Award-Winning ESL/ELL Tutors serving Norfolk, VA

...can do in order to enhance their overall well-being. Therefore, I am fully engaged in the process of helping individuals to achieve their academic goals, as well as to help them to enjoy the learning process along the way. I have over five years of tutoring experience, and have a 4.9 out of five rating...

...Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Although I am able to speak five languages (English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese), I have worked as a translator and interpreter for Spanish (certified) and Italian. I have also had various professional roles in creative writing, screenwriting, marketing writing, medical writing, legal writing, and copywriting. I have tutored...

...certification from International Open Academy. I've been teaching ESL for 2 years now and I am very familiar with how to teach English to non native speakers. I look forward to helping you in any way I can as you proceed towards mastering the English language. Keep up the good work! I have always enjoyed...

...love using visuals, real-life examples, and interactive practice to make learning feel practical and rewarding. What I enjoy most is watching students grow more confident over time, especially when they start expressing themselves more freely in English. That moment when something finally "clicks" is what makes teaching so meaningful to me. Outside of tutoring, I...

...for a year with an American Field Service scholarship program with a Brazilian family in Sao Paulo. I have also traveled through Mexico. I have lived in Hawaii and lived in five states and passed through many more. As you can see, I have enjoyed traveling. I am proud to have graduated with a B.S....

...in tutoring mathematics, such as basic Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, and Pre-calculus, in both elementary and high school students. I have also served as an instructional assistant in a summer program at my school in the English Department, so I have decent skills to tutor different subjects beside mathematics and chemistry. In addition, I am currently...

...research, and teaching. Over the last few years, I have dedicated myself to tutoring, working with both adults and children as an ESL instructor. I tutor a broad range of subjects, but I am particularly passionate about helping students with college applications and STEM subjects. My love for the humanities and literature arts also holds...

...would love to implement my teaching methods for a more confident English speaking you! Before I have traveled abroad, I graduated Old Dominion University as Cum Laude and taught at Oxford Grade Power for 1.5 years. I am certified to teach English as a foreign language by Hess International Schools and by i and i...

I am always learning, so I like to encourage others to keep learning too.... Helping students identify with what they are learning is very important to me. Helping them see that, "Yes, this does apply to me," makes all the difference.... Get to know them and their likes in school. What are they finding most difficult? How can I be help them get to the heart of the lesson?

...with ADD and ADHD--as an adult with ADD, I found that one-on-one engagement with these students was most effective. While pursuing my graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston, I maintained my busy tutoring endeavors, but worked exclusively with undergraduate freshman and sophomores. My work with tutoring guided me to the classroom, and I...

...your first or second language! Through my experience as a teacher and tutor I have developed a broad range of techniques that work for different leaning styles and different areas of need. I myself have been through the process of learning Spanish as a second language. I know this process is tough but also very...

...and structured reading. I was voted the Reading Teacher of the Year at my school building in the 2018-2019 and 2021-2022 school year. Other subjects I enjoy teaching are math, social studies, and science. During tutoring sessions, I use hands-on materials as well as technology tools to balance the format of activities and learning preferences...

...with Varsity Tutors! I am currently a senior at Old Dominion University majoring in Biology with an interest in Wildlife Biology. However, I have a high interest in languages, as I have been studying Japanese for 10 years, Chinese for 2, and Italian for the past year! I also enjoy spending time with my 2...

...5 years, now. I began teaching elementary and middle school students, and now teach all grade levels, including high school and college students. I love tutoring because helping people with frustrating and confusing assignments is a rewarding, gratifying experience. Educating students and helping them grow their understanding of the English language warms my heart!

...tutoring in high school through National Honors Society and by working as a volunteer tutoring low-scoring FCAT students in academics and test prep. My university had a large foreign student population and outreach program, and I had the opportunity to make close friendships helping my peers who were studying English as a second language. My...

...faculty member at Thomas Nelson Community College. I have a Master's degree in English/Teaching English as a Second Language, and I have spent the past 2 years working in Japan as an English teacher for the Japanese government. Now that I am back in the U.S., I am excited to begin working with students and...

Throughout, my work, educational and personal experience, I have gained experience and cultural experience that goes beyond a textbook, classroom or business setting. I have learned that cultural and language go, hand in hand, and that, both, our integrally intertwined and I attempt all that I can to apply that to any professional environment

...have worked extensively with young students on phonics, reading fluency and comprehension. I have worked with many children and adults with reading, writing, literature, comprehension, learning the English Language, I taught over thirty years with people of all ages who have special needs as a Life Skills teacher, Resource Teacher. I have worked with students...

...conjugate verbs and he becomes bilingual." I enjoy finding out what each student's learning style is and creating lessons that will best help him/her understand the information. I am a very patient, positive and enthusiastic tutor who will use my students' time wisely to help them attain their language-learning goals. Although I grew up with...

...also certified to teach middle and high school English as well. I have collaborated in mainstream English classrooms as part of my teaching load, so I am familiar with the curriculum and expectations for all students in an English class. In my four years of teaching, I have worked with elementary, middle and high school...