Help your child move from struggling and frustrated to confident and successful. With 18 years of experience working with students in K-12 and college, I’m an expert tutor who can help your child succeed. I create sessions tailored to students’ needs. Sessions can include mindfulness to help students manage stress and increase focus.I am trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach and specialize in dyslexia and other reading issues. I also work with students who have ADHD or executive function gaps, as well as students who need a boost in their confidence in school in general.I can support students with:navigating school with a learning difference writing study skills, time management, and organizationwriting college entrance and scholarship essaysgrammar and punctuationimproving their reading abilitytest prephomework helpreducing anxiety and building confidenceI do in-home tutoring, and I can also meet students at their school, or at a library or coffee shop. I offer sessions on Skype/FaceTime/Zoom as well.Subjects:Orton-Gillingham approachReading and writing for elementary studentsPhonics and spellingAll levels of English, including AP and HonorsAll types of essaysPlanning and organizing writingGrammar and punctuationCollege entrance and scholarship essaysSAT Reading and Writing testsPSAT Reading and Writing testsESL for adults and childrenWriting and editing help for college and graduate students History Established in 2006. I have been privately tutoring for 18 years. I’ve worked with students from age 5 to 55 and I’ve tutored students in everything from phonics to SAT prep to English essays.
Katrina Martin, MA has been tutoring for 18 years and writing for 19 years.She's a professionally trained, expert tutor and academic coach who consistently helps her students excel, gain confidence, and improve their grades. She is working toward a certification as an associate level Orton-Gillingham practitioner.*Teaching and Tutoring Experience*Private tutor since 2006Director of Education at two different Sylvan Learning Centers in COSAT instructor for Ivy West in the Bay Area, CAESL instructor for the Hayward Library and the Pleasant Hill Library, CA*Education*BA in English, University of Colorado, BoulderBS in Journalism, University of Colorado, Boulderteaching license, University of Colorado, DenverMaster's degree in Consciousness and Transformative Studies from JFK University, CA*Professional Writing Experience* award-winning journalistwidely published writerweekly blogger*Hobbies and Interests*active hikerphotographydream studies
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