Award-Winning English Tutors in Hillsboro, OR

...passionate about Foreign Languages. In my experience helping students of all ages, ranging from helping with homework and test prep for school to the late bloomer looking to acquire further education after their "formal" education has ended, my goal is to make the student comfortable and empower them giving them the confidence in their own abilities to achieve. I am a firm proponent of education believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality...

...and how to help others overcome these challenges. My goal as a tutor is to use fun, interactive exercises to help students develop and build their writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills. I believe that as a tutor it is my job to help the students develop their skills rather than have me lecture them about the different topics. I have previously worked with adult ESL learners and college peers in helping them with both...

...Education and I am a certified Literacy Specialist with English Learner Authorization. I have lived and taught internationally for the past 10 years. Last year, 44% of my students were reading below grade level at the beginning of school, and by the end of the year, 66% were reading above grade level expectations! I want to know your child's interests, motivations, strengths, areas for growth, and how your child learns best. Knowing where your child...

Hello! I am a graduate student studying to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. Over the past four years, I have received a lot of training in language, which includes reading and writing. I have learned how to support students with reading, spelling, writing, grammar, syntax, and much more!

...who already has some basis of a language, I would help them understand what they were learning, and, if time allowed, teach them other grammatical concepts. With adults who already have an understanding of the language, we would often read newspaper articles together and then have a discussion about that article during which I would correct their accent or grammar. For other students that had little knowledge of a language, I would develop my own...

...rather than providing the answers. In 2013, I earned my Master of Arts in Teaching from University of Portland; prior to that experience, I earned my Bachelor of Arts in English at Portland State University in 2011. I first began working with students by tutoring math for an after school homework club at a local elementary school. This experience led me to begin substituting as an educational aide throughout the Hillsboro School District; I worked...

...started tutoring near the end of high school, and I have since then used tutoring to help me get by in my college years. I have tutored all kinds of different students, ranging from kindergarten through seniors in high school. I have also tutored a diverse number of subjects, but most of my hours have gone into reading, writing, math and test prep. I love meeting new students and working with them to aid in...

...Chile, where I took all my classes and completed all my coursework in Spanish. Since graduating in 2019, I have worked as an Americorps volunteer in a bilingual (Spanish and English) elementary school. Until Covid, I was teaching math and reading to children who were falling behind in normal classroom settings, as well as running an afterschool program. I have worked extensively at summer camps in both New England and the Portland area (Oregon Zoo...

I love teaching, and I've been doing it my whole life. My favorite things to teach are ESL, English, and writing. I also can help you with politics, government, and more. I look forward to working with you!

I have been teaching English for the past two years and I love what I do. I have my B.A. in English and International Affairs. After graduating, I completed a TEFL training program for over two hundred hours. My next educational adventure will be to earn my MPA.

...see you putting the work in to move forward. My life experience of having lived in Ohio, California, Oregon, Canada, Brazil and Japan, in addition to traveling to various Asian and South American countries, has given me an appreciation for all of humanity. I want to learn from you too. I currently am working on learning Japanese and Mandarin at the same time. I also enjoy painting with my emotions, reading on my backyard bench...

...University. I earned an Associates degree in Child Psychology and am currently working on my Bachelors. I have spent the last 16 years teaching students of all ages and have found it to be incredibly rewarding. While I have tutored students in all core subjects, the subjects I am most I am most passionate about are reading and writing. During the Covid shutdown I taught over a dozen children who all passed their classes with...

...and English departments. As a certified teacher, I have had extensive experience tutoring students in a variety of contexts, from my work with a community-based organization in South Africa, to prepping middle school students for high stakes testing in the rural south, to coaching high school seniors prepare college statements. I am particularly passionate about language arts and I hope to help learners realize the beauty, complexity and joy of reading and writing well. I...

...have learned ways to help my students use metacognitive strategies to grow as learners. I am a believer in the power of positive thinking and positive reinforcement. My teaching philosophy and personality reflect those beliefs. Thoughts have a unique power to create one's future. Positive thinking will be stressed in my classroom. I want to encourage my students to use all of their life experiences to think critically, reflect, and work towards their goals. I...

...have this attitude when struggling with a subject and I love helping someone take acquire the tools they need to succeed in hard subjects. English is my favorite subject to tutor. I love the challenge of close reading, editing essays and discussing novels. I can even help dissect poems! In addition, I took all my science courses (and the MCAT) very recently so Chemistry, Biology and Biochemistry are all fresh in my mind. I would...

...but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid." This one simple quote is exactly how I view teaching, tutoring and coaching young minds to realize their true potential. Each situation is different and not one style will work on every student. It takes a collaborative approach between the teacher and student throughout the learning process. Patience and understanding on the...

Hi! I'm a prospective Law student who's excited to share some of the tips and strategies I used to get a 179 on my August 2024 LSAT (No Logic Games)!

Hi My name is Ms. Feng and I started as a High school English Teacher; however the changing face of education has brought me several different experiences. I have taught AVID and study skills for Middle and High school; I have developed Chinese virtual curriculum for US students. I have tutored and counseled high school and middle school students in Math, English, SAT and College admissions essays.

...years. I have taught Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences, AP Calculus, and AP Physics courses. My teaching experience was in Thailand and China, and I am comfortable teaching ESL students at Elementary School, High School, and Undergraduate levels. I have a good grasp of the requirements of standardized testing including ACT, AP, and SAT prep. I am able to teach both the content of these exams as well as test taking skills. In my professional...

...University with an honors degree in Philosophy. My specific areas of focus are epistemology, formal logic, and philosophy of mind. However, I have an extensive background in the social sciences, especially political science. Oftentimes, a lack of confidence in their own ability will hold a student back from achieving their goals. I believe that supplementing a student's academic self-esteem leads to their continued and independent success. My ultimate goal as a tutor is to help...