Lucy
Lucy @ Speaking of Language
- $45 / h
- 5 rating s
- Independence , KS ( 67301 )
- 0 miles
Hello and thank you for checking out my profile today! My name is Lucy and I have 10 years of combined experience as a tutor and language coach. Previously known as Lucy the Literacy Lady, I have revamped my practice and now focus exclusively on helping adults reach their language goals so that they can get unstuck and have the personal and professional lives they really want. Here are examples of some of the issues I've helped with in the past: - non-native English speakers who are at an...
ADD/ADHD
I am a Literacy Intervention Specialist and work with students and their families to learn how to develop time management skills that maximize learning and promote effective, long-term behavior changes. Using hands-on, visual materials that are a unique match for individuals with ADHD or other executive functioning deficits, students learn strategies and personalized time management solutions such as: how the development of the brain affects our ability to manage our time and get things done, how to thwart procrastination by creating the big picture of a large project, how to use specific tools to develop time management skills, how to break down complex projects into small doable parts and plan the time to do the parts, and create a customized student binder for paper management.
dyslexia
elementary (k-6th)
I have extensive experience teaching a variety of subjects to children in elementary school: reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and learning skills. I tap into all of the different ways that children acquire new concepts and ideas through direct, explicit instruction that is multisensory, fun, individualized, and emotionally supportive (crucial for students who are experiencing academic failure).