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Dana B.

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Experienced, knowledgeable, Professional for struggling children
Experienced, knowledgeable, Professional for struggling children
Dana B.

4.9 (377 ratings)

1,704 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
4.9 (377 ratings)

1,704 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Dana

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Thank you so much for visiting my profile!!! At times, we feel our children will not advance due to challenges at school. Well, that's a misconception that you can change by utilizing one on one interaction with a professional tutor!! You know how bright your child is and perhaps feel like they're not doing well with the challenges presented at school or other activities! However, your child can easily overcome these challenges and have confidence and success at school.

My experience...

Thank you so much for visiting my profile!!! At times, we feel our children will not advance due to challenges at school. Well, that's a misconception that you can change by utilizing one on one interaction with a professional tutor!! You know how bright your child is and perhaps feel like they're not doing well with the challenges presented at school or other activities! However, your child can easily overcome these challenges and have confidence and success at school.

My experience includes two years of preschool teaching, 16 years of teaching at an elementary school specializing in phonics, reading, writing; and having certification to succeed with special need children, three years instructing grades six through nine in Spanish and 13 years as a WyzAnt Tutor. I have determined that ALL children can focus, learn, and develop academically when given the most optimal opportunities for their learning. For this reason, I have dedicated my entire life's work to their academic success and social development.

My university background includes a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies with a Spanish Emphasis, a Bilingual/Bicultural Teaching Credential in Spanish, a Master's degree in Educational Administration as well as a Certificate in Autistic Behavior Therapy. I have worked with children with processing disorders, ADD, ADHD, and students two or more years behind. I have concentrated my work with children that are challenged and as a result, are losing hope and the desire to learn.

I offer you and your child hope! Once we begin our sessions, you will see improvement in confidence, the desire to learn and go to school again, and then watch the frustration disapaite. I guarantee that you will see observable progress in these areas as soon as three weeks while having three sessions per week!!

I wish you all the very best as you connect yourself with a professional tutor!

With warm regards,
Dana Brenzel
WyzAnt Tutor

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Education

San Diego State University
Liberal Studies with Spanish Emphasis
California State University, San Marcos
Graduate Coursework
Concordia University
Masters

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $50
  • Rate details: The more sessions you have per week, the less expensive the total charge will be.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 4/6/2024

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Corporate Training

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I will cover English conversation, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar and proper usage and writing skills.
Grammar,

Grammar

Grammar lessons differ at each grade level and my expertise ranges from preschool to sixth grade. By developing good grammar skills at young ages, students can then go on to learn a second and third language with half the effort. I have always loved the grammar portion of our language and the little rules that stand behind our word choice and usage. It is quite simple to teach when you know the tricks, which I share with each of my students. :)
Spanish,

Spanish

I have been teaching Spanish for the past 18 years and tutoring it for the past two. Much of my experience has been teaching Spanish to children in bilingual classes when I taught them math, reading, writing, and science in Spanish. During that time I also taught Spanish to the English speakers where we learned to speak, take notes, and sing in the Spanish. I also created and implemented Spanish curriculum that I taught to English speakers from grades 6-9 including grammar, reading, writing, math, and conversation at a magnet school for Math, Science, and Technology. At the end of each semester they gave presentations in Spanish and had to answer questions that I gave them; all in Spanish. The past two years for WyzAnt, I have tutored students in Spanish from grades K to College. I also teach the accent so those that learn it will sound just like a native speaker. I truly love the Spanish language and sharing it with others.
Proofreading

Elementary Education

Common Core,

Common Core

My experience with the Common Core curriculum includes teaching it with math and language arts for one year to first graders, two years to a 4-5 combo class of educational over-comers. and tutoring it for regular education students as well as autistic and learning challenged kiddos for the past 5 1/2 years, or 1600 hours of tutoring sessions. With time, it has become a challenging yet concrete way to establish patterns in math and is an in depth comprehensive approach to reading, writing, listening, speaking, and language skills.
Elementary Math,

