Perhaps decimals, fractions, and place value have never quite clicked for your student. Maybe numbers themselves, counting, comparing, and basic operations are still a challenge.

It's frustrating and disheartening for your child, and also for you as a parent. The pressure to just get through today's class or homework assignment is real. And the tension is real.

Let's work together to turn things around: we'll make sense of math, build confidence, and improve attitudes.

My sessions are friendly and relaxed, with engaging visual and hands-on number experiences. We'll step back as much as necessary to fill in gaps and address misunderstandings, proceeding at whatever pace feels right.

What educators call 'productive struggle' has a place in mathematics, but now is probably not the time for your child. Instead, our sessions will focus on ease and fluency.

Most students would benefit from less screen time, and more importantly, from better screen time.

In many on-line math programs, gamification stifles instrinic motivation and the excitement of learning for learning's sake. Bright color schemes, busy layouts, and always-visible menus are distracting and hamper learning. Even the font size matters.

For my students, I've created an extensive library of interactive and responsive browser-based tools exactly the way I want them. They're straightforward, effective, and efficient, providing more number experiences in less time to support clarity and fluency in math.

We'll use these tools in our lessons, and students can access them between lessons for additional practice. (The layout and font size are designed for a tablet, laptop, or desktop. A touch screen works best.)

Contact me via email or text/call so we can 1) discuss your student's situation and 2) schedule an assessment, usually a Saturday or Sunday.

In the meantime, sending me photos of some of his or her recent assignments, quizzes, and/or tests will help me prepare.

You, your child, and I will meet for about half an hour at your home, the library, or even a café, to have a relaxed conversation about numbers and math class. I'll bring some pictures, cards, some dice, and my laptop.

Does the thought of stepping into a busy tutoring center for a tour and assessment trigger anxiety?

Individual

· 50 min · $80/session · 1x or 2x weekly

· 25 min · $45/session · 2x weekly

New individual students: 50% off a package of 6 sessions.

Cash & package discount for ongoing individual students.

If you have a friend, group of friends, or homeschool co-op at the same level:

· 2 students · 40 min · $45/session

· 3-4 students · 40 min · $25/session

· 5-7 students · 40 min · $15/session

· 8-10 students · 40 min · $12/session

My name is Jon, and over decades of teaching Spanish, I've integrated basic math into almost every lesson. Everyday vocabulary naturally connects to numbers: more and less, bigger and smaller, here and there, near and far; the list goes on. To learn Spanish, of course we work with time, dates, shapes, patterns, comparison, and quantity. In my teaching, I always connect concepts with visual representations and words.

Now I'm applying those same teaching skills and materials more directly to building number sense.

A great way to meet me virtually is to watch one of my support videos. With the exception of the opening jingle, I create these original resources from scratch, including the concepts, graphics, animations, script, and audio.

This 11-minute introduction to decimals will give you a strong sense of my personality and how I work with students. You'll experience how I see numbers and how I design number experiences, regardless of level or topic.

Watching it from beginning to end will give you the best sense of the structure and intention of the lesson.

It's meant to be engaging and visually interesting, not entertaining or cartoony. You'll notice thoughtful sequencing, clear examples, and an emphasis on careful listening and mental visualization on the student's part. It's designed to strengthen your child's attention span as much as his or her understanding of decimals.

I'm looking forward to hearing about your student! Please feel free to send any recent assignments or assessments, and let me know if you're interested in a complimentary 30-minute assessment.

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