"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." 
~Antoine de St. Exupery

 

Mary T. Tutoring offers a unique program entitled SOS - Student Over-all Support. This form of private tutoring includes: studying and organizational skills, homework help, confidence building, time management, test taking, math, and writing skills. This complete academic support system can benefit the gifted student, the student with ADD/ADHD, the student who needs remediation, or the student who is just not working up to potential.

My program is available to students in all grades K-8. I have been successful because I recognize that each child's needs are different—and I tailor the program to meet those needs. I have a bachelors degree in elementary education and have taught in the Maryland educational system for over 5 years.  You can be assured that I know, not only the subjects, but what students' learning abilities are at particular grade levels.

Study Skills

Behind every good student is good study skills. Yet, study skills is not a subject taught in schools! The first indicator I look for in a struggling student is a lack of strong study skills. It is an area that can be easily remedied once students apply certain strategies and tips. Teaching good study skills will help establish good practices throughout a child's formal education. Parents find it amazing how quickly their children will bounce back academically once they've established proper study skills. The first step is to  determine if certain very important guidelines are established in the home and assess each child's study routine in five key areas: time management, organization, learning styles, concentration and memory, and taking notes.

Learning Styles

As part of my extensive study habits analysis, each child's individual learning style will be assessed and based on the results. I teach tips and strategies that will help your student better comprehend and retain his or her lessons. For instance, Visual Learning children learn words and definitions by reading them over and over again, and "seeing" the words in their heads. Auditory Learning students tend to recite words and definitions over and over again, or have the words and meanings taped so they can listen to them. Kinesthetic Learning students prefer to write out the words and definitions and draw pictures to remind them of the meanings. Knowing a child's particular learning style will greatly assist parents and the students ability to learn. There are many more study skills such as: concentration, memory, note and test taking tips that I will teach.

Learning Disabilities

Learning problems vary from one learning disabled child to another, and I can provide strategies and tips that meet your child's unique needs. Children with learning disabilities have trouble keeping up academically with peers their own age. Their disabilities may be attributed to a number of causes including dyslexia, mental retardation, autism, or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), among others. Children diagnosed with these disabilities can be taught ways to overcome their handicaps, especially when given highly personalized instruction tailored specifically to the needs of that child.

It is my experience that students with learning disabilities achieve greater benefits when tutoring is performed in the child's home. This is particularly important for learning disabled students who do not cope well in crowded, often chaotic surroundings such as their classroom or group therapy. Individualized home tutoring in a controlled environment helps restore confidence in a learning disabled student and enables them to more efficiently reach their full potential.