Elementary Math

I have experience in common core, math computer tutorials, relationships between math, science, and technology, and hands on math that use manipulatives and meaningful activities. I found that by using a variety of the previous concepts, children develop math skills and begin to enjoy and have more confidence in this area of learning. I teach mostly elementary school children but have also instructed preschool and geometry at the middle school level. I absolutely love tutoring math and one can see right away how I relate these math skills and concepts to successfully tutor my students!!
Grammar,

Grammar

Grammar lessons differ at each grade level and my expertise ranges from preschool to sixth grade. By developing good grammar skills at young ages, students can then go on to learn a second and third language with half the effort. I have always loved the grammar portion of our language and the little rules that stand behind our word choice and usage. It is quite simple to teach when you know the tricks, which I share with each of my students. :)
Handwriting,

Handwriting

I'm extremely qualified to teach handwriting because I taught third grade for seven years where handwriting was taught explicitly: one capital letter then its lowercase letter, next a capital letter with a lowercase, and finally three letter words followed by short sentences. The most important thing was to make sure that the letters were formed correctly. I would check each student write each letter to make sure they did this. I also taught first grade where I instructed the same procedure with the printed letters and words. Once again, it does matter how the letters are formed and how the pencil is held.
Phonics,

Phonics

I love phonics! I remember my first year in my teaching credential program that prophesied 'phonics' no longer worked. Well, to the contrary, I had one instructor that taught us 'phonics' anyway because she said that it was the ONLY reading program that did work and that many children in the 'Whole Language' years would grow up with reading difficulties. I believed in this teacher and began my own research into phonics. I learned that as a child, the end of the Baby Boomers, we were also not taught to read using phonics. That's why what she taught us was so foreign to me. When I worked as a teacher's aid and pulled out small groups away from the class, I taught them phonics. By mid-year she received an award for having the most fluent readers than the other teachers in the grade level. I believe it was due to the phonics instruction. To make a long story short, phonics did return with full force and test scores began to rise. Children learned to read with less difficulty and loved sharing their books with family and friends. It was a new era that has not ended. I don't think it ever will. Throughout my 16 year of teaching, I have used phonics. It is the only strategy for teaching reading that I know truly works. As the saying goes, "If it works, don't fix it."
Reading,

Reading

I love to read! In fact, teaching it is a true passion of mine. From preschool to fifth grade, I have made it one of my goals to learn as many ways to instruct it as possible in order to reach the many learning styles in my classes. The joy of reading is a learned skill, one that is acquired through the awesome techniques and strategies that I have mastered throughout my professional career. I'd be honored to share these with you and your child.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have always believed in the old saying of 'work before pleasure.' In order for a child to do well in school and have good study habits, there must be a scheduled routine, comparable to the child's physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual needs. Establishing a daily, or weekly routine with your child is the best bet. I just bought a white board calendar that hangs on our wall where everyone can see: homework time. Whether it's after school, before school, after sports, after dinner, etc. the time must be as consistent as possible. To expect a child to sit down and complete all of their homework at one time may be a set up for failure. Make sure the child has a snack and drink. The younger the child, say first or second grade, have them work no more than a half hour then a ten minute break followed by another half hour. The same goes for older children except the time spent doing the homework increases. For example, allow forty minutes for third graders followed by a ten minute break and fifty minutes for fourth and fifth graders followed by a ten minute break. If you'd like more information of how to utilize more study skills for your child, please contact me. We could have a couple of sessions where I show you first hand how to implement new ideas even for the most difficult of children. Remember, CONSISTENCY is the KEY to CHANGE!! Good luck!!!
Elementary Science, Vocabulary

English

English,

English

I love teaching the English language. I concentrate on speaking, listening, grammar, spelling, writing, enunciation, proper usage, reading, reading comprehension, and fluency. I also work on developing phonemic awareness and articulation.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I will cover English conversation, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar and proper usage and writing skills.
Grammar,

Grammar

Grammar lessons differ at each grade level and my expertise ranges from preschool to sixth grade. By developing good grammar skills at young ages, students can then go on to learn a second and third language with half the effort. I have always loved the grammar portion of our language and the little rules that stand behind our word choice and usage. It is quite simple to teach when you know the tricks, which I share with each of my students. :)
Reading,

