Award-Winning ACT Reading Tutors in Hillsboro, OR

My name is Tara and I am a rising junior at Vanderbilt University where I'm double majoring in Engineering Science and Economics and double minoring in Scientific Computing and Business. I have plenty of experience in the college application process as well as in internship recruiting. I have interned at Nike and Facebook.

...about helping students because it is rewarding and it is what I do best. I believe that to learn something well enough to draw from this knowledge when it is needed, all relevant vocabulary and equations must be thoroughly understood. Formulas that are memorized without understanding where they come from are soon forgotten. I balance this tedium with jokes and funny faces to make my students laugh. I have found that each individual's impediments to...

...have been working with students around the world for the past ten years. I have taught computer workshops in South Africa, creative writing to students navigating ADHD, and have taught middle school language arts and social studies the past three years. I studied English Writing in Los Angeles before earning my Master of Arts in Teaching from Lewis & Clark College. Here are some things I have come to believe while working with students over...

...know each student comes to tutoring with their own goals and learning styles. My sessions are strengths-based and person-centered. This means I do not talk while the student passively listens; instead, we work as a team to identify what strategies work best and individualize a plan that works specifically for them. My specialties are: writing, language, English, essay editing, social studies, and standardized test prep. I am passionate about equity, and especially enjoy working with...

...writer of fiction and screenplays, my favorite tutoring assignments involve helping students with their own writing projects. It delights me to see them overcome mental blocks and discover the joys of language and self-expression. I've helped thousands of students construct essays of every kind, from academic to admissions to the essays associated with standardized tests. Through a question and answer process, I help each student to unearth what he or she has to say on...

...Absolutely! Python? Not quite math, you tricky person, but sign right up. I tutor a bit of physics and computer programming as well. Test prep, too. But who am I? I am a math music philosophy nerd. I love Gauss almost as much as I love Bach and I love Bach almost as much as I like Hegel. So chat to me about that stuff if you are so inclined. But you want to just...

Hi, I'm Garrett and I love the world! I love to travel, learn foreign languages, try new foods, and meet new people.

...writing, music, biology, and mathematics. I've worked as a graduate school TA and been responsible for designing lectures at the graduate level. I've worked abroad and within the United States with language learners hoping to increase their mastery of English. I look forward to finding a way to find how you learn best for yourself, in the hope that you can apply what you learn over an entire lifetime and not just on this week's...

...we can map where each student needs to go. This approach results in a plan that caters to each student's distinctive learning style. When not teaching, I love to get out of the city and into the outdoors. You can often find me camping in the mountains, fishing the lakes of the central Oregon Cascades or hiking the trails of the Columbia River Gorge. The city dweller in me does like the occasional day in...

...of subjects, but most of my hours have gone into reading, writing, math and test prep. I love meeting new students and working with them to aid in a better learning experience. Making sessions fun is important (whether we are in person or online), and it will make our time working together more enjoyable. I'm looking forward to working with all of you. I have a degree in English, and I have started a career...

...a kindergarten and pre-K teacher. In my opinion, a good tutor needs not only to be knowledgeable, but sensitive to the ways that every student learns differently. I am prepared to work with my students, at their own pace, to ensure that they aren't just completing the work, but fully understanding and internalizing the material. Other than tutoring, I enjoy going to school (I'm about to get my bachelors in history from Reed college), reading,...

Hi! My name is Mason and I am currently a medical student at OHSU. I have been tutoring for 10 years, and worked throughout college as a math tutor. I've been living in Portland for two years, and am a Oregon native, growing up in Bend. When I am not in school I enjoy spending time outside hiking and running.

...X of practice GRE Y is a trick question; I show you how it is a trick question, and teach you how to spot similar tricks in the future. Just like counting to 100 (or even 1,000,000,000) is no longer scary once you learn how the numbers are combined, so too the placement exams will lose their bite once you learn how they are constructed and how the test-makers think. The joy of using a...

...lot like being a tutor. Beyond subject matter content, teaching is always about the self-esteem of the student. Learning is a lifelong process. Each teaching situation is an opportunity to influence positively how a student sees him or herself as a learner. Learning takes place over the course of a school year, semester, quarter, week, or in a five minute time frame (such as with a substitute teacher). The math problem or the causes of...

...to young learners in France. Though I enjoy tutoring multiple subjects, writing is my favorite because it is so exciting to help people form their ideas and get them on paper! I believe real learning is fun and active, and I strive to tailor each tutoring session to each particular student. My hobbies include performing in community theatre, playing the piano and bagpipes, reading, and traveling. I've lived in France, Israel, and Scotland, and am...

...an elite college, qualifying for honors each of my four years in school. I have excellent knowledge of English language literature, as well as strong writing and close-reading analytical skills. Moreover, I have a deep background in test prep (cumulative 31 on the ACT), mathematics up to the high school level (5/5 score on AP Calculus AB/BC, took math up to multivariable calculus), French (took 3 years in college, including one year of literature courses...

...that I bring with me to tutoring. My exposure to the SAT began when I got the highest SAT score in my school district when I was a junior (without tutoring, even!). I started tutoring the Verbal side of the SAT in Los Angeles in 1999. Then I branched out into the SAT Math and then into academic tutoring in many subject areas. I was tutoring celebrity kids in Malibu mostly at that time. Since...

...you're looking for someone who can relate to your struggles, and teaches in a more relaxed conversational manner, lets schedule a chat! I got my degree in World languages & Literatures from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR where I had the opportunity to travel around the world learning new languages, researching, and teaching students. I'm passionate about language learning, and literature and would love to tutor ESL, Spanish, or Eng/Span Lit!

...so I returned to Portland and earned my Masters in Teaching at Concordia University in secondary level English Language Arts. I am now working towards adding an English as a Second Language endorsement. In each of the aforementioned countries, I have tutored students between the ages of nine years old to 47 years old. My daughter who is almost three, is my newest student. I am most knowledgable in tutoring English Language Arts and prefer...

...my major committee. With a faculty member in the physics department, I worked on a project analyzing the intersection of physics education, cognitive science, and contemplative practice (e.g., meditation). My senior thesis was a critical evaluation of the goals and results of neuroimaging studies purportedly studying "the self." Ever since I was a child, I have had a passion for the learning process. I enjoy learning new things, getting better at them, and helping others...