Award-Winning English Tutors in Schenectady, NY

...my entire life, and I aim to help my students share this passion. I have several years of experience tutoring students in English and History essay writing, college application essay writing, French, ACT prep, and math. I am an advocate for access to high-quality education for children of all backgrounds, as I worked for four...

...varying degrees of success. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about handwriting, which is the subject I tutor most often. My passion for handwriting comes from the fact that I had great difficulties with this skill throughout my youth and young adulthood. My handwriting was illegible,...

...graduate school. Study with me if you want to feel more confident and capable when taking standardized tests. You can do practice test questions with me. My specialty is working with high school students who need to learn basic grammar and punctuation, and improve their reading comprehension skills. I also tutor Algebra 1 & 2,...

...their studies and find learning to be easy and fun! I have my associates and bachelors in psychology and I am currently woking on my masters in criminal psychology. I also have my associates in criminal justice and am a certified veterinary assistant. Using my knowledge in psychology will become a benefit to helping your...

I have been a tutor and teacher for over five years. I have tutored at the collegiate, high school, and middle school levels. I would love to help you learn in a positive and motivating way!

...through reading a variety of different texts. I am cheerful, enthusiastic and committed. I convey this into my teaching by creating positive relationships through communication, trust and respect with students and parents. I thoroughly enjoy teaching and remain totally committed as it gives me fulfillment and a sense I am making a different in a...

...have spent the last several months tutoring in my town to help students who are struggling with remote learning. My specialties are math, political science, and writing (I love editing papers!), but I can help in a variety of other subjects. I am a firm believer that education should be a positive experience so that...

...levels from elementary school through college. I am also an expert tutor in ELA, math, science, and history at the elementary and middle school levels. I have substantial experience working with students who have learning challenges or disabilities. I believe that we all learn in unique ways, and so my approach to tutoring is highly...

...for the test-prep companies Top-A International and Hermiona Education. When applying to colleges, I chose to take both exams, scoring a 2300/2400 in the SAT and a 34 on the ACT. My experience taking the exams taught me the importance of developing effective test-taking strategies and knowing your weak spots. Therefore, I develop a unique...

...classic story and re-imagine them into different contexts, places, and times. I am currently reading "Cress", the third book in the Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer. "Cress" is based on the story of Rapunzel and is woven into the previous novels "Cinder" (based on Cinderella) and "Scarlet" (based on Little Red Riding Hood). In...

...information being taught. It is for this reason, I incorporate relevant games, songs, and activities to reinforce skills and differentiate instruction. While the majority of my experience was gained through internships, externships, peer tutoring, and homeschooling; I am confident I can lead students to achieve their goals. Any student seeking to improve their soft skills...

...especially fond of Victorians and modernists, such as Oscar Wilde and James Joyce, though I also enjoy American Gothic, particularly the works of Flannery O'Connor and Edgar Allan Poe. My goal is to provide assistance with any questions you might have and to work with you to answer those questions. I'm happy to discuss literature,...

...tell people what to think but to assist them to identify resources, analyze them and arrive at independent conclusions. I also seek to help individuals express themselves both verbally and in writing in the most informed and effective way. To have knowledge is to be free to identify prejudice and propaganda in all aspects of...

...I'm originally from upstate New York, right outside of Albany (which is actually the capital of New York, NOT New York City). I genuinely have a love for learning and more than just helping students with certain subjects they may be having trouble with, I hope to inspire a hunger for knowledge in students.

...transferring here from Boston University. I am currently completing my dissertation in English. I love teaching, tutoring, advising, and working with students. I have taught at the college level for over a decade and was a substitute teacher before that. Tutoring has become a renewed interest for me now that I spend less time in...

...the most effort in and are seriously committed to achieving their learning goals, usually do. I have taught students of all ages from elementary school to adult, in the content areas of English reading, writing, grammar, TOEFL prep study, and art history to name a few. I feel that I have a very good understanding...

...Bachelor of Science in Education from SUNY Oswego in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and Linguistics. I graduated with honors, Cum Laude. I also have my Master's Degree in Education from SUNY New Paltz in Literacy and graduated with a 4.0. I am certified in ESOL K - 12, Literacy B -...

...teaching has ranged from second grade thru fifth and sixth grade. I truly love teaching. I really enjoy watching students learn, take on new challenges and being successful. I know how to motivate students in doing their very best. To me learning is fun and exciting and that is how I teach. I am also...

...and am a graduate of the College of William and Mary, where I double-majored in English and Russian studies. I have experience working as cognitive learning specialist for learning disabled students of all ages. If you or your child needs wants to improve their literacy or writing skills, I'm here to help! I have experience...

...at FingerLakes Community College. I formerly attended the University of Rochester for Audio and Music Engineering. I have a passion for creativity, writing, music, and recording. I also enjoy the outdoors, videogames, and science. I have experience volunteering to teach elementary school students, coaching high-school athletes, and helping friends with classwork.