Reading

I love to read! In fact, teaching it is a true passion of mine. From preschool to fifth grade, I have made it one of my goals to learn as many ways to instruct it as possible in order to reach the many learning styles in my classes. The joy of reading is a learned skill, one that is acquired through the awesome techniques and strategies that I have mastered throughout my professional career. I'd be honored to share these with you and your child.
Writing,

Writing

Isn't it amazing how the written word is more than just a five paragraph essay or a story about a given topic? We are in a new era where writing has become a form of self-expression and communication. I tutor my students on communicating about what they see, feel, or think about a picture, song, movie or text, then have them transfer it into their own words. I do this even for beginning writers. From my own experience, spelling counts!! Allow me the opportunity to demonstrate how I can open the door for your child to love to express himself/herself through the written word. You'll see amazing results in a relatively short amount of time. :)
Proofreading, Vocabulary

Homeschool

English,

English

I love teaching the English language. I concentrate on speaking, listening, grammar, spelling, writing, enunciation, proper usage, reading, reading comprehension, and fluency. I also work on developing phonemic awareness and articulation.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I will cover English conversation, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar and proper usage and writing skills.
Handwriting,

Handwriting

I'm extremely qualified to teach handwriting because I taught third grade for seven years where handwriting was taught explicitly: one capital letter then its lowercase letter, next a capital letter with a lowercase, and finally three letter words followed by short sentences. The most important thing was to make sure that the letters were formed correctly. I would check each student write each letter to make sure they did this. I also taught first grade where I instructed the same procedure with the printed letters and words. Once again, it does matter how the letters are formed and how the pencil is held.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I review multiplication and division facts, fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions. Factoring fractions to lowest terms. finding least common multiple and least common denominator, finding and putting points on an XY grid, finding values for x in addition, subtraction problems. I also instruct converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.
Reading,

Reading

I love to read! In fact, teaching it is a true passion of mine. From preschool to fifth grade, I have made it one of my goals to learn as many ways to instruct it as possible in order to reach the many learning styles in my classes. The joy of reading is a learned skill, one that is acquired through the awesome techniques and strategies that I have mastered throughout my professional career. I'd be honored to share these with you and your child.
Spanish,

Spanish

I have been teaching Spanish for the past 18 years and tutoring it for the past two. Much of my experience has been teaching Spanish to children in bilingual classes when I taught them math, reading, writing, and science in Spanish. During that time I also taught Spanish to the English speakers where we learned to speak, take notes, and sing in the Spanish. I also created and implemented Spanish curriculum that I taught to English speakers from grades 6-9 including grammar, reading, writing, math, and conversation at a magnet school for Math, Science, and Technology. At the end of each semester they gave presentations in Spanish and had to answer questions that I gave them; all in Spanish. The past two years for WyzAnt, I have tutored students in Spanish from grades K to College. I also teach the accent so those that learn it will sound just like a native speaker. I truly love the Spanish language and sharing it with others.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have always believed in the old saying of 'work before pleasure.' In order for a child to do well in school and have good study habits, there must be a scheduled routine, comparable to the child's physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual needs. Establishing a daily, or weekly routine with your child is the best bet. I just bought a white board calendar that hangs on our wall where everyone can see: homework time. Whether it's after school, before school, after sports, after dinner, etc. the time must be as consistent as possible. To expect a child to sit down and complete all of their homework at one time may be a set up for failure. Make sure the child has a snack and drink. The younger the child, say first or second grade, have them work no more than a half hour then a ten minute break followed by another half hour. The same goes for older children except the time spent doing the homework increases. For example, allow forty minutes for third graders followed by a ten minute break and fifty minutes for fourth and fifth graders followed by a ten minute break. If you'd like more information of how to utilize more study skills for your child, please contact me. We could have a couple of sessions where I show you first hand how to implement new ideas even for the most difficult of children. Remember, CONSISTENCY is the KEY to CHANGE!! Good luck!!!
Writing

Writing

Isn't it amazing how the written word is more than just a five paragraph essay or a story about a given topic? We are in a new era where writing has become a form of self-expression and communication. I tutor my students on communicating about what they see, feel, or think about a picture, song, movie or text, then have them transfer it into their own words. I do this even for beginning writers. From my own experience, spelling counts!! Allow me the opportunity to demonstrate how I can open the door for your child to love to express himself/herself through the written word. You'll see amazing results in a relatively short amount of time. :)

