What is your teaching philosophy?

All students can learn, as long as one meets their learning style.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

Get to know the student, but more importantly, let them get to know me so we can build a relationship.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

By building their self-esteem.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Give students a sense of control.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

Find out where the difficulty lies and try different strategies to help motivate the student.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

Graphic organizers. Also, try to relate the comprehension using the student's prior knowledge about a book or movie they watched, and relate the two.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

Validate the students' concerns and be upbeat about the content. Positive attitude.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Be positive myself, and let students know that everybody struggles, but that I am there for them to help them through their struggles.

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Conversational exchange, feedback from student, and make harder concepts shorter.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Offer praise and acknowledge students' accomplishments, both in private and in front of their classmates. Always start with a positive statement, and then you can start referring to what they need to work on.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

I ask a couple of questions during and after each lesson.