. She is a fun tutor and I have not forgotten the way she taught me to organize my thoughts and plan. It has helped me a lot.

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Hollie
Laura helped me with my essay writing. She is a fun tutor and I have not forgotten the way she taught me to organize my thoughts and plan. It has helped me a lot.
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10h: $500

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This first lesson offered with Laura will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

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My standard pricing is 25.00 for every 45 minutes of online tutoring.

The same price applies to in-person tutoring plus 5.00.

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