Award-Winning English Tutors in Washington

...have a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Valparaiso University. Throughout my schooling, I have assisted peers and younger students with various levels of math, science, and engineering coursework. I enjoy sharing my passion for calculus and love seeing the look of satisfaction when a student solves that difficult integral. When tutoring, my approach is to work with the student to first understand the problem and then to logically think through the process of solving...

...have a master's degree in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and have taught rhetoric, composition, and literature courses at the post-secondary (university) level. I am currently completing a post-degree program at UMSL and will be certified to teach middle and high school English in December, 2014. I have tutored in college preparatory and 10th grade English classes at Soldan High School, and I have also served as a volunteer tutor at the...

...teacher for a self contained high school in an Autism classroom. Besides Autism I have great experience with a variety of learning differences. I have been tutoring for the last 11 years, whether privately or through Varsity Tutors. I have worked with children in the K-8 setting who have Specific Learning Disabilities, attention disorders, and students who need just that extra push to get homework finished. My main goal as a tutor is to make...

...ages and all skill levels, from high school students to professionals looking to expand their skills set. These experiences have given me a lot of confidence in tutoring English related topics such as reading and writing, and I am fluent in Spanish after living abroad for over a year, so I would greatly enjoy tutoring anybody with the desire to improve in that subject as well. However, my ultimate goal is to become a high...

...also a nanny before attending law school and part of my job was to help with homework. I helped with everything from math to English. I tutor a variety of subjects including pre-algebra, finance and accounting, ISEE and essay writing. I think the first step in studying, for anything, is first finding out how you learn best. After going to school for many years I finally found out that I was a mix between a...

...and poetry have been recognized by numerous contests and conferences including the National PTA Reflections Arts Program, the Scholastic Writing Awards, and the Southeastern Writing Center Conference. I particularly love tutoring writing, language, and literature because becoming better communicators and readers enhances students??? understanding of the world around them, ability to connect with others, and opportunities for self-expression. In a practical sense, improving this set of skills also raises verbal test scores and improves students???...

...a cat. I began as a primary school speech therapist, which I enjoyed very much, but as I worked and watched the classroom teachers I saw teaching every day, I knew that that was the job for me. My work with young adults, in the Secondary and Community College Education Systems, their struggles and successes, is my job. For twenty years, as a classroom teacher I've defined strategies for making those successes happen. They...... I'd discuss their thoughts as to why and how my assistance would help them successfully complete the project or class.

...graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Distinction In All Subjects. Since graduation, I have worked as a program coordinator for a nonprofit organization that helps students in urban schools, and I will attend medical school this fall. I have extensive one-on-one tutoring experience in a variety of subjects, and I have taught multiple classroom SAT prep courses. When tutoring, I break down problems into their simplest form and provide...

...with children of all ages. After ending my service with AmeriCorps, I was hired on with Harmony Public Schools as a Math Intervention Specialist, specifically working with middle school kids who struggle with math and the Math STAAR. I am now pursuing my Masters Degree in Social Work at Texas State University, with a focus in School Social Work. My preferred tutoring style is one-on-one because I enjoy creating a relationship with my students and...

...graduated from Vassar College in 2016 with a BA in English. I am passionate about literature and writing and want to help make these subjects come alive for students. I want to teach students how to eventually teach themselves so that they may excel at a particular subject in the future. I would love to read students' essays, help students through difficult readings, and with reading comprehension. I am patient and there for the students'...