Language

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I will cover English conversation, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar and proper usage and writing skills.
Spanish

Spanish

I have been teaching Spanish for the past 18 years and tutoring it for the past two. Much of my experience has been teaching Spanish to children in bilingual classes when I taught them math, reading, writing, and science in Spanish. During that time I also taught Spanish to the English speakers where we learned to speak, take notes, and sing in the Spanish. I also created and implemented Spanish curriculum that I taught to English speakers from grades 6-9 including grammar, reading, writing, math, and conversation at a magnet school for Math, Science, and Technology. At the end of each semester they gave presentations in Spanish and had to answer questions that I gave them; all in Spanish. The past two years for WyzAnt, I have tutored students in Spanish from grades K to College. I also teach the accent so those that learn it will sound just like a native speaker. I truly love the Spanish language and sharing it with others.

Math

Prealgebra

Prealgebra

I review multiplication and division facts, fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions. Factoring fractions to lowest terms. finding least common multiple and least common denominator, finding and putting points on an XY grid, finding values for x in addition, subtraction problems. I also instruct converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.

Most Popular

English,

English

I love teaching the English language. I concentrate on speaking, listening, grammar, spelling, writing, enunciation, proper usage, reading, reading comprehension, and fluency. I also work on developing phonemic awareness and articulation.
ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I will cover English conversation, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar and proper usage and writing skills.
Prealgebra,

Prealgebra

I review multiplication and division facts, fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions. Factoring fractions to lowest terms. finding least common multiple and least common denominator, finding and putting points on an XY grid, finding values for x in addition, subtraction problems. I also instruct converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.
Reading,

Reading

I love to read! In fact, teaching it is a true passion of mine. From preschool to fifth grade, I have made it one of my goals to learn as many ways to instruct it as possible in order to reach the many learning styles in my classes. The joy of reading is a learned skill, one that is acquired through the awesome techniques and strategies that I have mastered throughout my professional career. I'd be honored to share these with you and your child.
Spanish,

Spanish

I have been teaching Spanish for the past 18 years and tutoring it for the past two. Much of my experience has been teaching Spanish to children in bilingual classes when I taught them math, reading, writing, and science in Spanish. During that time I also taught Spanish to the English speakers where we learned to speak, take notes, and sing in the Spanish. I also created and implemented Spanish curriculum that I taught to English speakers from grades 6-9 including grammar, reading, writing, math, and conversation at a magnet school for Math, Science, and Technology. At the end of each semester they gave presentations in Spanish and had to answer questions that I gave them; all in Spanish. The past two years for WyzAnt, I have tutored students in Spanish from grades K to College. I also teach the accent so those that learn it will sound just like a native speaker. I truly love the Spanish language and sharing it with others.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have always believed in the old saying of 'work before pleasure.' In order for a child to do well in school and have good study habits, there must be a scheduled routine, comparable to the child's physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual needs. Establishing a daily, or weekly routine with your child is the best bet. I just bought a white board calendar that hangs on our wall where everyone can see: homework time. Whether it's after school, before school, after sports, after dinner, etc. the time must be as consistent as possible. To expect a child to sit down and complete all of their homework at one time may be a set up for failure. Make sure the child has a snack and drink. The younger the child, say first or second grade, have them work no more than a half hour then a ten minute break followed by another half hour. The same goes for older children except the time spent doing the homework increases. For example, allow forty minutes for third graders followed by a ten minute break and fifty minutes for fourth and fifth graders followed by a ten minute break. If you'd like more information of how to utilize more study skills for your child, please contact me. We could have a couple of sessions where I show you first hand how to implement new ideas even for the most difficult of children. Remember, CONSISTENCY is the KEY to CHANGE!! Good luck!!!
Writing

