Award-Winning ACT English Tutors in Albany County, NY

...I am an experienced test preparation tutor. I have run my own rigorous test preparation classes and have proven methods to improve scores. Furthermore, I have experience tutoring high school students in Math, Science and English. I have completed Multivariable Calculus at the college level and several college level biology (currently majoring in) and chemistry courses and have taken writing intensive college literature courses. I have been tutoring geometry-calculus through my high school years and...

...subject we're looking at, but I will always adapt my style to best suit your needs. I offer tutoring in French, Chinese, History, English, and test prep, including the SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, SSAT, ISEE and HSPT. For most students, the SAT and ACT are extremely important parts of your college application, which means there's a lot of pressure to perform. Too much pressure is never a good thing, though, so I will always go...

...school, I enjoy art, music, writing, and being outdoors as much as possible. My previous experience with teaching includes teaching faith formation classes of different ages, tutoring high school students (primarily in Math, but also other subjects such as English), and being a tutor for a scientific writing class, in which I led workshops and gave students feedback on their papers. When working with students, I think that patience, dedication, and understanding are essential. I...

...and English. As a graduate student, I taught biology labs for five semesters, which gave me experience in both running a full classroom and in working one-on-one with students. Additionally, as an undergraduate student, I spent a semester as a biology teaching assistant, where I helped coordinate lab activities and answer students' questions. I have also spent time as an assistant coach for a high school cross-country ski team, where I gained the ability to...

...am both flexible and patient. No two students are the same, and therefore there is no "right approach" to tutoring. Rather, I try to meet students where they are, and find ways to help them accomplish whatever goals they have in mind, be it an SAT score, a better writing style, or a new approach to studying history. I have helped hundreds of students with SAT preparation, and have worked both around the United States...

...who underperform in class or on standardized tests. In my spare time, I teach a tai chi course focused on preventing falls to older clients, read fiction voraciously (especially classics, but I have a soft spot for fantasy novels), play the Celtic harp, co-lead a Girl Scout troop, and serve as Secretary and Webmaster for the PTO and a mental health crisis volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps. I also enjoy family time with my...

...teaching in a traditional classroom to tutoring college students in paper writing and editing, I have much experience helping others further themselves in their education by building confidence, voice and academic empowerment. My primary focus is on student engagement and building a tutor-student relationship based on trust, honesty and open-mindedness. I see student success beyond just comprehension or memorization. I help students to truly synthesize the skills and concepts they need to feel confident in...

...believe that people learn best when in a caring, nurturing environment and do my best to ensure that they feel comfortable working with me. I believe learning can be fun and that everyone has the potential to achieve greatness! A large part of my teaching strategy is to learn my students interests, likes and dislikes and to work them into my lessons to maximize their level of understanding of the topic. Experience: Has worked in...

...You have a certain, almost intuitive sense of what to expect: certain instruments might be playing at a certain tempo, while the general format of the examinations almost never changes. Even so, there's always something new at hand: notes can be combined into chords played in different orders, and the numbers of a math problem might be altered. Listening to music and taking tests both reward perseverance: one might notice nuances and subtleties in one's...

...to more confident test takers. Most importantly, I believe the tutoring experience should provide students with relevant skills that will make all future education more successful. Learning is a skill all its own and there are so many ways to master it. As a teacher, it is my goal to help students discover the methods and techniques that best lead to their understanding, not for just one assignment, but moving forward as a perpetual learner.