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Supportive Writing & Literacy Tutor: Travels to You! (berkeley)
1335 Martin Luther King Junior Way
offered in person
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I can travel to your East Bay home, school or local library. I am also available during school days to meet on campus Mondays & Tuesdays.
During my years in the classroom, I have been fortunate to partner with learning specialists, educational therapists, and neuropsychologists, from whom I've learned about the richly faceted minds of my neurodiverse students. I have also gained a creative approach and strategies for serving those students well. I work hard to specialize my lessons for these students within a whole group setting, and I am free to do so even more effectively in a 1:1 tutoring context.
My teaching is first and foremost relational; children need a rapport of care and comfort to feel brave enough to take on challenges in their learning.
My lesson plans are tailored with my particular students in mind, taking into account how pacing, format, and content will need to be adjusted. My goal is always to suit a particular child's neuro-profile and interests as effectively as I can, creatively combining auditory, visual, and kinesthetic activities into literacy and writing instruction. For me as a teacher, joyful engagement is a goal in and of itself, and also provides a route to greater success in the desired skill areas for my students.
When you reach out, we'll have a free intake consultation to make sure my skill set is a good fit for your student's needs.
Read testimonials at my website: https://sites.google.com/view/emmaambler/testimonials
ABOUT ME:
I hold a Master's of Teaching and multiple subjects teaching credential from the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute. I have spent 5 years in the classroom, and I am fortunate to have a wide range of experience, having taught students from ages 5 to 14 (though the bulk of my teaching experience has been with 5th and 6th graders). This year, I teach 4th grade at Havens Elementary in Piedmont.
I have experience supporting neurodivergent students (specifically ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and processing differences).
I have participated in professional development to learn strategies to support students with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia. I have deep curiosity and interest in the uniqueness of every brain, and I practice and believe in neurodivergent affirming support and instruction.