Writing

Isn't it amazing how the written word is more than just a five paragraph essay or a story about a given topic? We are in a new era where writing has become a form of self-expression and communication. I tutor my students on communicating about what they see, feel, or think about a picture, song, movie or text, then have them transfer it into their own words. I do this even for beginning writers. From my own experience, spelling counts!! Allow me the opportunity to demonstrate how I can open the door for your child to love to express himself/herself through the written word. You'll see amazing results in a relatively short amount of time. :)

Other

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I will cover English conversation, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar and proper usage and writing skills.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I have always believed in the old saying of 'work before pleasure.' In order for a child to do well in school and have good study habits, there must be a scheduled routine, comparable to the child's physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual needs. Establishing a daily, or weekly routine with your child is the best bet. I just bought a white board calendar that hangs on our wall where everyone can see: homework time. Whether it's after school, before school, after sports, after dinner, etc. the time must be as consistent as possible. To expect a child to sit down and complete all of their homework at one time may be a set up for failure. Make sure the child has a snack and drink. The younger the child, say first or second grade, have them work no more than a half hour then a ten minute break followed by another half hour. The same goes for older children except the time spent doing the homework increases. For example, allow forty minutes for third graders followed by a ten minute break and fifty minutes for fourth and fifth graders followed by a ten minute break. If you'd like more information of how to utilize more study skills for your child, please contact me. We could have a couple of sessions where I show you first hand how to implement new ideas even for the most difficult of children. Remember, CONSISTENCY is the KEY to CHANGE!! Good luck!!!

Special Needs

ADHD,

ADHD

During my 16 years of teaching, I have encountered many students each year with ADD or ADHD. One year I had six of 20 students with the disorder. My tolerance and patience level with the children with ADD/ADHD is extremely high as I learn what worked for each individual. Varied strategies worked differently with individual students. There had been many years that I worked with ADD/ADHD children where I had complete success with their learning goals; when the following years, teachers filed paperwork to send them to specialized schools for behavior problems or had them put into special day classes. You can imagine the deep seeded sadness and disbelief I felt when I had had such success with them in my classroom.
Phonics,

Phonics

I love phonics! I remember my first year in my teaching credential program that prophesied 'phonics' no longer worked. Well, to the contrary, I had one instructor that taught us 'phonics' anyway because she said that it was the ONLY reading program that did work and that many children in the 'Whole Language' years would grow up with reading difficulties. I believed in this teacher and began my own research into phonics. I learned that as a child, the end of the Baby Boomers, we were also not taught to read using phonics. That's why what she taught us was so foreign to me. When I worked as a teacher's aid and pulled out small groups away from the class, I taught them phonics. By mid-year she received an award for having the most fluent readers than the other teachers in the grade level. I believe it was due to the phonics instruction. To make a long story short, phonics did return with full force and test scores began to rise. Children learned to read with less difficulty and loved sharing their books with family and friends. It was a new era that has not ended. I don't think it ever will. Throughout my 16 year of teaching, I have used phonics. It is the only strategy for teaching reading that I know truly works. As the saying goes, "If it works, don't fix it."
Special Needs,

Special Needs

During my last years of teaching, I taught a 4/5 Intensive Intervention class where I instructed 5-8 children directly from a special day class because my administrator understood my gift of working with those with special needs. One mother even came in and thanked me for helping her son enjoy and do better in school. He was a special needs student whose IEP indicated that he be put in a regular education classroom for only 1/4 of the day. Well, he, as well as six others with special needs came to my class that year. They all had IEP's. Two had fetal alcohol syndrome, two were mentally challenged, and two had Asperger's. Each left feeling good about the person they were and better yet, the person they had become in my class. I have also had one year of Autism training and I administered to children on the higher end of the Autistic Spectrum. For that year, I had the wonderful opportunity of sharing knowledge with preschoolers to those in middle school. I now know I can make a real difference in the lives of those with special needs: intellectually, mentally, and emotionally. There is so much more to a child than we ever realize. I believe I realized this with my very special kids.
Study Skills

