Award-Winning ACT English Tutors in Brentwood, CA

...students why the number pi is used rather than telling them it equals 3.14. I look for parallels between the material in front of us and their own life so that tutoring isn't just an extension of a lecture period. So far I have tutored one-on-one with students ranging from 5th to 10th grade. When I started tutoring 3 years ago I tutored in math and chemistry and proof read essays. During that time I...

...have spent the last decade tutoring the verbal portions of the SAT and ACT college entrance exams with the top test prep companies in Los Angeles. A published author, I am available to help your high school student with exam prep as well as college application essays. I am also an actress, dog lover, film buff, and avid reader. Regardless of your reading and writing needs, I'd love to work with the student in your...

...in science, especially biology. Furthermore, I had the opportunity to not only conduct undergraduate research with one of my professors, but also become a published author in the Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science. In the midst of this, I took several education classes and had the opportunity to student teach at Midd-West High School. All of these experiences ultimately shaped me into a person who wants to explore as much as possible, share...

...only help the students in the classroom, but will provide the student with invaluable life skills as well. I have helped students become more effective writers throughout high school and college. I honed my own writing skills as a staff reporter at the Daily Bruin, UCLA’s student newspaper, and as an editor at USC Law School’s Interdisciplinary Law Journal. An academic article I wrote on social media and the First Amendment was also published in...

...to camping and hiking across the United States), and discovered a wonderfully fulfilling career in education. I have spent the past two years teaching middle school in rural Massachusetts, and am now certified to teach grades K-12 in both Massachusetts and California. While my concentration is in U.S. and World History, I've also had the opportunity to teach English, Literature, and Standardized Test preparation. Most recently, I taught English and essay writing one-on-one to some...

...me the tools to identify a student's strengths and cultivate his or her potential. I have experience as a civil litigation attorney, a Bar Method fitness instructor, an editor, a photo shoot producer and stylist, and a CNN broadcasting intern. Originally from Los Angeles, I have lived all over the beautiful states of California and Oregon. I earned my J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and my...

...very strong knowledge of the SAT and how to own it. Beyond just teaching students the basics of a subject, however, I hope to develop a strong relationship with them and instill in them motivation and a positive spirit to attack their work with more vigor and confidence than they have ever had. I am a very ambitious individual and my philosophy in life is that you can do anything you set your mind to....

...teaching entrepreneurship at the collegiate level, I have designed and instructed a complete Model United Nations course and organized educational and social activities including trips to the South African Embassy in Washington DC to facilitate student participation and retention of key Model U.N. concepts. I have also privately tutored several students ranging from early high school students struggling with basic math concepts to high achieving students looking to create competitive college applications. My subjects of...

m... Try to use real world examples in which the specific student you are tutoring can relate in order to get a concept through.... Ask what specifically he/she is having trouble with and try to relate those difficulties with ones that I may have encountered as well. That way, it is possible to utilize effective strategies that do in fact work in order to get through concepts and overcome specific problems. I would also leave the student with a plethora of FREE outside help in the form of specific professors with YouTube Channels who helped me significantly and recommendations on what paid test prep materials work effectively and are relevant.

...English, Literature, Essay Editing, and Creative Writing. I love language, I love the written word, and the art of writing has always been a pleasure for me to teach. I have been tutoring and editing essays since I was a student in high school. Standardized tests have always come naturally to me, and I love helping students crack the grammar, reading, and writing portions. The best answer is always the most concise. In my personal...