Award-Winning ACT Reading Tutors in St. Charles, MO

I was a high school Journalism and English teacher for 27 years. I love to discuss and debate the meaning of literature, and I am a professional writer with seven published books. The written word is powerful, and I enjoy teaching students how to use words. I anxiously await working with you and helping you become a better writer and help you better comprehend the written language. I hope to make it an enjoyable experience.

...raised in the U.S, I'm a motivated character that always excelled in academics and achievements, including winning congressional scholarship at the age of 16. After high school, I began a home business while attending college. Throughout the last couple years, I have been increasingly seeking ways to enrich my skill-set and keep my mind sharp: I'd studied overseas, learned foreign languages, practiced coding and digital production. In person, I'm a calm, clear-minded and detail-oriented individual.

...to generate thousands of questions. Math reference library to use during sessions. Reading Comprehension for grades 4-11, admission tests, and adults is a strength as well. Exposure to short reading passages and comprehension checks are readily available to increase fluency and comprehension. Located in Central time zone. The following time slots are NOT available: Sundays before noon and Wednesday evenings. Great with people! Sessions are encouraging and make students feel great about their successes. Loves...

...to date has been as a professional Portuguese interpreter in Provo, Utah, interpreting instructional classes, private interviews, medical appointments, and more interactions from English to Portuguese for over 50 native Portuguese speakers from Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, and Mozambique over the course of a 2 year period. My passion is language (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, and English), but truly I enjoy working with all fields of study (with a sweet spot for history, of course)!...

...limited to the teacher, the activity of learning is not limited to the student. There is always an exchange between what the teacher and student have to offer. I believe it is best to show, rather than tell students how to work their way through the task at hand, whether it be a problem or a prompt. I know that there is not always one way to solve a problem or answer a prompt, so...

I recently graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. I have prior tutoring experience at high school and college levels from my involvement in the on-campus tutoring program offered by Rose and from working with international students. My primary tutoring focus is with STEM fields, but I am passionate about reading, writing, and history as well!

...subject, I am most passionate about Calculus classes. Calculus is one of the courses that change a student's view of math in an incredible way, and I love to help students understand it! It's also just incredibly cool! I believe that true understanding of math can only be achieved when a student can explain why they are doing something, and I try to ensure that all of my students gain that understanding. In my personal...

...my work consisted of preparing middle school students for MAP testing. I have also tutored students with high school homework at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital. Although I am qualified to teach SAT/ACT Writing, my passion lies in the field of mathematics: ACT/SAT geometry, College Algebra, Basic Calculus. I believe that improvement comes with patience and persistence. By truly communicating with a student and understanding where he/she is struggling, we can insure improvement by teaching from...

...Day Camps. I love the variety of working with all ages! I have been tutoring for 9 years. I started tutoring Math in high school with Mu Alpha Theta, the Math Honor Society. During college, I tutored at Evanston Township High School with the AVID program for middle-tiered students. In addition to academic subjects, I assisted with study skills, college applications, and scholarship essays. I helped several students, first in their families to attend college,...

...football in college. Since then I've tutored family members and high schoolers around the New Orleans area during the school year. I tutor because I like the feeling of working with people through their challenges. A common culprit when a student is feeling unable to improve in a subject is that they can't figure out exactly what it is they don't know. My goal as a tutor is to help students find where these conceptual...

Industrial Engineering student at Purdue University. I started tutoring sophomore year of high school, and have tutored elementary, middle, and high school students in a variety of subjects, but mostly in math.

I look forward to teaching you how to not only master content but also how to master tests. I have tutored hundreds of students with SAT and AP testing and look forward to sharing my tips with you.

...adults with special needs from the local community. This year I enjoyed volunteering with Americorps VISTA and teaching art and creative writing classes at Busch Middle School. Additionally, I'm a part-time nanny, and on weekends I enjoy playing and teaching the flute (which I also studied in college). I hope to become an English professor someday, and to this end, I'm starting a PhD program in English Literature in August 2015. I'm currently based in...

Hi! My name is Caroline and I am a current student at Washington University in St. Louis, double majoring in Anthropology: Global Health & Environment and Healthcare Management. I have 6 years of tutoring experience via both volunteer and private opportunities, and am so excited to be a part of the team at Varsity Tutors.

...essays, creative writing, reading, ACT prep, and grammar. Additionally, I have had many years of experience helping my children with their studies. I am passionate about reading; I love helping students with literature and other reading assignments. One of my favorite parts of teaching is seeing the moment a student reaches that "a-ha" moment with anything we are working on. I love working one-on-one with a student because I like being able to help them...

...up my last year of medical school and wanted to use my free time to do something that I love, which is teaching students. I have tutored since I was in high school and love the challenge of helping students understand and master their course material. Over time, I have developed numerous techniques to help my students get the most out of my sessions so they can excel in whatever subject matter they are struggling...

...Symposium, conducted original research for the Missouri History Museum, and successfully completed an internship in Public History. I also won the 2014 Senior Essay Contest, was given membership to three academic honor societies, and received Dean's List honors on several occasions. Currently, I am working towards my Master of Arts degree in Teaching/Education and teach At-Risk students at a local high school. Alpha Chi Honor Society Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Studies...

...in St. Louis. I have taught several introductory Spanish courses at the university level. In addition, I have taught ESL courses to adults in Madrid, Spain. I have experience working with students of various age groups in large groups and individually. I tutor AP Spanish Literature and Culture, Spanish 1, 2, 3 and 4, ACT Reading and Writing, and AP English Literature and Composition. I am most passionate about Spanish and English Literature. As a...

...AR. At school, I tutored fellow students in entry math and physics corses including Calculus, College Algebra and Statistics. After graduating, I worked full time at a nonprofit in Little Rock, AR which served people experiencing homelessness and near homelessness. In the evenings, I provided in-home tutoring through Club Z! to students in the central Arkansas area. Subjects taught include Calculus, Geometry, Algebra, Reading and History. With a consistent track record of helping students learn,...

...worked in a laboratory for 2 years at the National Institute of Health. During my time in Washington DC, I also worked for Kaplan to prepare students for the MCAT. Washington University School of Medicine is where I received a Masters degree in Immunology. Outside of the laboratory, I spent my time working again as a teacher's assistant this time for Histology, a first year course for medical students, and then privately tutoring Histology. To...