Teaching should be to the individualized student since every student is unique with their own learning style.

I would find out how they have done in math in the past and what they are trying to achieve in this class. It helps to know how to approach math with the student.

It is best to teach solid foundations so they can apply their understanding of the concepts to future problems on their own.

Positive feedback is key. The best way to do this is to take the more complicated problems and break them down into steps that they can feel good about when they correctly solve them. Students may not grow to love math, but the more confident the student becomes the more motivated they are.

As a teacher, it is necessary to step back and approach the problem from a different way. Continuing to repeat yourself will rarely make progress in the student's understanding. Multiple examples may also be key to making sure that the concept is truly understood.

The impact in math subjects is to break each sentence down in word problems. Having students write down what they learn from each sentence helps them to translate that into the mathematical formulas they will need.

I found the key is to help them first feel comfortable with you as a teacher. This only needs to take a minute, but letting students know that you care about how they are doing helps motivate them to learn from you. Then, you can address where they are at in math. Learn their strengths and weaknesses by asking how they have done in the past, what they liked, what they didn't like, etc.

Building a student's confidence is key. Giving praise is a must--even at the small steps. As the student's confidence rises, so will their engagement in the lessons. You'd much rather work at something you enjoy than hate.

A teacher needs to make sure that you lead a student to a solution rather than just give a solution to their problem. It also helps if the students understands the concept rather than just knowing the steps to get to a solution. The final thing that is key, especially in math, is additional problems with the same concept. It helps reinforce it so in the future they are much more capable of recalling what they know.

Pointing out the student's successes on individual steps goes a long way to raising their confidence. Students sometimes think more complicated problems are too hard, but if you help them break down the processes they can see how they already know how to do it and be confident that next time they can do it.

Asking questions is key, as well as looking at the student's work to see their thought process. Getting the right answer is not as important as determining that the student knows the processes to get to the answer. Watching their thought processes can help determine where a student's struggle is. Surprisingly, many times it will be something the student struggled on in basic math. Once that is identified and corrected, students build up more and more confidence in math.

Math sometimes has many ways to think about a problem. If you see a student struggling to grasp the concept, instead of repeating it a third time, it is best to approach the concept a different way, if possible. If it is a harder topic, many times showing how it relates to something a student already knows how to do can clarify it. Other times, real world applications work best as examples.

The most important thing for me is scratch paper. I tend to work most problems out (was never a great mental math person - except for formulas). I also make sure I have my calculator and reference sheets. If it is calculus, I usually like to have Wolfram Alpha available just to quickly bring in another source as reference.