Award-Winning AP English Language and Composition Tutors in St. Louis, MO

...Varsity Tutors, where great students come for the best tutoring! My name is Ken and I graduated from the University of Notre Dame with an Economics degree in May 2017. I have been tutoring for over 10 years and have worked with students in a wide range of subjects as well as preparing for the ACT. In the course of my work, I have personally witnessed the great impact that tutoring can have in terms...

I am passionate about science, learning, and teaching! I received my undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Duke University. While at Duke, I w as a teacher's assistant for Honor's General Chemistry. As such, I spent time working with a great group of students to learn the basic principles of chemistry. After college, I worked in a laboratory for 2 years at the...

...school. This has given me a wide range of subjects that I am familiar with and comfortable tutoring, especially in biological fields such as Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics. I am originally from Omaha, Nebraska, but over the past 5 years, I have gotten to know and love the Saint Louis area. I am a patient, kind individual that will work to meet the needs of any student that I have the privilege of tutoring.

...Edwardsville with a Bachelor's of Science in Community Health Education and a minor in Psychology. I am currently pursuing my Occupational Therapy doctoral degree at Washington University in St. Louis. I previously tutored English during my senior year of high school and informally assisted with test preparation. I feel comfortable tutoring GRE, ACT and ISEE test preparation, as well as Chemistry and World History. My favorite subject to tutor is standardized test preparation because I...

...arts school where I received a Bachelor of Arts in English with a focus on philosophy and theater. Later, I received a Master of Arts in English from Saint Louis University where I concentrated in Medieval Literature. As a graduate teaching assistant, I taught freshman composition and literature survey courses while serving on staff at the Graduate Writing Center where I helped graduate students plan, develop, and improve their essays. For a year after college,...

...for success in school and beyond, my goal is to make sure each student is confident in their ability to be a productive member in every avenue in life. I hold a Masters degree in Education and English, and have 5 years of experience teaching High School English. I taught 3 years of American Literature and ACT prep at Metro High School- the top rated public high school in Missouri. I also taught 1 year...

...At Tufts I conducted research about educational equity, inclusion, and integration, and I've continued to pursue my passion at the Brown School. I've always loved the teaching and tutoring opportunities I've been fortunate to have, and I've been lucky to tutor a wide age range from grade schoolers to high schoolers. I enjoy teaching a wide range of topics, and I've had particular success coming up with creative and individualized methods to prepare students for...

...In this capacity, I served as the principal of this small academy and tutored middle and high school students in English, Social Studies and Math. My passion is to see students master concepts and skills and develop into confident learners This confidence allows them to take on future challenging academic tasks with a belief that they can master what they must. I love being a part of student success! When I am not working with...

Learning is what goes on inside one's head and teaching is what goes on outside! In my experience this is true across ages and geography and subject matter. However, the tutor plays a critical role in success with the student. I believe it is the confluence of the relationship between the tutor and the student, the tutor's subject matter knowledge, and the methodology utilized that realizes the outcome.

...grad. I had a full-ride to Wash U, which gave me amazing opportunities to develop my knowledge and curiosity both inside and outside the classroom. I love constantly learning about the world around me, and love bringing that love of learning to those around me. I've always been the "nerd" but also always the person you'd ask about current events, the EPA ruling, or which Harvard philosophy professor most recently published. I truly believe your...

...with children and young adults in the community to achieve their goals. Throughout my undergraduate and graduate coursework I have a demonstrated the ability to work with a wide variety of individuals with their each unique challenges. I truly believe that everyone has the potential to be great and achieve their goals. I also believe that as a collective society, we don't always provide the resources or supports to help guide us to those goals....

I am currently a junior at Brown University pursuing a double major in Biology and Economics. I have experience tutoring middle and high schoolers in chemistry, math, and English, as well as tutoring for the ACT, PSAT, and SAT. Additionally, I founded an organization that provides English tutors to elementary school-aged ESL students and have extensive experience teaching English as a Second Language. I was a National Merit Scholar as well as an AP Scholar.

...better communicators and readers enhances students??? understanding of the world around them, ability to connect with others, and opportunities for self-expression. In a practical sense, improving this set of skills also raises verbal test scores and improves students??? marketability since communicating well is a vital skill in any career. My tutoring style is largely collaborative. I have found that guiding students toward discovering the answers themselves helps them understand and remember the concepts more deeply;...

I have a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington and an LL.M in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from the Essex Human Rights Centre, in Colchester, UK. I am passionate about health and the environment and I love good food, to travel and to dance! I have traveled to over 45 countries and hope to knock them all off the list one day.

...I received my bachelor's in Public Health Education from SIUE in 2011 and my master's in Community Development and Planning from Clark in 2013. I was fortunate enough to travel to Spain and Ecuador for study abroad trips to fine tune my Spanish speaking skills. In 2011, I also traveled to Ghana West Africa for my internship before graduating. I have worked with a variety of age groups and cultural backgrounds during my time as...

...cognitive processing and study skills. I truly enjoy helping students improve in terms of reading comprehension. To borrow a colloquial phrase; you see the light bulb turn on. As a speech & language therapist of 30+ years; I am able to remediate reading comprehension difficulties at a deep level. Reading comprehension is language comprehension. At the end of the day, students should grow from learning and actually discover the joy of learning. I am a...

...English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and have taught rhetoric, composition, and literature courses at the post-secondary (university) level. I am currently completing a post-degree program at UMSL and will be certified to teach middle and high school English in December, 2014. I have tutored in college preparatory and 10th grade English classes at Soldan High School, and I have also served as a volunteer tutor at the International Institute of St. Louis,...

...as the mechanics of their writing. Additionally, I have had great success aiding students in writing their personal statements for both undergraduate and graduate admissions. Across the board, my teaching philosophy has been to prompt my students through discussion, using questions as much as concrete examples to promote understanding. Currently I work as the managing editor for the internationally acclaimed literary magazine Boulevard, where I spend a good chunk of my time selecting short fiction,...

...who just finished her first year studying education and psychology. I have had a log of experience working with preschoolers in both after care and classroom environments. In my senior year of high school I volunteered in a second grade classroom to help struggling students. I also volunteered to tutor 6th graders and support them as they worked through homework. I love working with kids and babysit often, so I am familiar with keeping children...

...includes brainstorming, prewriting, and revising again and again. I also try to be silent periodically, to give the students time to think and prepare and to share their needs and questions. I also am not afraid to be wrong or not know the answer. These instances allow the student to be wrong without shame and to learn how to find the "right" answer. I have dozens of online and hard copy resources to share, which...