Award-Winning AP English Literature and Composition Tutors serving Alexandria, VA

...interacting with law student interns and paralegals and teaching them about the law. I do not get to do that often enough though, and so I thought of tutoring as a great way to be able to teach more students. I excel at Writing, Literature, Grammar, and History, and I use to be pretty mean at Math and Geometry and have been reacquainting myself with those subjects over the past few months as I do...

...senior year. It was rewarding to watch the students grasp new concepts, test new teaching strategies, and see the results. After graduation, I joined the US Peace Corps where I provided community health education at a village health center. Instructing village health staff in community education techniques allowed me to refine my own abilities to transmit information. Working with a language barrier, I learned how to break down complex ideas into more concrete and understandable...

I am a graduate of Elmira College. I received my Bachelor's of Science in Speech and Language Disabilities. Since graduating, I have taught children with and without various types of learning disabilities. I have participated in a multitude of trainings to improve my teaching abilities. I hold a TEFL certification as well as extensive experience with children of all ages.

...services to area high school students. I then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where I was awarded a full tuition scholarship in part from my LSAT score. I also taught an SAT course for the same testing company during my time in law school. My teaching philosophy is simple: figure out what works for you and assisting you in achieving your best score. I'm pretty much always available to answer questions even...

...dual certified teacher who has taught in DC Public Schools and in Chicago Charter Schools. Additionally I was a instructional coach for Chicago Public Schools. I am currently in the DC area getting my doctorate at George Washington University in education. I am certified in both Special Education and English. Additionally, I work with alternative teaching programs to certify potential teachers who want accreditation in Washington, DC. Currently, I have directed many interests toward writing....

...professional playwrights. In both academic and artistic settings, I love language almost as much as I love learning about the people I'm working with and fine-tuning the ways I work with them. My goal is always to make the process as productive and supportive as possible. I see tutoring as collaboration between tutor and student. I like to start by helping a student discover what they find interesting about an assignment and then what they...

...year student at Duke University planning to receive a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy on the pre-law track. I love to engage with students and aid them in their path to success in the academic world. While I have tutored students in a broad range of subjects, I specifically enjoy teaching Math, Science, and English. In regards to standardized testing, I enjoy tutoring for the mathematics portion of the exam. Outside of the classroom,...

...lesson or editing session, I normally explain the concept using a fun example, and then allow students to practice with an activity, leaving space for questions throughout. Much of my previous teaching experience comes from a program I volunteered with throughout college, where I taught civic education to 5th graders across the Greater Boston area every week. This experience especially taught me the importance of interactive lessons. I found the most success when I implemented...

...with all my students. At the end of the day, I aim to help all my students achieve their objectives. I'm a graduate from Georgetown University Law Center in 2023, earning a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree. I also graduated from UMD in 2015, earning a BA in Government and Politics, and Poolesville High School in 2012, attending the Humanities Magnet Program. APs taken: AP World, AP NSL, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Art History, AP...

I have a certificate in TEFL and an enthusiastic attitude to creating an inclusive and enjoyable classroom environment.

...to high school. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Spanish, test prep, Writing, and History. In my experience helping struggling students prepare for Standardized Tests, we always seem to have the most fun (with remarkable advancements) prepping for the Critical Reading and Writing portions of the exams. I am a firm proponent of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and...

...specialties, but I am also passionate about English, Literature and History. I greatly enjoy helping others understand difficult subjects and am an avid learner myself. My tutoring style derives primarily from helping friends throughout the years. In my experience, there is almost no subject out of reach of a passionate and curious mind. I therefore strive not just to communicate content, but to instill a passion that will drive self motivated learning. Whether discussing The...

...tutored elementary and middle school kids in subjects ranging from math and science to social studies and English. In college I was an active research assistance, and assisted in student teaching. Even after college, during a volunteer trip abroad, I got the chance to help young children learn their ABCs in Spanish while concurrently teaching ESL classes to adult students. Based on my range of experiences, both in academia and in tutoring, I am a...

...the Scholastic American Voices Award, and publication in Scholastic's anthology, "Best Teen Writing of 2017." In short, you and your term papers are in good hands should you choose to work with me. I have been tutoring students for six years; while I have taught everything from SAT test prep to Mandarin, I am especially passionate about helping others develop their communication skills. I am always working on improving my own skills through my studies...

...to teach and develop the close-reading skills of my students. Close-reading, critical analysis, and clear writing are the foundations for any ELA, history, or social science class. Those are also some of the hardest skills to learn in a classroom setting. With our one-on-one time I'm able to get my students to more deeply and personally engage with the material, ultimately resulting in a richer understanding that corresponds directly to improved performance on assessments, essays,...

I'm Lauren Ullman, a recent graduate of the University of Delaware with an Honors Degree of Distinction in English, and minors in Advertising, Journalism, and History. For two years, I worked as an Undergraduate Writing Tutor in my school's Writing Center, working with students on papers, personal statements, cover letters, drafts, citations, and anything writing related. I look forward to working with you on your assignments!

...have experience in tutoring many topics, I believe my true success has been working with students in English, Social Studies, and study and organizational skills. I have been trained in using academic interventions in both traditional and online settings. In my work, I have extensive experience in using data to pinpoint specific skills that students need to understand larger concepts. I believe that assessments and testing answer some questions, but more importantly, they should also...

...experience includes working with students from diverse backgrounds, including English Language Learners and international students, especially those who speak Arabic. I tutor a variety of subjects, including English Literature, Creative Writing, Psychology, History, and Marketing. My favorite subjects to teach are English Literature and Creative Writing because I enjoy guiding students through analyzing themes, developing ideas, and refining their writing. My teaching style is supportive and student-centered. I create lessons that align with individual goals...

...created effective and informative games which covered materials from Latin 1 through AP Latin 4. For example, I made a children's book of the Aeneid, which helps students remember important events and dates through visuals and poetry. Since I've grown up in a family of ten, I've had the opportunity to teach Latin to my younger siblings, ages 10 and 12, doing things like calling our dog "canis" as a way of helping them learn....

My aim is to not only help students succeed in their subject matter, but to ensure that they understand the greater concepts as well.