This certificate of training is through the Cox Campus online professional development course. Assessments drive instruction. It is vital for teachers and tutors to collect assessments periodically to determine if strategies are working as well as to move students to new skills if needed. At Holmes Tutoring, reading assessments are conducted frequently and baseline data is collected before students begin content-related lessons. 

Virtual backgrounds are used as a teaching tool during virtual tutoring sessions at Holmes Tutoring. Assignments, workbook activities, pictures, reward-systems, and so many other things are used to help engage students and to give them more than one way of learning new information. 

Direct Instruction is a teaching methodology used at Holmes Tutoring.  It is discussed frequently on the website. Visit the "Why choose Holmes Tutoring?" page to learn more about Direct Instruction and why it works. 

Knowing how to pace virtual lessons is extremely important to the success and retention rates of students. A quality structured environment is always utilized at Holmes Tutoring. 

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It stems from a deficit in phonological and phonemic awareness. Knowing the signs of Dyslexia is the first step towards helping students close achievement gaps. I received the Dyslexia PD of completion from the Alabama Department of Education eLearning PD.

This certificate was received from the e-Learning of Educators-Alabama: Teaching Your First ELLs. The course was centered around effective strategies to teach ELL/ESL students based on the ELL teaching philosophy. Holmes Tutoring offers services to ELL/ESL students and knowing how to structure virtual classes to accommodate the needs of foreign students is crucial in the success and retention rate of students.