Award-Winning ACT Reading Tutors in Albany County, NY

...tutoring philosophy is that I'm not here to give you the answers; I'm here to provide encouragement, experience, and guidance. The specific strategies we use to help you reach your goals will depend on what 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,...

...their own potential in any subject of academia. I hope to be a good fit for any tutee and am willing to put the hours and effort in order to get improved results. I am willing to put in the effort necessary to help a student understand material and am very enthusiastic about teaching! Please contact me for more information on how I can help you, as a student, attain your goals.... My teaching philosophy is just to use learning as a tool for finding passions. This allows students to truly enjoy the learning process and helps them achieve both academic and non-academic goals.

...that students who are motivated can achieve anything that they set their minds to, and I enjoy tutoring because I like helping students gain confidence in their abilities and achieve their goals. I also believe that many students learn differently from others, which is why I like to personalize lessons as much as possible based on the learning style of the student. I am patient, kind, and enthusiastic, and would love to become your tutor!...

...also a helpful resource for students experiencing emotional distress. I'm able instruct students in relaxation techniques to help reduce anxiety or behavioral skills to reduce procrastination, as these are often major stumbling blocks for students 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...

...lifetime of reading and writing. Having closely examined the challenges of the SAT and ACT, I am excited to share strategies that will certainly lead 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...

...each holds equal value. I select readings and design assignments that will resonate with my students current lives; to really learn, after all, we first must be interested. Student buy-in is imperative, and there are many, many ways to learn the necessary skills to succeed in our age of innovation. Typically these skills boil down to the four Cs--critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creative problem solving. The best teaching is relevant, and endures. My students...

...our perspective. I am a well-rounded individual, graduating high school at sixteen and obtaining my undergraduate degree at nineteen. At twenty I was awarded my M.A. in Peace and Conflict Management Studies from the University of Haifa in Israel. I consider myself worldly, knowledgeable, and I am very intuitive. I believe each persons tutoring experience should lend to their strengths and strengthen their weaknesses, in the most enjoyable way possible. I guarantee that if you choose...

...program in Washington, DC.I worked with my students to improve their literacy skills, over all academic abilities, and to develop a love of reading. I also taught at the National Building Museum as a museum teacher. Since graduating from my masters program I have worked in various DC museums doing public programming. My tutoring ranges from history, both US and world, English, writing, and grammar to elementary and middle school math and Algebra 1 and...

...to moving through the ranks to Assistant Professor. I am passionate about teaching and literacy. I love reading, and writing. I have written a children's book about two cows named Mona and Lisa. Working one on one with students, and helping them achieve their goals aligns perfectly with my drive to make learning fun and approachable. Test-taking is that much easier when you have a game-plan. I will help you build and execute strategies that...

...invaluable. As a tutor, I'll help my students set reasonable goals and I'll prepare for each session by reviewing the material myself, and I'll take the time to answer whatever questions they have. I love learning, and I want others to love it too. I'm invested in my students' progress and success. It's so rewarding to help someone learn, and it feels great to see that spark when it finally clicks for them.... I think it's important for students to figure out and address what they don't understand, not just how to solve a problem. I think the student should be in charge of their learning. I also aim to cater to different types of learners, and I try to explain things in different ways.