Heather Petro
Certified Reading Specialist
Certified teacher
Reading specialist
29 years' experience
8 years' online tutoring experience
Struggling students need support.
Excellent students need a challenge to spur their love of learning. Parents need support to diversify and meet each child's needs.
I am here to help!
Strategic & Individual lessons specifically designed for each student.
Why choose Petro Academics?
Philosophy of Education
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I believe all children are unique and gifted in their own way.
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I believe all children can learn, discovering how to best reach them as an individual is a strength of my teaching.
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Having lived in Texas, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and in South Carolina, in rural and metropolitan areas, I am able to be culturally sensitive to help students feel comfortable and connect with the learning. I believe a student's context and background are important.
Experience
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Professionally, I have had various experiences to help me have multiple strategies to help individuals. I am a certified teacher with a master's degree. I have a reading specialization and training in English as a Second Language (English Language Learners).
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I taught in public schools for 12 years.
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I have homeschooled for 15 years.
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In 2017, I worked as an online ESL tutor with a Chinese tutoring company. (ages 3 - 19)
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In 2020, I began Petro Academics, LLC to extend my teaching to online needs in more individualized ways.