Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Essex County, NJ

I worked for America Reads as my work/study program at NYU. I understand many subjects are irrelevant as you enter college and eventualy begin your career path. It is important for studets to understand connections between all academic topics. You never know what you'll end up doing.

My name is Aminata Sillah and I am a senior at Fordham University. I am currently a double major in Spanish Language and Literature and International Political Economy. I am fluent in English, Spanish and Soninke (west African dialect). I have a passion for helping people in any way that I can. My friends would describe me as an outgoing, fun, and patient person. I look forward to working with you any way that I...

...students ages 10-16. In this position, I planned creative lessons tailored to the various levels of my classrooms and enjoyed finding interesting ways to engage them. While I really enjoyed being in a classroom, I missed the one on one aspect of tutoring and I found myself picking up extra opportunities after work to do so. My experience has made me comfortable assessing a students needs and planning individualized lessons to help them succeed. I...

I recently graduated from Vassar College, where I majored in education. While at college, I tutored elementary through high school students in English language arts, social studies and math. I also led after school art and cooking activities. Since graduating, I worked as a paralegal in Chicago for eight months, and I recently moved to NYC to pursue education related career opportunities. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, running and walking outside and reading....

...really allowed me to be an excellent listener and be very observative. As a research assistant in the Social Competence and Treatment Lab in the psychology department at my university, my role as a behavioral coder had really allowed me to develop a unique skill of being able to analyze and be alert to body language and verbal ques that may normally go unnoticed. As a graduate student pursuing medicine, I am patient and acknowledge...

There is someone who is always elated by helping others, assisting to achieve their dreams.

...Bloomfield College and privately, helping students to brainstorm, draft, research, revise, and edit their writing; as well as to be better readers and analysers of literature (non-fiction and all creative writing). In addition, I am a published short-story writer whose work has appeared in national journals (Lunchticket.org, 2015; Folio, Spring 2014; PIF, 2011); and I have strong ties to writing communities in NJ and NY. Writing requires patience, practice, and perseverance. I can greatly help...

I am a recent Wesleyan University graduate who is passionate about education. I majored in theater and psychology, which both emphasize connecting with other people. This skill is also essential in tutoring. My mother is Argentine and my father is from the United States, and I am fluent in Spanish and English. Having parents from two different countries has also ensured I am comfortable around different cultures and types of people. I'm excited to work...

I love to learn and am passionate about helping people succeed in school! I have experience tutoring since high school. In college, I helped teach at a school in Philadelphia. Moreover, I love to travel and teaching is a great was to make that sustainable! I have taught English at a refugee center in Southern Thailand, and I taught English to Buddhist nuns and Thai children at a monastery in Northern Thailand! I recently graduated...

I recently graduated from CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College with a major in Communication Studies. While pursuing my degree, I took numerous classes in Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, English, and more. Since graduation, I have been proactively working on personal and professional writing projects. In addition, I have been helping other students local to my area with numerous assignments, such as assistance with school-related tasks, personal essays, college application essays, test preparation, and much more. While...

I am a classical musician and fantasy/ sci-fi novelist with over 5 years of teaching/ tutoring. I give music lessons, and tutor writing/ English. I absolutely love working with students and seeing them improve over time with their musicianship, writing skills and creativity. I create unique lesson plans that cater to the individual. As an artist and novelist, I like to take a unique and fun approach to teaching.

Educator. Sponge. Poet. As an educator, I've learned how to absorb both memories from the places I've traveled along with the skills gained from opportunities I've had and turn them into moments of mentorship and learning for other folks who are on the path toward achieving their goals. Highlights: --Working towards my Masters in Clinical Psych at Teacher's College, Columbia Univ. --Lived in China for 4 years and traveled throughout Asia learning languages + cultural...

...curriculum without feeling overwhelmed. Our sessions are light and jovial in tone, yet focused and deliberate in approach. I hold a B.A. in Economics from Emory University and a Masters degree and PhD coursework in Art History. When I am not working, I love to explore New York City and discover new things about it. Writing excites me, and I am working on a book about my experiences overseas. I am also very athletic. Having...

I graduated from Yale University in May with a major in Literature, and currently work as a high school English teacher. My thesis explored the use of mise en abyme, a post-modern literary device, in graphic novels. My six years of work as an outdoor instructor in Vermont have nurtured my passion for experiential education, which I have completed through my work as a writing and French tutor. I have extensive experience editing college essays...

...I can help you prepare for the AP English and Spanish Literature exams, as well as the AP US History, AP European History and AP French Language and Culture exams. As a tutor, I aim to provide individualized support around your strengths and learning goals while tackling challenges together. My approach focuses on giving you the space and support to use what you already know to tackle new challenges. In my free time, I enjoy...

...work done! I believe I can provide tremendous assistance tutoring everything from ACT prep to Shakespeare and existential philosophy. My learning background is diverse, and my objective-based tutoring style is sure to lead to success. When we tackle problems, we are learning the how? and why?, not just the what? I aim to develop skills that the student can carry forward in his or her academic life, and my measured goal-setting will help student and...

...individuals and groups in subjects ranging from Science, Math, Art, and English. I am a very patient person and understand the various difficulties in grasping an idea and am willing to go above and beyond to find the right method in order to overcome a situation that my student is faced with. My teaching methods varies with different individuals. I like to approach situations that is the best for my student. My key skills in...

...and Spanish Language, Music Theory, English at all levels, and writing, amongst other humanities subjects. My favorite subject to teach is English because there are so many rules. Whilst the rules are extensive and complicated, I am an avid reader so repeated exposure to the rules have made them familiar. I also enjoy practicing piano, voice, and guitar, and watching television programs in different language subtitles. I have a year of tutoring experience, three years...

...and coached different learners and students of different ages and educational levels to help them attain their various educational goals. I have tutored students in Public Speaking, ESL/ESOL, TOEFL, Writing, Communication Theories, Research Methods, Literature etc. I enjoy seeing learners and students I help achieve their educational and personal goals. I believe in teaching with patience and also in the saying that the "sky should be my stepping stone rather than my limit;" I take...

...I am a PhD candidate in Comparative Liteterature, with a concentration in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies. My dissertation title is The Significance of the Insignificant of the Everyday in Elif Shafak and Orhan Pamuk's Istanul: A Study of Turkishness from an Aesthetic, Cultural, and Psychoanalytic Perspective. During my career as an undergraduate student and a masters student, I moved to the Dijon area of France and worked as an English-language assistant for one year....