Grade Levels
Elementary School
Tutoring Specialties
ADD & ADHD, Tiered Support, Gifted/Advanced population
Bio
Hi! My name is Lauren Carson, and I am so excited to be working with K12 Tutoring! I live in South Carolina, married to my husband, Ricky, and we have a 6 year old daughter, 2 pups, and 3 cats! In my spare time, I enjoy watching college football (Go Gamecocks!), Reading books, serving in my church, and going out on the lake. I believe students learn best with a teacher who has a fun personality that is willing to use multiple instructional strategies to best their students' needs. I am a huge believer in building positive relationships with my students; I want them to be excited about learning, but also trust that our sessions are safe, warm, and loving. While learning the core academics, I think it is important to also build skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, stamina, creativity, and oral communication skills. I think it important to build these skills at the same time as teaching the academics since they are life skills.
Teacher Specialization
I have a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Carolina. I've spent my 14 years in public education all in 1st Grade, teaching all content areas: reading, phonics, writing, math, science, social studies, and SEL. Within those 14 years, I spent 2 of those years teaching virtually during the COVID time frame. Over the last 3 years, I have also become LETRS certified with the Science of Reading, as well as served as Mentor both for high school teacher cadet programs and collegiate level students. In April 2025, I received the Mentor Teacher of the Year with Winthrop University, and I also received Teacher of the Year in 2024-2025 for my most recent school. Lastly, I would also like to highlight that I have spent the last 2 years homeschooling my personal child.
Courses
1st Grade English Language Arts, 1st Grade Math, 1st Grade Science, 1st Grade Social Studies, 2nd Grade English Language Arts, 2nd Grade Math, 2nd Grade Science, 2nd Grade Social Studies, Kindergarten English Language Arts, Kindergarten Math, Kindergarten Science
