Jen Martin, Private Special Needs & Academic Re...

Introduction: I offer personalized tutoring services for students in need of academic remediation. I will travel to you to provide targeted lessons in the areas of need and will collaborate with your student to create a learning plan that will assist him or her in understanding his learning process to build a foundation for lasting academic success. I have nearly ten years of public classroom experience teaching children with severe emotional disturbances, learning processing disorders, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, and ADHD. I am committed to helping children reach their full academic potential across content areas, particularly in the areas of foundational literacy, writing, and mathematics (grades K-6, as well as college level statistics) so that they have fully realized academic lives. I have taught the four core subjects (Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Science) to 3rd-5th graders for the last 8 years; however, due to the varying instructional levels of my students, I have experience with K-8 curriculum and I know how to modify and scaffold assignments to accommodate learning differences. I graduated from San Francisco State University with a dual degree in History and Psychology with a 3.76 GPA. I was the recipient of the All University Academic Excellence Award and the History Department Academic Honors award. I completed an Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Disabilities teaching credential at SFSU with a 3.92 GPA. In addition, I have used my teaching experience to coach and guide new teachers who want to refine their practice. I have extensive experience in bringing research-based mental health and behavioral approaches to students to assist children whose learning is suffering due to trauma and mental-health difficulties. In addition to teaching elementary age students, I have also tutored college students in the areas of research/writing skills, organizational and study skills, research statistics, and psychological physiology. I offer discounted rates and priority scheduling for families who demonstrate financial need (i.e. your child qualifies for a free school lunch program or receives Social Security benefits)