Mary Grace G.
Science Tutor | Licensed Professional Teacher with over 7 years of teaching experience
- Tutoring
- 8 years
- Grades
- K-8
- Qualified
- Licensed Professional Teacher | Bachelor in Elementary Education- Major in General Education
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Why Mary tutors
Unlike teaching in a class composed of multiple and various types of learners, tutoring is a simplified and more targeted approach in teaching and learning, as the teacher gets to closely monitor the students academic progress, identify their specific learning needs and utilize them to tailor the way they deliver instruction. In tutoring, the learners are given the opportunity to have a personalized learning experience and achieve their specific academic goals in the shortest possible time. And I love it when I witness my students achieve their targeted learning goals in no time.
Mary Grace G., in their own wordsA student Mary helped
I had a 4-year-old student named Rafa. He has difficulty writing due to a weak grip. Before teaching him writing lines, letters, etc, I started teaching him the basic fine motor skills. In every lesson I teach, I always make sure that my students' interests are integrated. Upon learning from Rafa's parent his favorite show (Toy Story and his favorite colors (red and blue), I began incorporating them into every lesson.
I started improving his palm strength by asking him to open threaded jars, pry containers, and squeeze objects like droppers, tongs, and sponges. I would always make sure that he would not get bored by making every lesson seem like a fun game.
After improving his palm strength, I started developing his finger positioning skills by doing picking exercises using only the index finger, middle finger, and thumb; and pinning push pins into soft surfaces first, like styrofoam, to hard ones like rigid erasers.
After improving those finer skills, I then proceeded to develop his fingers' dexterity by starting to color simple shapes, tracing lines, and writing lines independently. In doing so, we gradually transitioned from big and jumbo crayons and pencils to thinner ones eventually.
After 2 months, I witnessed Rafa's improvement. He finally learned how to copy his name correctly along the writing lines.
Mary Grace G., in their own wordsOutside tutoring
I am an intermediate casual musician and songwriter. I love playing instruments, but I mostly play guitar using the fingerstyle technique. I make songs upon request and also get to sing at some wedding events and coach kids vocally in preparing for singing or talent competitions.
Specializations
- ADHD and attention difficultiesKeeps a session workable for a student who cannot hold focus through one.
- Autistic studentsAdapts pace, structure and sensory load, and keeps a session predictable.
- Executive function and study skillsBuilds planning, organisation and study routines alongside the subject.
- Working to an IEP or 504 planReads a documented accommodation plan and teaches to it.
I had a 5-year-old student named Khian when I was working at a Montessori school. I had a tutorial setup with this little boy diagnosed with Level 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder and a speech impairment. I was asked to give him general academic support. However, it was quite challenging as the child manifested severe disruptive repetitive behaviors, like completely taking his clothes off every time he would enter the room or basically every time he was going indoors. He would also run around tiptoeing while flapping his hands every time he was overwhelmed and would throw tantrums if he did not get what he wanted. With my knowledge in Applied Behavior Analysis and other behavior management techniques, I started developing his functional skills first before proceeding to teaching him academic or Montessori lessons. Eventually, all those repetitive behaviors were gone. He became more self-reliant, and his focus improved, making him ready for more advanced learning endeavors.
Teaches
ScienceKindergarten to Grade 8