Award-Winning ACT Reading Tutors in Henrico County, VA

...due to my lifelong involvement with my mother's first grade class, as well as being a youth camp counselor for many years. I believe every educator intends to support the curiosity and creativity of their students, my specialty is exploring the world around us through reading. Roald Dahl and Shel Silverstein are among my favorites,...

My objective is to help students with the maths concepts so that it can lead to a good foundation for college and for later in life.

...major at Johns Hopkins University. While Baltimore is home for me during the academic year, I grew up in Richmond, Virginia and graduated from Maggie Walker Governor's School. I have been tutoring with Johns Hopkins Tutorial Project for over a year in K-5 English, Reading, and Mathematics. I also gained experience tutoring for the SAT in...

...belief in the value of building strong, trustworthy relationships with students. I make an extra effort to connect with each student, recognizing that effective learning happens at different paces and requires a tailored approach. Drawing from my background in bioinformatics and medical training, I bring structure, patience, and adaptability to my teaching style to ensure...

...hoping to double major in Commerce (Marketing/Management) and Computer Science! I have tutored throughout high school at various levels through honor societies, such as Mathematics and Spanish. I also have experience in English (Writing and Reading Comprehension), standardized tests (ACT), and IB Diploma subjects. I'm easygoing and patient, and I will help your student with...

...than 8 years teaching all age groups, including undergraduate students, and have more than 20 years of tutoring under my belt. I have worked with all grade levels (love/great with kids!) and am an advocator of using multi-modal instructional methods. I am not a big fan of boring/ineffective memorization and drills but like to use...

...Spanish. One of my most successful study strategies as a student is relating problems to real-life scenarios. I believe that this helps facilitate a better understanding of the significance of answers. My tutoring ideology is based on reinforcing core concepts. Fundamental skills need to be fully developed in order to stimulate future academic success. My...

...their learning style conflicts with the style or pace with which it is being taught. With tutoring one on one, it gives the student to learn at their own pace. What I love most about working with students are the "aha!" moments when they finally understand what they had been struggling with and seeing students...

...have taught middle school language arts as well. Before switching careers and becoming a teacher, I was also an attorney for 15 years. Through my varied background and education, I believe that I relate well to many different types of students and that I have the knowledge and experience to help them master any reading...

...a B.S in Chemistry and currently tutor for the athletics department in STEM fields, mainly Physics, Chemistry, and Calculus, although I love Organic Chemistry the most (as odd as that sounds). I have always enjoyed reading and learning on my own and love working with students to have their own 'lightbulb moments'.

...others! My majors are Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship/Management and Health and Physical Education with a concentration in Exercise Science. My minors are Biology and Spanish. I tutored high school students and elementary school students in high school and continue to tutor high school students in college, so I know how students learn!...

...17-50. I specialized in introduction paragraphs, thesis statements, and outlining. I love tutoring students because it gives me a chance to spread my love for reading and writing to others. Also, I get to share with others how reading and writing can be fun, not tedious. I believe in getting my tutees to write about...

...several years of experience in instruction and curriculum building. I am a government major and Chinese minor, and extremely passionate about facilitating learning in these fields and others. In my spare time, I work in technical theater, designing and building sets and acting once in a while, run, and do yoga. I'm also spending the...

I believe in learning by doing. I think learning by example can lead to tremendous success. Patience is a virtue, and I'm glad I have a lot of it.

...work you're struggling with. We've all had that feeling when you hit a wall and just can't seem to get something, be it trig problems or history essays. It's stressful, and just not fun. The good news: I've helped many students get past these kind of tough spots, and I can do the same for...

I believe in the ability of all students to achieve success academically. If given the appropriate strategies and techniques, paired with a positive belief system that encourages trial and error, any student can reach his or her academic goals.

...patiently and taught me the problem solving skills that made me become an independent learner. My experiences as a tutor motivated me to share my knowledge to the community. I worked as a teaching assistant for two courses while attending Cornell University, and worked two years as a teacher at a local high school in...

...the University of Virginia who also has personal experience in taking 12+ AP tests, fancy calculus and SAT/ACT prep. Consider me as someone who has maybe been in your position and who is also very sympathetic to the gruel of standardized testing. What I might lack in absolute tutoring experience, I make up for with...

I am an experienced freelance tutor interested in tutoring middle and high school students in history, essay writing, and Latin.

School has never been easy for me, but I learned effective ways to study and learn concepts. I enjoy breaking seemingly difficult concepts into their simplest components because in all areas of knowledge the complex work of today is built upon the simple principles discovered/created generations ago.