Study Skills

I have always believed in the old saying of 'work before pleasure.' In order for a child to do well in school and have good study habits, there must be a scheduled routine, comparable to the child's physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual needs. Establishing a daily, or weekly routine with your child is the best bet. I just bought a white board calendar that hangs on our wall where everyone can see: homework time. Whether it's after school, before school, after sports, after dinner, etc. the time must be as consistent as possible. To expect a child to sit down and complete all of their homework at one time may be a set up for failure. Make sure the child has a snack and drink. The younger the child, say first or second grade, have them work no more than a half hour then a ten minute break followed by another half hour. The same goes for older children except the time spent doing the homework increases. For example, allow forty minutes for third graders followed by a ten minute break and fifty minutes for fourth and fifth graders followed by a ten minute break. If you'd like more information of how to utilize more study skills for your child, please contact me. We could have a couple of sessions where I show you first hand how to implement new ideas even for the most difficult of children. Remember, CONSISTENCY is the KEY to CHANGE!! Good luck!!!

Summer

ESL/ESOL,

ESL/ESOL

I will cover English conversation, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, grammar and proper usage and writing skills.
Reading,

Reading

I love to read! In fact, teaching it is a true passion of mine. From preschool to fifth grade, I have made it one of my goals to learn as many ways to instruct it as possible in order to reach the many learning styles in my classes. The joy of reading is a learned skill, one that is acquired through the awesome techniques and strategies that I have mastered throughout my professional career. I'd be honored to share these with you and your child.
Spanish,

Spanish

I have been teaching Spanish for the past 18 years and tutoring it for the past two. Much of my experience has been teaching Spanish to children in bilingual classes when I taught them math, reading, writing, and science in Spanish. During that time I also taught Spanish to the English speakers where we learned to speak, take notes, and sing in the Spanish. I also created and implemented Spanish curriculum that I taught to English speakers from grades 6-9 including grammar, reading, writing, math, and conversation at a magnet school for Math, Science, and Technology. At the end of each semester they gave presentations in Spanish and had to answer questions that I gave them; all in Spanish. The past two years for WyzAnt, I have tutored students in Spanish from grades K to College. I also teach the accent so those that learn it will sound just like a native speaker. I truly love the Spanish language and sharing it with others.
Study Skills,

Study Skills

I have always believed in the old saying of 'work before pleasure.' In order for a child to do well in school and have good study habits, there must be a scheduled routine, comparable to the child's physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual needs. Establishing a daily, or weekly routine with your child is the best bet. I just bought a white board calendar that hangs on our wall where everyone can see: homework time. Whether it's after school, before school, after sports, after dinner, etc. the time must be as consistent as possible. To expect a child to sit down and complete all of their homework at one time may be a set up for failure. Make sure the child has a snack and drink. The younger the child, say first or second grade, have them work no more than a half hour then a ten minute break followed by another half hour. The same goes for older children except the time spent doing the homework increases. For example, allow forty minutes for third graders followed by a ten minute break and fifty minutes for fourth and fifth graders followed by a ten minute break. If you'd like more information of how to utilize more study skills for your child, please contact me. We could have a couple of sessions where I show you first hand how to implement new ideas even for the most difficult of children. Remember, CONSISTENCY is the KEY to CHANGE!! Good luck!!!
Writing

Writing

Isn't it amazing how the written word is more than just a five paragraph essay or a story about a given topic? We are in a new era where writing has become a form of self-expression and communication. I tutor my students on communicating about what they see, feel, or think about a picture, song, movie or text, then have them transfer it into their own words. I do this even for beginning writers. From my own experience, spelling counts!! Allow me the opportunity to demonstrate how I can open the door for your child to love to express himself/herself through the written word. You'll see amazing results in a relatively short amount of time. :)

Test Preparation

Common Core

Common Core

My experience with the Common Core curriculum includes teaching it with math and language arts for one year to first graders, two years to a 4-5 combo class of educational over-comers. and tutoring it for regular education students as well as autistic and learning challenged kiddos for the past 5 1/2 years, or 1600 hours of tutoring sessions. With time, it has become a challenging yet concrete way to establish patterns in math and is an in depth comprehensive approach to reading, writing, listening, speaking, and language skills.

Examples of Expertise

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Ratings and Reviews

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4.9 (377 ratings)
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Reviews

We love our math tutor!

