Award-Winning Elementary School English Tutors serving Mountainview, CA

...families in all areas of child development. Currently in Las Vegas, I serve as a grade level chair for first grade and an instructional coach. My classroom is very engaging, creative and fun. I am also a cheer coach and theater director and I bring my performance background into each of my lessons making sure the learner is having a great time and tackling assignments with confidence. I intend to supply students with an overarching...

...and as a tutor under Teach for America. In college I was involved in two projects that were meant to help Hispanic students succeed; one looked at the effects of language-brokering on students of Mexican descent and the other focused on providing Hispanic high schoolers with appropriate coping mechanisms for cultural stress. These experiences helped me understand what teaching practices can act as deterrents for students; this newfound understanding, paired with my English and Spanish...

...Studies with a concentration in Jewish Studies from Gordon College in 2008. For graduate studies I decided to focus on the History and Geography of the Middle East and thought there was no better place to do so than in the Middle East itself. So I moved overseas and earned my compound M.A. in Historical Geography from Jerusalem University College in 2010. My diverse academic background allows me to tutor a wide variety of subjects...

...prep, as well as helping fellow college students in biology, math, and chemistry. Examples of my expertise include teaching a class at an SAT prep center, private tutoring for K-12 both in-person and online, serving as head teaching assistant for college-level biology, and working as a chemistry peer tutor for other students at my university. I use a wide range of virtual games, arts and crafts, physical activity, virtual simulations, and real-world problems to make...

...philosophy at various levels. I also work with students on ACT/SAT Reading, ACT/SAT Math, ACT Science, ACT/SAT English, and ACT/SAT Writing. My tutoring style is to follow the lead of the student's learning style. When we understand our strengths, our weaknesses become positive challenges. Our mind learns so that we become happy. My yoga practice makes me a patient and flexible teacher. Poetry, researching, and music are my passions. I value creative learning and help...

I am a writer and editor with a B.A. in English from Pomona College. I mostly enjoy tutoring English, but math and science come easily to me as well. I love helping students get the most from their education. That moment when the material finally connects is everything. Outside of academia, I enjoy making music, reading, and working on my novel.

...and truly brightening their future with helpful tools to use to succeed in school. I believe that all children learn a little different and with taking that into account, I would design instruction based on their learning styles. My favorite subject to tutor is language arts. This includes reading, writing and speaking. In my spare time I like to be outside. I love sports, mainly baseball (go Angels) and during the summer I like to...

...being familiar with the subject material: improving one's score also requires the right test-taking skills, such as pacing, eliminating incorrect responses, strategic guessing, and alternative strategies (such as backsolving and plugging-in-numbers). I feel my biggest assets are my tutoring experiences and my ability to connect with students. In my time as a professional tutor, I have helped more than 200 students prepare for the SAT, ACT, and all sorts of AP exams.

...dedicated to helping my students achieve their goals! I have four years of teaching experience, and use a variety of methods to make my classes fun, memorable, and useful. We will cover the subject material in depth until you feel comfortable and confident with the material we study. I am committed to helping my students advance quickly in their knowledge of the subject matter and becoming masters of the material we study together!

I have a B.S. in Education and Animal Science/Biotechnology with a Master of Education. I have been working with children since I was a downhill ski instructor in Minnesota during high school. I believe in multiple teaching styles because each student learns differently and requires various tools to be successful in the classroom. All students have the potential to be great, and its my job to help them to reach their goals!