Award-Winning English Tutors in Downey, CA

...I have been tutoring and editing essays since I was a student in high school. Standardized tests have always come naturally to me, and I love helping students crack the grammar, reading, and writing portions. The best answer is always the most concise. In my personal time, I read many books and watch many films....

...academic goals in life. I have worked as a tutor in the past with elementary and high school students as well as being a substitute teacher at a number of private schools. In addition, I have enjoyed working as an instructional assistant for over 10 years in special education with moderate to severe and mild...

...as an English teacher while studying at La Sorbonne in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France. I returned from my 4-year expat experience abroad last summer (2015) and am a few months shy of obtaining my California Single Subject Teaching Credential for official full-time secondary school teaching of French. I am very passionate about my...

...virtue as a tutor. With a mixture of kindness and authoritarianism, I guide students to excellence. In particular, I love helping students prepare for standardized tests such as the ISEE, ACT, and SAT. Giving clear strategies for approaching the individual sections of each test is a specialty. With over four years of tutoring experience, I...

...English Literature, Communications, and Public Speaking. We focused on stage presence, diction, confidence, and articulate communication delivery. After high school, I moved to France to be an Au Pair for a French family, where I tutored the children (ages 8-12) in English and became proficient in French myself. When I returned to the United States...

...passion to the page. I also have quite a bit of recent experience with the GRE. I believe that taking the GRE is a skill - and that means that with practice you can get better at it! I would love to share specific strategies that helped me and others succeed. I have a BA...

...in Biology because I love watching my students get excited about what they are learning and how it relates to different everyday experiences. For that reason, my teaching style focuses on helping students gain not only mastery of the material but also an enthusiasm for the subject that makes studying easier. Outside of tutoring, I...

...people learn with the same interest and zeal that I, myself, share for learning. I have committed eleven fun and dynamic years of my life to studying Chinese Mandarin, seven of which I spent working and studying in China. I have been tutoring students since 2004 in math, English, History, composition and grammar, and test-preparation...

...in most high school subjects, as well as with the SAT, from past tutoring jobs and my own personal experience in those subjects. I hope to offer my students more than basic content review, and help them build skills that will allow them to thrive in an academic setting on their own.

...Georgetown University, where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (International Relations). My studies focused on linguistics and politics, and I am thrilled to use that knowledge to continue tutoring students in a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences. I have tutored for four years, working with middle and high...