Alyssa
Highly Experienced Elementary Tutor/Teacher
I am a certified teacher (preschool - 4th grade) with 25 years experience working as a teacher and tutor (I've been a tutor with Wyzant for more than 5 years. for others privately before then, and as a tutor within a public school). My students generally improve their grades by at least 1 - 2 letter grades. I've tutored students who were struggling and hated the subject. Over time, they came to enjoy the subject, rather than dread or fear it. I have experience working with special needs stude...
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Spanish
writing
proofreading
spelling
elementary math
elementary science
elementary (k-6th)
phonics
study skills
Theater
theatre
I have a couple of years of acting experience and can teach acting basics. I'm also a certified elementary teacher who has worked with students on oral reports and delivery. I have worked with children in an after-school program with dramatic-related games and activities, as well.
special needs
ESL/ESOL
ADHD
ADD/ADHD
Many of the students I've tutored and taught in public and private schools have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. I can tutor your child in elementary school subjects and get them to focus when they are with me.
dyslexia
reading
grammar
vocabulary
Amy S. from Midlothian, VA
My pre-k daughter has been working with Alyssa for 4 weeks. Her teacher told me "whatever you are doing with her keep it up!" she has improved with her letter recognition and sound to letter correlation. we are so happy with her!
Sarah M. from Richmond, VA
"Miss Alyssa" has been tutoring my second grader for about 3 months in reading and reading comprehension. I'm always impressed with how patient she is and that she uses her resources outside the time she's tutoring to help my daughter make progress. I can tell she is as interested in my daughter's success as we are. Alyssa is also flexible which, as a busy family, helps our schedule tremendously. My daughter enjoys her sessions and has gained confidence in her studies. She also benefits from the tips and techniques that Alyssa teaches her, to help her break words up and figure them out while she's reading. We look forward to working with her even more this year!
Jennifer Q. from Mechanicsville, VA
Alyssa has helped my daughter with 5th grade math and reading and is also willing to help with other subjects. My daughter's reading grade has improved one letter grade since she started tutoring. Alyssa has taught my daughter some math facts without requiring memorization, which is something she struggles with, so alternative learning techniques are very helpful. Alyssa is able to get a lot accomplished during a one hour session. When first talking to Alyssa, she responded quickly to email and worked with us to arrange a convenient schedule. My daughter enjoys her time with Alyssa and enjoys learning more at school now that she has extra help to understand the subjects.
Chrishawn S. from Glen Allen, VA
Alyssa was right on target from the first session. She had a great "report" for us shortly thereafter with details of what our daughter did well and struggled with which confirmed what her teacher has shared with us as well. This made us feel more confident that Alyssa was the right tutor and that she would "get right to" what mattered to help us improve. Very anxious for the next sessions.
Ceri W. from Richmond, VA
Alyssa was prompt and friendly. She delivered a good hour long tutorial at a pace my son enjoyed. Definitely worth every penny! Thank you Alyssa.
Lorri G. from Richmond, VA
Alyssa has been working with my daughter who is on the Autism Spectrum. While my daughter was resistant at first, Alyssa was very patient and found ways to engage my daughter. Learning is difficult for my daughter, so it took great patience, abilities and care for Alyssa to engage her and to continue to engage her from session to session. With Alyssa's assistance, my daughter has learned math skills that she would not have otherwise learned.
Chandra R. from Glen Allen, VA
Alyssa is helping my 6 year old patiently to improve his skills on reading and math. Alyssa is very professional and understood what is needed based on the assessment and started to tutor my son. So far so good, everything is coming all really well.