I believe that every student can reach their personal potential. In order to do so, both student and educator must communicate with each other to use the student's strengths to overcome any challenges the student may face.

I always like to learn about the student's goals, interests, strengths, and challenges. This helps me customize lesson plans accordingly. I also like to share some of my interests and goals in order to begin gaining trust from my student.

I like teaching students study methods they can use across all disciplines. My favorite study method is metacognition, in which I teach the student to explain to themselves how to arrive at the answer. This helps in reading comprehension, math concepts, and writing.

Concepts will be introduced within a context that the student is familiar with. For example, presenting a new math concept through basketball. Additionally, positive encouragement will be provided to ensure the student is making progress.

When a student is experiencing difficulty, I tell them it's okay. I will present the content in various ways that cater to the student's strengths (visual, auditory, spatial etc.).

They key to improve reading comprehension is to build their background knowledge. I like to help students relate their own experiences to the content of the reading passages.