Barbara
Home School for NCAA Athletes/ACT prep/General tutoring
I have recently relocated from Atlanta, Georgia, via Nashville, TN. While in Nashville I home schooled NCAA top ranked athletes and a nationally recognized teen singer song writer. I also worked with students individually and in groups on ACT test prep. Students on average scored 28 or better. Before Nashville I worked with the Gwinnett County Georgia School System. Our school district is the top rated in the state and the high school has been listed in Newsweeks Top Ten for the last eig...
social studies
autism
My background includes working with students with Moderate to High Functioning Autism. We concentrate on study and organizational skills. We also work on time management skills. The goal is to learn how to organize and prioritize his daily tasks. We review time management skills. We implement the use of an agenda and a timer to help reinforce the plan we develop. Once finalized the expectations are set and rewards are given based on goals achieved.
ADD/ADHD
I have a background in Resource and Inclusion classrooms with students in the Gwinnett County, Georgia School System. When tutoring your child, first I would assess and see which characteristics of ADHD your child exhibits. This will be help me a develop a plan of action. Behavior Therapy is a #1 priority. I will discuss these with you personally.
Aspergers
For the past 12 years I have worked with the Gwinnett County Georgia School System. My background includes working with students with Aspergers in Elementary, Middle and High Schools in Atlanta. In addition my nephew, who is currently in college, lives with Aspergers. I have worked with him over the years developing various coping and organizational skills. The student and I discuss how to better read social cues, and the body language of others. We work on how to better handle uncomfortable social situations. We practice maintaining eye contact during conversations. Finally, we work on study and organizational skills. We include time management skills and discuss how to prioritize assignments. An agenda is used to keep track of his daily tasks. A clock is used to help with time management. Expectations are set and rewards are given based on goals achieved.
special needs
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
study skills
elementary (k-6th)
elementary science
elementary math
ACT Reading
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Science
SAT math
GRE
physical science
probability
spelling
writing
algebra 1
vocabulary
prealgebra
reading
Irma B. from Franklin, TN
Barbara was the best thing that we could have done for our son. When I was looking for a tutor for our third grader, I saw Barbara's profile and knew that she was the right tutor to bring confidence and pride back to his math skills. Barbara came prepared to his first session and worked patiently with him to get through his fractions and help him succeed where he felt he was failing. Our son made an A on his next test and even asks for Barbara to come back and help him get through word problems. Her calm voice and gently demeanor just puts your child at ease where the learning environment is easy and positive. We have a lot to thank Barbara for, our son is happy, excited about math again and most importantly not scared. Thank you doing such a great job!!!!!