Award-Winning English Tutors in Washington Park, IL

...engineering and ACT test prep. When helping students with test prep, I feel it is most important to develop good test taking strategies and to identify one's strengths and weaknesses. As for engineering, the development of technical knowledge and experience is key to success. As a manager, I am a strong believer that best way...

...them with their homework. I continued to tutor in college for a similar program called Books and Basketball. I have experience tutoring students from elementary school through high school and am comfortable with most subjects, especially math, economics, and the ACT. When I am not tutoring, you can find me going for a run in...

...I received my TEFL certification and spent time tutoring English to recent immigrants. I have always been very passionate about working with children and my time in Thailand, teaching primary-aged students, only reinforced that. I believe students need to enjoy the subject they are learning to retain information, so I try and make tutoring as...

...physiology, Spanish 1-4, geography, and study skills. My favorite subjects to teach are anatomy and physiology because they are extremely intricate and study skills because it helps set the student up for a career of success. In my spare time I enjoy traveling, reading, hiking, swimming, and spending time with my family and friends.... Communicate, communicate, communicate! Listening to the student, correctly assessing their needs, and addressing their concerns are paramount.

I am a true teacher at heart. I have a passion to teach as well as learn. I firmly believe that I can learn something from every student of any age. I've discovered in my experience in teaching and life I have learned "how to be" and "not to be" as a person and teacher.

...my classmates belonged to upper-middle class families. In sixth grade, I left my Jewish private school and I began my time as a student in the University City School District, or U-City, as it is known colloquially. U-City schools were vastly different from my Jewish school--they were poorly funded, consisted mostly of black students, and...

I love my field and as a Psychologist I take the opportunity to help others and try to help myself keep sane as well. I am a life long learner and I love photography, dancing, and living my life to the fullest extent possible without breaking!... Teaching is an opportunity to engage a learner who wants to obtain the knowledge and skills that I have and who needs to accomplish their goal.

...to all disciplines of that science; along with biology, I am a proficient writer and would be glad to assist anyone struggling with essay writing or needing help with literature analysis. When tutoring, I try to emphasize the most important aspects of a subject and then narrow the focus on critical points so as not...

...I care for at home. My goal is to increase test scores, as well as in and out of the classroom grade performance. I have several simple strategies that I use to increase memory and retain what has been learned. I also believe that if learning is fun it will not be easily forgotten.... My teaching philosophy is that learning should always be fun. I try to find ways to increase enthusiasm.

...College, or life in general? Let me introduce myself. My name is Matthew, but I go by Matt. I am a medical student at SLU school of medicine. It is my personal goal to guide others to become well rounded individuals who succeed at all that they do. My tutoring style will consist of technical...

...the Springfield R-XII public school system and Springfield Catholic Schools for many different subjects from 2009-2011. I have taught Latin for the past 3 years, and I am currently employed by Rockwood School district to teach Latin and Language Arts. I have tutored students in Latin off and on since 2006, my early students were...

...high LSAT score is key to both of those goals. I specialize in LSAT tutoring and I've helped students improve dramatically. I've helped low-scoring students get better; I've helped high-scoring students break through score plateaus. I use a unique process and I focus on teaching students information, skills, methods, and perspectives that they will use...

...an ABA and aide have allowed me the opportunity to work with a wide variety of students of various ages, from elementary through post-high school. My philosophy of education is that I believe all people are capable of learning. I practice this philosophy by meeting students at their level of educational need and focusing on...

My name is Keenan. I like old books that make me laugh, walking around big cities at night, idle chit-chat with friends, noodling on the piano, going to places I've never been before, and learning by another's learning.

...2 and 3 with a focus on becoming just a paraprofessional. Since then, I have been working towards my goal of obtaining an Associates degree in ECE. I have worked with pre k students, and middle school special education students. I have three children of my own, who have been my encouragement for this journey....

...teacher for the Francis Howell School District for the past 20 years. I have taught students who have learning disabilities in the areas of reading, written expression, and math. Furthermore, I have taught students that have disabilities in the area of other health impaired ( primarily ADD), intellectual delays, and autism. I really enjoy tutoring...

...find to be essential for student success is feeling comfortable enough to make mistakes. It's a completely normal part of the learning process and provides an opportunity to learn in an applied context. I plan on using tutoring sessions to build upon your student's skill set and work consistently towards their goal.

I am a life long learner dedicated and enthusiastic about engaging, motivating and inspiring students to learn and understand the challenges they encounter. My experience is working with elementary and middle school students addressing math, reading comprehension, and writing.

...of expertise because I have been an educator for fifteen years and in the education field for twenty-five years. My favorite subjects to teach are reading, writing, and math. My philosophy of education is that all children are unique and must have a stimulating educational environment where they can grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially....

...and I believe teaching--regardless of the subject-- is storytelling at the core. Instead of tales of fantasy and fiction, however, these are stories about how the world works. Students like working with me because of my ability to communicate information in a way that they can understand (i.e. I tell the story they want to...