Houghton Tutoring Services - Math, Engineering, & Home Instruction

WELCOME

Hello, my name is Liz. I support neurodivergent learners in achieving individualized academic goals through responsive, student-centered instruction.

I am deeply committed to lifelong learning, knowledge sharing, and the cultivation of clients’ intellectual, social, and emotional development. My educational services are continuously informed by observation and reflection, allowing me to adjust pacing, instructional methods, and cognitive load in alignment with each learner’s profile. I have extensive experience working with students with ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, 504 plans/IEP, and school-related anxiety. The majority of my students are neurodivergent, and I approach this neurodiversity as a strength that informs how they process, retain, and apply information.

Across all levels, I emphasize strong mathematical foundations, conceptual understanding, and precise technical communication. I also work to identify and address clients' the gaps in understanding that emerged during periods of disrupted instruction. (like the pandemic). Beyond content mastery, I explicitly teach metacognitive strategies, study skills, and time management techniques, , so they can build on it and advocate for their own education now and in the future. Whenever possible, I incorporate students’ interests to make material relevant to their lives and enhancing relevance, motivation, and engagement. My students grow not only because of what I teach, but because they feel understood, supported, and capable.

Outside of teaching, I enjoy paddle boarding, playing softball, walking on the beach, board games, coaching sports, and reading with my children.

SERVICES

Home Instruction

As a home instructor, I provide both in-person and virtual academic support for students engaged in distance learning or homeschool programs, including BYU Independent Study and K12 Stride. I work with learners 5–20 hours per week across the subjects in which they are enrolled.

I collaborate closely with students, teachers, and parents to establish clear academic goals and a structured schedule. My role includes targeted instruction for challenging concepts, guided support with assignments, accountability for deadlines, and explicit coaching in study strategies and executive functioning skills such as time management and task initiation.

My objective is to reduce the level of parental oversight and stress required for students to navigate online curricula successfully, while strengthening students’ independence, organization, and confidence as learners.

Course Tutoring

COVID-19 pandemic disruptions left many students with gaps in foundational mathematical understanding that must be addressed to support long-term academic success. I provide instruction both within and beyond a student’s current course to (re)build these essential conceptual frameworks.

For more than 18 years, I have worked one-to-one with learners across of all ages to strengthen academic performance, navigate school systems effectively, and develop sustainable academic confidence. I help students meet teacher expectations while also prioritizing the underlying concepts that serve as cognitive building blocks for future units and subsequent courses. I primarily work with students in the Lake Oswego and Sherwood school districts.

My preferred areas of instruction are Algebra, Precalculus, and Calculus. Algebra establishes the structural foundation for higher-level mathematics, while Calculus connects directly to my prior career in engineering.

Entrance Exam Prep

Standardized assessments such as the SAT, ACT, ISEE, and HSPT are cognitively demanding and highly structured. In addition to core content, instruction includes time-management frameworks, familiarity with exam structure and question design, evidence-based learning and retention techniques, and stress-regulation strategies. This dual focus supports both performance accuracy and cognitive stamina on test day.

ADHD Coaching - formerly known as Academic Coaching, Teaching Study Skills or Life Coaching - is a strengths-based, nonjudgmental positive partnership focused on developing practical strategies that help clients reach their goals more efficiently.

As an ADHD coach, I work in remotely to help individuals identify systems and processes aligned with how their brains function. I collaborate with clients and families to define goals and establish supportive structures. My aim is to reduce family stress and over-involvement by strengthening clients’ task initiation, follow-through, accountability, and self-advocacy—leading to greater independence and improved self-esteem.

I work with both children and adults to build effective, personalized strategies that address executive functioning challenges and promote success across academic, professional, and daily-life contexts. I also provide education for clients and families about ADHD, executive functioning, and relevant community or learning resources.

For students with 504 plans and IEPs, obtain equal access to an education by teaching them to navigate the counseling, accommodations, and customer service departments, including attending Special education meetings.

Across all areas of focus, I teach transferable organizational and executive functioning skills while helping clients understand expectations and requirements in each setting. This often includes support with organization, digital reminders, scheduling, study strategies, channeling distractibility into productive task-switching, and integrating movement to enhance cognitive engagement. Together, we develop practical tools, structured systems, and actionable plans to reduce barriers created by ADHD symptoms and move confidently toward personal goals.

ADHD Coach