MONA
Academic Coach & Educator
- $75 / h
- 27 reviews
- 1540 rating s
- Massapequa , NY ( 11758 )
- 0 miles
As an experienced educator at the middle / high school level, I have successful engagements with the emphasis placed on goal setting, prioritizing and event management. These are skills I use personally and professionally. I am equally comfortable teaching one-on-one as well as in the group setting. Tutoring location is flexible. I have worked as a substitute teacher in the Wantagh School District for over five years teaching the following subjects: physical science, living environment, Ita...
nutrition
MCAT
ESL/ESOL
world history
Italian
GED
SAT reading
physical science
GMAT
ASVAB
PSAT
ACT English
ACT Math
ACT Science
elementary math
study skills
vocabulary
grammar
geometry
physics
prealgebra
reading
trigonometry
writing
English
anatomy
physiology
SAT math
American history
biology
chemistry
algebra 1
algebra 2
Olympia M. from Seaford, NY
9/16/2014 Two weeks into the new school year, and my daughter came home with her first 91 on a math test, ever. UPDATE: My daughter's first quarter grade in Math was a 90! She is so proud, as are we. Thank you, Mona.
Lisa T. from Merrick, NY
The first meeting with someone new can be a little awkward, but meeting Mona was easy and a pleasure. She worked steadily with my son and really paid attention to his particular issues. I can tell she is very patient and willing to structure her sessions to his skill set. I am looking forward to working with her over the next few months!
Ira E. from Plainview, NY
Mona was very good at relating to my 10 year old son. She used commonalities in order to form a relationship. My son was nervous at first, but calmed as the session went forward. I look forward to seeing positive results.
Debbie L. from Wantagh, NY
Mona worked with my daughter to assist her in taking the CHSEE (Catholic High School Entrance Exam). With Mona's help my daughter was accepted to all three high schools that she applied to and received a partial scholarship, based on her test scores, to two of the three schools. My daughter was well prepared thanks to Mona.
Karen T. from Wantagh, NY
Mona was the perfect tutor for my son. She was very patient and let him set the pace for the lessons. He was very comfortable with her and was able to express which areas in Geometry he was having trouble. She helped him break problems down so that he was better able to understand what needed to be done. She was always on time and ready to get to work. I also liked that if he ever has a question with homework or was stuck on something he was able to call her for help over the phone. I would recommend Mona to anyone and if my son needed help in another subject she would be my first call. With her help he passed Geometry Regents with no stress at all.
Dianna D. from Merrick, NY
My daughter was very comfortable with Mona and was very satisfied. We are looking forward to our next appointment. THANK YOU MONA! On our 3rd appointment with Mona. Chemistry is a hard subject and Mona is managing to find a way in helping my daughter grasp the material. Needless to say after my daughter's last lesson she received an extra credit in her chemistry class displaying her knowledge!!! Thanks again Mona!!!
Jean C. from Bellmore, NY
After just two sessions I can see and my son himself can see an improvement. Mona can break it down to simplicity so my son understands problem solving after just two of the sessions. My son is also noticeably more confident.
Justin C. from West Hemstead, NY
Mona really helped me so much thus far! She was patient with me! I am looking forward to looking working with her!
Maureen H. from Massapequa, NY
Mona was very nice. She was always on time and she was very patient while working with my son.
Wayne M. from Merrick, NY
Finding the right tutor is a very difficult thing to do. Mona's approach to working with my son was in one word impressive. He was apprehensive in getting a tutor but now looks forward to her next lesson. This is a relief for us because we have always felt that learning shouldn't be a chore. Mona has accomplished making this. We could not be happier. Thank you! ***UPDATE*** Mona continues to help my son achieve his goals of not only passing Biology, and Geometry, but going to the next level. She is patient, and makes his lessons fun, and puts the lesson into terms he understands. My son has a busy schedule and Mona is understanding, and genuinely wants to help. She is a homerun! THANK YOU MONA!!! We were very concerned about our son passing the Geometry, Science, and Social Study Regents. Mona worked hard with our son up until the day of the Regents. He passed all three! and he, and we could not be happier. We are going to have her help him with the SAT and ACT. His attitude has definitely changed about school, and especially the sciences. Once again thank you for your time, effort and work to make him understand the material.
