Rachel
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My name is Rachel! I am a college English professor at Suffolk County Community College , and have been tutoring students of all ages in English, math, and history for ten years. I experience joy every time I can help a struggling student understand, or even enjoy a subject. I am very experienced in tailoring lessons to meet an individual's needs, so no matter what your issue is, we can figure out how to solve it together! I look forward to talking to you.
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Undergraduate Degree:Stony Brook University- Bachelors, English
Graduate Degree:Hofstra University- Masters, English and Creative Writing
- GRE Verbal: 165
reading, playing the piano, cooking, and creative writing.
- 10th Grade Reading
- 10th Grade Writing
- 11th Grade Reading
- 11th Grade Writing
- 12th Grade Reading
- 12th Grade Writing
- ACCUPLACER Prep
- ACCUPLACER Arithmetic
- ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra
- ACCUPLACER ESL - Listening
- ACCUPLACER ESL - Reading Skills
- ACCUPLACER ESL - Sentence Meaning
- ACCUPLACER Language Use
- ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension
- ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills
- ACCUPLACER WritePlacer
- 法追求
- ACT English
- ACT Reading
- ACT Writing
- Adult Literacy
- Advanced Placement Prep
- Algebra
- American Literature
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP U.S. Government & Politics
- AP United States History
- ASPIRE English
- ASPIRE Reading
- Basic Computer Literacy
- British Literature
- CAHSEE English
- CLEP Prep
- CLEP College Composition
- College English
- College Essays
- College Level American Literature
- Comparative Literature
- COMPASS Reading
- COMPASS Writing Skills
- Creative Writing
- Elementary School
- Elementary School Math
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Science
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- ESL/ELL
- Essay Editing
- Fiction Writing
- Gifted
- GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment
- GMAT Verbal
- Graduate Test Prep
- GRE Analytical Writing
- GRE Subject Test in Literature in English
- GRE Subject Tests
- GRE Verbal
- High School English
- High School Level American History
- 美国文学高中水平
- High School Writing
- Homework Support
- HSPT Reading
- Literature
- Math
- Middle School
- Middle School Math
- Music
- Other
- Piano
- Reading
- REGENTS Prep
- SAT Prep
- SAT Math
- SAT Reading
- SAT Subject Test in Literature
- SAT Subject Test in United States History
- SAT Subject Test in World History
- SAT Subject Tests Prep
- SAT Writing and Language
- Science
- Social Studies
- SSAT Prep
- SSAT- Upper Level
- Study Skills
- Study Skills and Organization
- Summer
- Technology and Coding
- Test Prep
- Writing
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
I usually have the student re-write the passage, or a portion of it, in his or her own words. This allows me to see how the student is interpreting the material and correct any errors in comprehension.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
I have found listening to the student to be a successful strategy. This allows me to focus the lessons to each student's specific needs and goals.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
I would try to relate the subject to something they already like.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
Having the student create his or her own questions is a great way to check for mastery.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
Personal anecdotes and stories from other students help make success seem real and achievable.