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Information About Patricia:

Personal Description:

I am a mother of two wonderful young adults. I am now pleased to be living in the South East for the first time since my school days. I live in a lovely 4 bedroomed house with a large garden and orchard.

I am currently enjoying supply teaching in several schools in the Reading.

My personal interests include singing, listening to classical music, personal development, nutrition, craft work and learning new things.

Teaching Experience:

I have had a wonderful and varied teaching career for the last 27years in Wales, England, USA and Kuwait.

I have enjoyed teaching children from age 2 to 18 and also adults, but I have mainly taught children in Primary school. Some of the children have had special needs including Hearing Impairment, specific learning difficulties such as ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and other learning difficulties including Aspergers' Syndrome and Downs' Syndrome. I am familiar with basic BSL (British Sign Language) but as I have not used it for a few years I would need a while to get up to speed.

I have taught English as another language to both adults and children.

I have also enjoyed holding several classes teaching crafts such as knitting, crochet, cross stitch, tapestry work, making stuffed toys and fabric collage.

Tutoring Approach:

I am familiar with the National Curriculum requirements for the Primary age range and I have a specific programme that teaches reading, writing and spelling in a holistic way.

One of the reasons why some children (and adults) have difficulty in grasping mathematical concepts is that they need more practical (concrete) experience, which I aim to provide.

I use several strategies to enhance learning and make it easier for my pupils and students.

Brain Gym is a series of simple exercises to integrate both hemispheres of the brain. This enhances the understanding of the subject being learned by creating new pathways.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is an easy self administered acupressure technique which is a wonderful tool to help overcome emotional blocks to learning (e.g. in Maths and Reading).

I have also found that certain classical music pieces enhance the learning, especially when coupled with a holistic approach. This includes sight, hearing, speaking, touch, movement and joy.

Qualifications:

• Certificate in Education (Teaching Certificate)
• Diploma for the Education of Hearing Impaired Children
• EFT practitioner level 2

Further Information:

Availability:	Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
Types of Tutoring:	Travels to you / Online
References Supplied?	Yes
Current DBS/CRB Check?	Yes