Gina D. from Levittown, NY
Mona has helped my son tremendously with his chemistry. He was failing chemistry in the beginning of the school year so we decided to use WyzAnt and we found Mona. She tutored him so well he even passed his chemistry regents. I highly recommend Mona.
Debra S. from Levittown, NY
Mona has a very different way of teaching my son. She compares math problems to real life situations. Mona is very motivating, upbeat, caring, courteous, and professional. Mona can see where the weaknesses lie, and works to strengthen them. Mona is very accomodating and flexable in working around my son's extra-curricular activities, and is very easy to reach by phone. I highly recommend Mona as a tutor.
Safeena I. from Valley Stream, NY
Mona's style of tutoring is direct, honest and determined but equally patient, engaging and effective. She addresses the student's overall style and methods of general learning in all areas, not only weakness in the assigned subject and provides solid and comprehensive suggestions, guidance and structure. In only a few lessons, she has been able to deconstruct concepts, processes and applications and the results are impressive. She is responsive, prompt and pleasant and we are excited to continue to work with her.
Carolyn H. from Bellmore, NY
Mona works well with my daughter. She is very knowledgeable on many subjects. My daughter says she is just what she needs. She is fully prepared and my daughter has no problems calling when she is confused about something they went over.
Peter M. from Seaford, NY
Mona has a no nonsense caring demeanor that has helped my daughter achieve a better understanding of Algebra. Her confidence as well as her ability is growing at a nice pace thanks to Mona.
Jackie S. from Massapequa, NY
Patient and takes her time explaining/making sure you understand the material properly before you leave a session with her. Highly recommended!
John M. from Elmont, NY
My daughter began taking Italian lessons three weeks ago from Mona and she LOVES it! Firstly, finding a tutor was very easy as WyzAnt made the process very simple. I feel like we lucked out by getting Mona who is very knowledgeable, creative and certainly seasoned in this area as she was ready with activities that my daughter loved to engage in. I am more impressed as Mona has great patience (as my daughter is only 5) and is able to keep her engaged and motivated for the entire session. I will definitely continue to use Mona as a tutor for my daughter!!
Asha P. from Merrick, NY
Mona is an excellent tutor. She tutors my son for SAT. She is very Knowledgeable, very patient and tutors my son based on his needs.
Kenya P. from Bellmore, NY
Mona has helped me to grasp my lessons to the extent that I am confident in explaining them back to her. Mona has different ways of heightening my level of understanding. I appreciate that she understands that some people learn differently.
Vanessa B. from Uniondale, NY
My first lesson with Mona went great, we went over so many things that I was having trouble with,She clarified everything!
Vashti H. from East Meadow, NY
My son, a 10th grader, has had 2 lessons so far with Mona. He's thrilled with her because he feels the way she communicates is so clear and precise. We see a huge difference in his confidence level now. Mona is a keeper!
Moh B. from Cambridge, MA
I managed to understand what I thought would take me more then one class to understand. She uses very nice techniques to explain the chapter material.
Sydney S. from Dallas, TX
Mona really helped me out a lot with my verbal. We worked on critical reasoning and sentence correction for the GMAT and through working with her for just 4 weeks, my score went up to the 85th percentile! She allows time to work through the questions and uses good technique. I enjoyed working with her and recommend to anyone looking to take the GMAT!
Laura S. from Seaford, NY
Mona tried to have Michael understand, but Michael didn't have all the material with him in order to see what he was having trouble with. Game plan for next week is to see his material and go in deeper.
Merrideth H. from Massapequa, NY
My son (7th grade) had his first math tutoring session with Mona this week and it went great! Mona was very professional, on time and patient with my son. As of now we will be continuing sessions with Mona on a weekly basis. Thank you!!
Gina D. from Garden City, NY
Can't say enough good things about Mona. Mona helped my daughter with math skills for the NEW SAT. Mona was incredibly patient and, more importantly, attuned to my daughter's personality and learning style. As a result, she put my daughter at ease and made her feel understood and more confident. I would recommend Mona without hesitation, and if the need arises, will definitely use her again.
Elizabeth B. from Bellmore, NY
Mona has helped my son increase his grades in math in as little as a month. She is competent and well versed. She always comes prepared and is extremely patient with him.