What sets Kirk’s Tutoring apart?

What sets Kirk’s Tutoring apart?

  I am not a certified teacher. This needs to be said first as some people prefer certified teachers. My training and years of experience in special education classrooms. I worked as a special education paraprofessional (aka teaching assistant) for DeKalb County...
Tutoring—Beyond Helping With Homework

Tutoring—Beyond Helping With Homework

One of the most common questions I am asked as a tutor is if I can help students with their homework—and many parents are surprised to learn that my answer to this question is not a clear cut “yes.” The goal of my tutoring sessions is to assess each student’s grasp of...
Tutoring

Tutoring

My tutoring is different from school in several ways. I customize each session to the student and what they enjoy. The components that are in the sessions are based on the student’s needs. When a student works with me, they will be getting a multisensory...
Academic Coaching and Educational Consulting

Academic Coaching and Educational Consulting

I work really hard to be a problem solver when academic coaching or educational consulting. I want to make those relationships short-term. Academic Coaching can be anything from a phone consultation to observing a classroom and generating a report for the parents and...
Mortensen Math

Mortensen Math

I use Mortensen Math with all of my math students. The base-ten blocks make everything visual and gives students a chance to build the problems with their hands. It is remarkably effective. Mortensen Math Principles:  (From Instructor’s Manual) No mathematical concept...