Dana has been tutoring our third grader in math twice a week for the last two months. We are very pleased with her techniques and have seen a huge improvement in our daughter's math confidence and ability to problem solve. Right away Dana recognized that our daughter is a kinetic learner and adapted her teaching techniques accordingly. Dana always shows up to each lesson with something new and exciting to work on which keeps our daughter's attention. She is very easily distracted and Dana is able to keep her on task in a firm and loving manner. Dana has showed us techniques to help our daughter learn that have enabled us to help her throughout the week and in between tutoring sessions. We plan on continuing to have Dana work with our daughter long-term.

Laura, 33 lessons with Dana

Love !

Dana is an amazing teacher! She was patient and provided great feedback when teaching my son. He loved working with her and felt proud after his session. As a parent Dana gives you hope that all will be okay. I love that Dana takes the time to chat with me to discuss his progress and my concerns as well. We look forward to our next session and what’s to come !!

Emie, 2 lessons with Dana

great teacher

I Can see that my son will help so much with her. ☺️ she’s very kinda and patient. My son said “mom I like my new teacher”. ☺️

Jasmine, 2 lessons with Dana

Listens and Communicates Well with Our 10 Year Od

With only two sessions, our Granddaughter has shown more interest in math since working with Dana. Our Granddaughter doesn't seem to get as upset with math now.

JoAnn, 6 lessons with Dana

Great Tutor!

Dana has been working with my daughter for about 8 months and the results have been very noticeable. We initially hired her to help our daughter with reading comprehension and increase her MAP score but she has been able to help her in all subjects. She is extremely patient and my daughter is very responsive to her style of teaching and her methods. Dana uses a variety of techniques and exercises to keep her students engaged. I am so impressed with how intuitive she is and is able to adapt to my daughter's moods, or energy level. If my daughter, is very tired from a long week, she will keep it light and they learn by playing a game. If my daughter has a test she is worried about, Dana will cover the topic in depth. Dana really transformed my daughter from a frustrated student, to one with confidence with great work habits. We are extremely grateful that we found her!

Cindy, 15 lessons with Dana

Knowledgeable and patient

Dana, Nathan and I truly appreciate your honesty and sensitivity to Julia's feelings and needs. We have seen a huge improvement in her confidence levels and willingness to try to read again because you make it fun again. You do truly have a gift and we are so thankful for you.

Kristen, 38 lessons with Dana

Excellent tutor!

Dana is truly an excellent tutor. She has been tutoring my 5 year old who is diagnosed with autism going on about one year now. I have really grown to love her tutoring services, my son has grown to love her and gets excited when she comes over, but what's most important is I think she has grown to love my son. She cares about his progress and understands him and works with him well. Most importantly she challenges him without pushing him beyond his limits. She is extremely patient and knowledgeable. Not only does she help my son but she even helps me learn new techniques to accommodate his learning style. She has a lot of experience with children of all ages and their learning development and in multiple subjects. We plan to keep her for as long as we can over the next years as he continues to transition into his elementary school years

Erinn, 59 lessons with Dana

Creative and thoughtful tutor!

Dana has been providing Spanish tutoring for my 9 and 6 year old children for some time now. We have been very pleased at how she interacts with them, keeps them engaged in learning, and tailors her lessons to make them age appropriate. She spends individual time with them to work at each reading level but also incorporates games that the can play with her together to keep it interesting and fun. She is a dear person on top of being a creative and thoughtful teacher. We are delighted to see her each week and highly recommend for Spanish or other subject matter!

Leslie, 28 lessons with Dana

Wonderful with Kids!

My daughter sees Dana twice a week to help get her prepared for fourth grade. At first she hated the thought of having a tutor. Then came Dana! They work on reading & math. My daughter really likes all of the fun games. Now instead of crying that she doesn't want a tutor, she waits by the door for Dana to arrive! I highly recommend her!!

Sandi, 59 lessons with Dana

Wonderful

Dana is wonderful. She is a great tutor that cares about what she does. She is very knowledgeable and tailors her approach to my child. My child, who is often aloof when trying to learn, is fully engaged with Dana and actually looks forward to her visits. He asks me every day when his "teacher" is coming again. I am very happy with Dana's professionalism and care.

Eric, 50 lessons with Dana
Hourly Rate: $50
Response time: 10 hours
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