REMEDIATION | GIFTED/ENRICHMENT | ESOL | TEST PREP | STUDY SKILLS
Whether your child needs a quick brush up, is encountering a serious area of difficulty, wants some challenging and exciting new material, or anything in between, Randi Gelfond, The Broward Tutor, can open the path to learning!
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All children do not work at the same pace. Some struggle with specific skills, or have one subject that needs more explanation. Randi’s job is to alleviate frustration, and instead, create motivation. The enthusiasm she has for reading and math puts children at ease as soon as they meet her. She is able to help them overcome any obstacles to their learning by building on their knowledge step by step, until they have reached mastery. Randi often uses your child’s different senses to aid and engage their information processing. There are many tips and tricks that will help your child remember information and stay organized. She will remove any feelings of failure, and unlock the mysteries of learning in a stress-free, positive environment!
The Broward Tutor offers services that may include:
As a parent and educator of gifted children, Randi Gelfond is understanding, accepting, and sensitive to the needs of the gifted or curious child. Private lessons are adapted to fit your child’s learning styles, and may be individualized according to your wishes and needs. Your child might also have some ideas. Academically advanced students should remain challenged! Randi enjoys creating fun and imaginative learning experiences for her students. Additionally, some gifted children may need to develop better organizational and study skills. Randi is able to teach many strategies kids find very helpful!
In her 14 years of teaching elementary school, Randi’s ESOL students always made the most rapid progress! It is important to develop any new language through reading, writing, listening, and speaking. One-on-one tutoring is a perfect way for your child to build English skills more quickly. Lessons in vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency will help your child achieve English literacy. Randi will help develop your child’s language skills so that they will become successful communicators. In order to do so, she will integrate both language and academic content through the use of strategies like games, charts, and demonstrations.
Tests are something none of us can avoid, but there are ways to approach testing that can help your child prepare, maintain focus, and achieve positive results. Tests vary in style, and so do test-takers! We all learn differently, so Randi will build on your child’s individual strengths to create a plan for success. Teaching your child effective test-taking and memory techniques will reduce stress, making them more confident. Using practice tests, she will analyze their scores and show your son or daughter how to improve in all troublesome areas.
Better preparation = Higher test scores!
Randi’s goal is to promote independent study habits. Learning HOW to study will help your child retain the information they learn. Memorization is not the answer! Knowledge must be embedded in the brain’s long-term memory. According to educational research, maximum studying efficiency can only be reached by taking background information children know about the subject, and then using the given text to make more personal connections. Strategies Randi may introduce to your child are mind mapping, highlighting, underlining, color-coding, rewriting, summarizing, and vocabulary building.
In addition, she offers assistance in the following areas:
Broward Tutor Randi Gelfond holds a current Florida Department of Education Professional Educator’s Certificate with endorsements in Elementary Education (1-6), ESE, Gifted Education, and ESOL. Ranked as a Highly Qualified Teacher, she has completed professional development in Reading, Writing, Math, and Science content.