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michael k.

Private tutor in Burbank, CA

Education

English major at the University of Minnesota. (Graduate of Koreh L.A., (an organization dedicated to helping children who are reading below their grade proficiency)

Experience

Aside from my normal tutoring activities, I also volunteer as a reading tutor in the Los Angeles school system)

Subject Expertise

1st Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Writing

Availability

Any day

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I try to instill the love of education -- and the English language, in particular -- in the young students I teach. Learning is less about achieving grade level proficiency than it is about adding something to the full fabric of a child's life. I specialize in teaching K-6. My primary subject is English, in all its requirements. Reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, grammar are all a part of my set of skills. As a matter of style, I make certain at the outset that the student is comfortable not only with me but with the process, which I make clear is a collaboration between us (with a lot of positive reinforcement). I do not supply all the answers but I do encourage the kind of critical thinking which enables students to come to discovery themselves. I myself remain an addicted reader and writer. After leaving college, I made my living for many years as a practitioner of the English language, primarily as a writer: a journalist with United Press, a PR/Advertising executive, as a writer of fiction and non-fiction. Personally, I am devoted to my children, my pets and the memory of my late wife. I am also devoted to giving kids a new relationship with languages -- which will make the rest of their education so much more enjoyable. I am very accessible and I encourage my students, their parents and teachers to be in touch with me for even the smallest queries.