Priscilla
Patient, Encouraging, and Flexible Tutoring in Many Areas
Students don't often get the language arts foundation and skills they need to advance in other subjects, including math and sciences and foreign languages and I am available and very experienced in working with my clients to build this foundation. My subjects are far-ranging — from phonics reading skills, mastery of grammar, writing five paragraph essay, public speaking, theses for advanced degrees, to the visual arts including drawing, painting, and theatre. My experience includes teach...
Art Theory
IELTS
handwriting
architecture
film
social studies
speech
dyslexia
Aspergers
I have tutored persons who have Aspergers for 10 years. I employ successful kinesthetic methods for teaching children who are learning reading, writing and math. Some of my extended and immediate birth family members have Aspergers and I do not think of the phenomenon as anything but a unique way of learning and relating.
college counseling
archaeology
study skills
phonics
art history
spelling
ACT Reading
ACT English
elementary science
elementary (k-6th)
GED
SAT reading
SAT writing
TOEFL
ASVAB
proofreading
world history
geography
English
ESL/ESOL
government & politics
writing
vocabulary
grammar
European history
reading
American history
biology
literature
political science
ADHD
Homeschool
elementary math
Solange M. from Oxnard, CA
Priscilla is an extremely gifted tutor: knowledgeable, perceptive, and patient. Her wealth of artistic experience — her education, her Italian art and cultural experiences, as an artist herself & as a tutor —gives her the ability to adapt to whatever comes up in a lesson. Relaxed, encouraging and very specific in her critiquing, she gently opens doors to new ways of seeing and experimenting, plus learning and research you can do yourself. I came wanting to learn to use gouache and left knowing that my real first step was to learn a fundamental of drawing I hadn’t mastered: perspective! She did not dictate this — not at all! She merely led me to my own conclusion. I, who took years of art classes, saw that despite my treasured paintings and drawings, I still lack a firm grasp of perspective. Thus, I have been hampered artistically. (Of course, she didn’t say this. It was my own inescapable realization. Priscilla definitely stimulates self-analysis.) This doesn’t change the value of what I’ve already accomplished; instead, it will expand my artistic freedom and other resources from now on. I am greatly indebted to Priscilla G. and to WyzAnt. Thank you!
Todd W. from Ventura, CA
Priscilla took time to fully understand the challenges that our daughter was experiencing and structured a lesson program that was suited to our daughter’s learning style, addressed her weaknesses and further developed her strengths. Our daughter genuinely enjoys working with Priscilla and we have seen great results. Thanks, Priscilla!
Hakeem W. from Ventura, CA
Priscilla was very professional and prompt. She made the tutoring session comfortable along with entertaining. We discussed several ideas on how I should approach my masters in physical education program. Priscilla is very insightful on a number of topics which led me to believe I had the right person for the job. I recommend Priscilla for tutoring. She's big time!