Award-Winning English Tutors in Washington, DC

Chana ...a special education high school teacher who tutors students every day to help them succeed in school. I love the English language and strongly desire to inspire students to love writing, grammar, and reading. Learning is a lifelong process; I value teaching the skills that will enable you to think and grow on your own. It is more important that you learn how to think and learn than just master the subject or content required...

Megan ...a recently returned Peace Corps Volunteer. I spent two years in a small city in northern Jordan, where my primary assignment was teaching English at an elementary school. In addition to teaching the assigned curriculum in the classroom, I focused on remedial English and phonics in small groups and one-on-one sessions. I also led extra-curricular activities in environmental education, drama, music, art, and writing. I graduated from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,...

David ...rewarding aspect of teaching has been preparing students for certification exams, anatomy and physiology review sessions and also insights into studying and preparing for exams.Included in my experience is mindfullness meditation. yoga for athletes, and nutrition.My tutoring skills focus on how to tackle lecture material, reading anatomy and physiology textbooks, and preparing for examinations My 3 years at Temple Dental School as a lecture transcriber for my classmates in physiology gave me great confidence in...

Lyana ...am at George Washington University pursuing my MPH in global health. During my college years I studied biology and dance. I love learning and secretly want to be a student forever. I equally enjoy teaching students. My earliest tutoring experience dates back to when I was 16, where I taught my native language German. Since then, I have tutored other subjects as well including biology, physiology, and chemistry to name a few. Having won several...

Akash ...and goals. I take a personalized approach with each student and each subject to best suit the student's strengths as a learner. My passion for teaching is apparent right away. I think it is easy for my students to stay engaged and focused. I have an encouraging presence as a teacher and think that this goes a long way in helping students learn. I have taken, and done well on, a variety of standardized tests...

Elliyahu ...a student at the University of Chicago, where I primarily study philosophy, but have also been know to dabble in mathematics and art history. I have always loved learning and have more recently developed a love for teaching. Indeed, I find the two inextricable: you cannot have learning without teaching. Like any tutor, I like to see my students succeed. I want to see them not only achieve their short term goals, such as getting...

Kekey ...with small groups and teach them how to read letters and blend words together in order to read. In the Math program, my focus was teaching basic skills such as adding and subtracting one and two digit numbers and multiplication. During my early years of teaching, I have worked with ESL teachers on teaching English and writing skills to students that had Individual Educational Plans (IEP's) and the English language was fairly new to them....

Caroline ...the enormous growth they make once things "click." I believe that every student has the potential to be very successful by building on what they know in small increments and growing confidence in their own abilities. I tutor many subjects but my favorites are reading and writing based- phonics, English literature, and reading comprehension. Reading has been a favorite hobby of mine since elementary school and I love to share that passion with others. Outside...

Elliot ...presidential campaign and a semester-long stint as an eight grade math and English tutor in a L.A. school. These job experiences, along with my time at Occidental, have imbued in me a passion for working towards improving the quality of and students' interest in education. I am particularly passionate about doing this by tutoring in history, writing, literature and Spanish. In my free time here in D.C. I enjoy taking advantage of our area's natural...

Robin ...graduated college, I was completely torn over my career choice – journalism or education. Writing had always been my strength and thus I aspired to make a career of my skill. I had not considered teaching when I began college. However, many of my friends there were education majors who influenced me on a daily basis as they passionately related how rewarding it was to be able to push a pupil just a little bit...