Lavontria A.'s Bio

Experience:

• 10+ years experience with test prep and academic coaching K-12, undergraduate, and graduate students.
• Lead volunteer at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution 
• DC STEM Network Ambassador at Carnegie Institution for Science
• Mentor and Independent Learning Facilitator at Polygence
• Coach Training for Executive Functioning

 

How I work with kids: 

• Having navigated ADHD myself, I can empathize with my students' struggles and demonstrate that success is achievable, which can inspire and motivate them.
• I help students develop their executive function skills by using gamification techniques like "Avoidance Bingo" and "Dice Roll Strategy," which engage learning and turn daunting tasks into fun activities.
• I tailor each session to the unique strengths and weaknesses of my students, ensuring lessons are both educational and enjoyable by leveraging learning styles and empowering them to transform their 'no-pamine' tasks into dopamine tasks.
• I guide parents on how to support their children outside of our sessions to reinforce and sustain their progress and development.

 

Favorite Quote: 

• "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer

 

Fun Fact: 

• I have ADHD, autism, language processing disorder, and dyslexia. I used to be a professional clown. Plus, I really love extra spicy food!

 

What parents say: 

• “The class was very helpful, and my daughter learned useful tips to improve her productivity in school and home. I was also introduced to new management and executive skills concepts for the first time and their impact on parent-child relationships. Highly recommend this class. Ms. Lavontria made the topic interesting and spoke with clarity.”
• “Both my daughters loved it! They absolutely appreciated the back and forth discussion and learning! The individualized attention and enthusiasm the instructor had for the topic made for a beautiful learning space and experience.”
• “Her class was interactive, filled with substantive and interesting information that young children can comprehend.”
• “Lavontria was very helpful, motivating, and gave some useful resource tips to achieve success. It was a good class, the tutor taught in a way that was easy to understand and remember.”
• “Ms. L is amazing and a great entertaining presenter! I was initially afraid my daughter would be bored but she was GLUED to the screen 100% focused. After class, my daughter has retained the information and is begging to take more of Ms. L's classes. I can’t remember my 7- year- old ever begging to take more educational classes. I credit it to Ms. L’s interactive teaching style.”
• “Ms. Lavontria is informative, detailed, and kind, and gives attention to each student and parent. Overall, she has a positive vibe.”