Kathie
Personalized Tutoring to Your Learning Style
I am a retired high school science teacher. I've taught all levels of high school science— in regular classes, summer school and night school. I also raised and coached my five children through Washoe County schools to graduation. I am a Nationally Board Certified Science Teacher with a minor in Special Education (Learning Disabilities). I tutored while in high school and college and over 5 years through Wyzant . I love working with people one-on-one to be sure they "get" it. I especially...
Aspergers
My son has Aspergers and I have been his coach for 20 years. I have taken classes about and taught students with Aspergers. I would work one-one with such a student, providing concrete examples.
autism
I have taken classes in autism and taught high school students with high functioning autism. I have also taught archery to autistic students. I am a retired high school science teacher. I taught high school Special Ed. and took several classes toward SpEd certification.
hard of hearing
Microsoft Outlook
I am a competent microsoft user and innovator. I feel confident that I can work with others to master Outlook having used it for more than 10 years in the workplace. I have taken and passed the Microsoft Outlook workshop. Most recently, I took the Windows 2010 tutorial on Outlook and I have the "Windows for Dummies" handbook.
social studies
nutrition
needlework
Microsoft Publisher
Common Core
ADD/ADHD
I have taken classes and taught students with ADD/ADHD. I was the chapter president for the local parent support group. I would be sure to teach such a student 1-1 and take lots of breaks so that they have the opportunity to stay on task & focused.
study skills
special needs
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
phonics
elementary (k-6th)
elementary science
ACT Math
ACT Science
elementary math
physiology
SAT math
world history
GED
SAT reading
physical science
geology
ASVAB
ecology
PSAT
ACT Reading
psychology
anatomy
English
ESL/ESOL
geography
astronomy
writing
reading
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
prealgebra
geometry
Microsoft Excel
I have taught students to use Excel and to feel confident in their spreadsheet skills.
European history
grammar
vocabulary
chemistry
American history
biology
algebra 1
Melissa H. from Reno, NV
Kathie is currently tutoring my son for the upcoming ACT. She has done a great job providing him with different tools and methods to become a better test taker. She makes the tutoring sessions fun but effective and continues to build his confidence for the upcoming test. *Update - After a short 2 months of tutoring (2x/week) my son increased his score by 4 points!! Absolutely amazing.
Cheri W. from Reno, NV
We searched high and low for a teacher who would understand our son's frustration with learning and were thrilled to find Kathie! She has been a Godsend for our family. He has attention issues and his teachers were not compassionate towards this at all. It caused a lot of frustration for him to the point where he hated school and had given up. Kathie has only been tutoring him for 2 months and he has made a complete turn around. He now looks forward to learning and sees that he CAN move forward in his life and that he is not stupid like he has felt all these years, that he just learns differently than other people. We are so thankful that Kathie has the gifts of teaching and empowering others to become excited about learning! She truly cares about her students and they absolutely know it!
Ginger P. from Reno, NV
Kathie provided excellent study and testing skills for my niece who was preparing to take the GED exam in December 2013. She was very patient and encouraging, which led to success! My niece passed the GED exam with flying colors! I would highly recommend Kathie for those who are looking to pass the GED or other tests. She has a VERY positive attitude!
Joann B. from Sparks, NV
We just started but so far so good. My son is very receptive to Kathie. So am so very grateful for that. I will post more as we progress. But my son is headed in the right direction. Thank you.
Sonya M. from Reno, NV
I am a returning student and decided to get my GED so I could go to college. I needed help with math and found Kathie through wyzant. She was patient,supportive and understanding. She came to my home on my days off to work with me. I took my test in November and passed the first time. I credit Kathie's excellent tutoring for my success.
NGA N. from Reno, NV
I don't have a lots idea but I'm very happy when Kathie Z doing great job and help my son learning better. I hope we are continue keep this longer.
Theresa G. from Reno, NV
Kathie tutored Reading with our 17 yr old son who has Down syndrome. Our son didn't seem excited about being tutored. However, after several lessons he warmed up to Kathie and they got along great. Kathie was very patient with our son. I would recommend her to anyone.
Robert O. from Reno, NV
She has helped my son improve quickly on his math skills. She is very patient and helpful. I will use her again if we need her.
Joyce B. from Reno, NV
Erica was helped very much during the session; thank you very much. She still struggles just a bit, but perhaps another session will help her.
Stacey S. from Sparks, NV
Kathie is awesome, very knowledgeable, detail oriented and made certain my daughter understood every step of her assignment. She has great depth of knowledge and eliminated the worries my daughter was having about the assignment. We intend to stay in touch with her and highly recommend her to other students who need assistance.
Layne E. from Fernley, NV
Very nice and has short cuts to help remember math. Knowledgeable, kind, patient. She is really making math not as intimidating for my son.