English (K-8) and High School Level English tutor

About Donald

I retired (November 2012) as a full-time professionally certified teacher in South Carolina. My endorsement areas on my teaching certificate are Art HQ (K-12) and special education-emotionally disabled HQ (K-12). I have a master's degree plus thirty hours. My professional license expired on June 30, 2017. Since then I have tutored students from all over the country online.

I have taught all grade levels in the public schools (PreK-12th grades). I have taught in South Carolina's largest and smallest school districts. As an art teacher, I have experience in elementary, middle school, and high school.

As a special educator, I have experience teaching all core subject areas at all levels. As a special educator, I have taught ED students in self-contained classes, alternative settings, and as a start-up teacher on a Child & Adolescent Unit in a state psychiatric hospital.

I have vast experience tutoring and teaching on a one-to-one basis. I make every effort to focus on the student's individual needs, skill development, and specific learning problems. In our public schools, I have spent numerous hours helping core subject teachers assist students with particular learning problems in those subject areas.

As a tutor, I initially establish rapport with the individuals by surveying their interests and grasping an understanding of their learning problems. I set up a schedule and some time management practices to assist them with completing tasks. I emphasize teaching students how to eliminate distractions that interfere with their ability to stay on task. I try to make the tutoring session as pleasant as possible so that the student will appreciate learning and, as a result, become more motivated.