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Lisa Lawson has been tutoring since 1993.

Lisa has helped over a hundred students reach their academic goals and move on to success in life. As a tutor she strives to inspire and motivate. She knows that when a student has a positive attitude about learning, it benefits every other part of his or her life.

Lisa taught Algebra I for three years in a Shoreline school. She started tutoring as a way to give students individualized instruction that was unavailable to them in the school system. Most of her work is one-on-one. Sometimes she will take a small group of homeschoolers to learn together.

Students receive strong support for current homework as well as catching them up on earlier missed concepts. Students usually have confusion on previous skills which prevents them from learning current skills. In classrooms of 25 or more, it is inevitable that many students have gaps in their understanding.

Each student is given personalized instruction on what he or she needs. Lisa strives to build mastery of the subject being learned so that the student is very competent and knows it. If desired, homework is assigned to further build their skills. This helps students make faster progress.

Lisa is good at taking apart concepts and meeting students at their level so they can attain full understanding of the material. This may include using drawings, and manipulatives such as blocks, scales, yardsticks and other learning aids.

Lisa has a large variety of resources such as workbooks, textbooks and on-line materials. Sometimes she assigns workbooks for students to practice their skills. For homeschoolers, she can supply a complete curriculum for Math, Reading, or English. She can also help parents choose curriculum.

Lisa is trained in using Study Technology™. This is the study method developed by American author and educator, L. Ron Hubbard. He identified the basic barriers that prevent a student from understanding. Once a student learns the early warning signs for lack of comprehension, and what actions to take to resolve these difficulties, he can study with success. Using this approach, a student becomes a confident, enthusiastic, and independent learner.

She is licensed by Applied Scholastics International, a non-profit institution that works to improve instruction methods worldwide. There are over 1200 schools and tutoring groups in this network. More information is available at the website: www.appliedscholastics.org.