LaDawn
Tutor for ESL and Students Who "Hate to Write"
- $40 / h
- 5 reviews
- 32 rating s
- Huntsville , AL ( 35806 )
- 30 miles
In Iowa I taught part-time for ten years at a League for Innovation community college with enrollment of 15,000. While there I found I preferred teaching one-on-one in our writing center, where I could help students with the specific part of the writing process where they were struggling. Sometimes it really is spelling, punctuation and citations (which normally brought them in the door) but more often their writing had bigger problems, like organization, sufficient support for their ideas or...
marketing
autism
For the past year I have been volunteering with and mentoring young adults on the autism spectrum. Currently I am coaching a student through the job-search process, including doing mock interviews and brainstorming how best to react to common workplace scenarios that can mean trouble for people on the autism spectrum. This has involved a lot of self-education, including reading several books by Temple Grandin, PhD. (I was also fortunate to attend the lecture she gave at UA-Athens this year.) It's clear to me that the best approach for connecting with anyone on the autism spectrum is to begin with appreciating the topics they are passionate about and then patiently encouraging them to transition into topics that might lead to a paying career.
theatre
I have been involved with four community theatres for nearly 20 years--primarily musical theatre and comedy--on stage, backstage, front of house, and assistant directing. I offer theatre games, scene study, and audition assistance. Past experience with children includes summer workshops.
career development
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
study skills
Theater
ESL/ESOL
government & politics
world history
economics
GRE
proofreading
GED
SAT writing
PSAT
ACT English
American history
vocabulary
grammar
writing
English
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Ara - Son is Garett M. from Toney, AL
Ms. LaDawn was very helpful! She was very easy to communicate with and her instructions were very helpful. She provided me new insight as to how to approach testing. She responded quickly and was willing to work with my schedule.
Sara S. from Madison, AL
LaDawn is very easy to talk with. She knows what she is tutoring very well. She made it very easy for my child to understand. She is very professional. This was the best experience I had with getting my child a tutor. I would recommend her for anyone.
Dee D. from Huntsville, AL
Mrs. LaDawn is a great tutor. I like that she is patient and understanding. She takes her time, and she makes sure I understand before moving on. My ACT English score improved by 5 points, and I gained an extra point in math. Mrs. LaDawn is easy to contact via phone and very good about responding to emails in a timely manner. She was also very helpful in providing additional resources to aide in reaching my educational goals. I will definitely seek her out each time I may need tutoring assistance in the future.
Sussan E. from Huntsville, AL
Ms. LaDawn is a very helpful tutor. She is very patient and knowledgeable. I will try to improve my writing with a great help that she offers.
Mario Z. from Huntsville, AL
I was looking for an ESL tutor for my wife to help on developing her listening and speaking skills and LaDawn was a great fit. She listens to my wife's needs and she's very creative to find different material to bring to the tutoring sessions to make it more dynamic. She is very patient and provides excellent feedback. I highly recommend LaDawn to anyone that is looking for an ESL tutor.