Tutoring in ELA, Social Studies, and Study Skills for Ages 8 - 16
Tutoring will be offered in one-hour sessions in areas of reading comprehension, study skills, writing instruction, and areas of social studies or American history.
Dr. Harper, Ed.D.
Average rating:
4.6
Number of reviews:(363)
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed55 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Homework
1 hour per week. Assignments will be made when students participate in ongoing tutoring sessions. The work assigned to complete outside of the tutoring session will be made for the purpose of evaluating each student's learning progress. The assignments will include skill practice, reading, and written reflections of achieved learning.Assessment
Learning progress will be assessed through individual assignments, class participation and interactions, and through student written reflections.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Each tutoring session will be specific to individual requests in the learning areas of study skills, reading comprehension, writing skills, and social studies, or history topics. Tutoring in reading will use a variety of high-interest articles at an appropriate reading level. The first session for reading and writing tutorials will require a diagnostic survey to determine student interests and appropriate reading levels and writing skills. Tutoring in study skills will be specific to individual student needs in areas of note-taking, planning, time management, and study strategies. Study skills tutoring will also include a diagnostic assessment of learning strengths prior to beginning tutoring sessions.
Other Details
Supply List
The teacher will provide reading materials, study guides, and graphic organizers needed to complete any instruction generated by the teacher. The students should bring any and all materials that are specific to their learning needs and when appropriate, provide copies of those materials to the teacher prior to each tutoring session.
3 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined December, 2018
4.6
363reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
3 Teaching Certificates
Texas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
California Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Doctoral Degree in Education from University of Phoenix
Greetings OutSchool Parents and Students!
I am Dr. Debra Harper. My specialty areas of teaching are English language arts, beginning, intermediate, and secondary reading skills, beginning, intermediate, and secondary writing instruction, reading in the content areas, study skills, technology integration, history, and social studies. My teaching credentials include
• a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a specialization in reading,
• a master’s degree in educational administration, and
• a doctorate in educational leadership and technology.
I have a reading specialist credential in the State of Texas and California. I also have a Language Development Specialist credential and an English Language Arts Specialist credential in the state of California.
I employ a constructivist approach to learning. In this constructivist approach, students rely on previous learning, teacher guidance, peer collaboration, and active learning strategies to create new learning. My teacher's role in this constructivist approach is to model and facilitate the direction of learning to maximize learning success for each student.
My educational philosophy is... 'learning is everything and everyone can learn!'. Each successful learning experience grows the confidence needed to maintain an interest in pursuing life-long successful learning adventures. As my favorite teacher, Coach John Wooden of the UCLA Bruins stated: “Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”
Happy and successful learning adventures to all and I hope to meet each of you in class very soon! --Dr. Harper :)Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$65
per sessionMeets on demand
55 min
Completed by 47 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-18
