Award-Winning ESL/ELL Tutors serving Federal Way, WA

...resourceful, hard working, and creative. I believe that tutoring helps students see things they weren’t aware of before and helps them be guided towards understanding what they need to do to accomplish proficiency levels. In my free time, I enjoy reading The New Yorker Magazine, which enriches my life about different cultural and intellectual issues,...

...I have a passion for ESL, it is very exciting to watch students build over time and be successful in their lives using what they've worked hard on in the classroom. I try to create a positive learning environment and connect to each student's different style of learning. I believe that connecting learning to student...

...to learn. After earning my Bachelor and Masters degrees I served as a classroom teacher for 1st, 2nd grades and Middle-Schoolers. Over the forty years of my career I have also taught adults in classroom and virtual settings. Regardless of their age, I enjoy helping students grow in confidence. Confidence is the strong foundation we...

...necessarily work for the next student, and so it is essential as a tutor to be able to explain the same concept in a variety of different ways and to be able to determine when a student has fully grasped the concept. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with family and pets, working...

...difficult to understand. I work in an elementary school right now, and am working on my masters in Education. I plan to be teaching a very long time. In my free time, I love to spend it with my family. I also, love to go on adventures, whether that is a simple hike, or a...

...I worked with received homework tutoring assistance from me. When it comes to teaching strategies, I feel that it is pertinent to teach to the student. Direct instruction is a strategy that I have used, but differentiated instruction I feel is equally valuable when tutoring and teaching students. Each student learns and processes differently. My...

I love working with people and seeing people succeed! I have experience with elementary, middle school, high school and post-secondary level students in the subjects of English/Language Arts, Reading and Writing, ESL, American Sign Language and some additional subjects. ... Communication skills are key! Empowering the student to have confidence in themselves, listening to them to determine where they need additional help, being patient, and not being afraid to use different strategies when certain ones don't...

...teaching Early Literacy for almost 15 years in variations of teaching strategies. I have taught early literacy through language acquisition using a curriculum based around literate as soon as possible. I have also taught in a second setting of early literacy skills through scheduled literacy focus time in a standard early education curriculum. Language is...

...graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with degrees in Statistics, Economics, and Spanish with a minor in History. I'm fairly new to Seattle and so excited to help learners of all ages! I have experience in Statistics and other STEM subjects, as well as Spanish and leadership/communication skills. I'm excited to teach and learn...

...in Education in literacy (reading and writing development) from Eastern Washington University. I have teacher certifications in Language Arts and English Language Learners. I have taught students through the grade kindergarten and 8th grade. I have worked in the school districts for 4.5 years. I currently work in a middle school as an ELL teacher...

...to help a pupil become attuned to the nuances of a text or express themselves more clearly for a college admissions essay. Besides education, my interests and hobbies include theatre, cooking, camping, and volunteerism. In my professional and personal life, I adhere to the motto of my favorite writer, E.M. Forster: "Only connect." By shaping...

...and understand the world is something I've always loved. I know how much of a difference good teachers and mentors have made in my own life, and I hope to be able to pay that forward. I have a bachelors in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, and have worked as an Engineer or other technical...

...University. I am excited to work with students of all ages on their path to becoming better readers and writers. I believe in inspiring others to reach their potential in this amazing subject. During my time in graduate school in New York, I taught two sections of English 109: Introduction to Creative Writing. I have...

...community where people are learning and growing. My style is that of guide, coach and fellow explorer not that of lecturer. I am a graduate of the University of Washington, where I received Bachelor of Arts degrees in music theory and in classical languages (Latin and Greek). I obtained my teaching credentials for secondary mathematics...

...each student. Having taken both in person and online classes myself I have learned that Intentional teaching along with open ended, hands-on experiences make for later successes. Outside of the academic world I enjoy hiking, swimming, painting, watching scary movies with my teenage daughter and cruising with my top off in the Jeep. Occasionally I...

Hello! My name is Kate, and I have 10 years of experience as a tutor and as an informal educator. I love connecting with students and helping them grow.

...a first grade teacher! I work with students of all abilities in math, reading, writing, science, social studies and more. I have a degree in Early Childhood Special Education and have quite a bit of experience tutoring and students and adults. I know some Spanish and can teach English! I would LOVE to work with...

...Air Force. I have volunteered as a tutor in an elementary school and, for a number of years, I was active as a board member for a local college foundation. My tutoring interests are general business, finance, entrepreneurship, writing, and ESL. One of my greatest personal interests is exploring the world. My wife and I...

...passions of languages and learning. I left the corporate sector and have obtained a Master's Degree at the Middlebury Colleges Language School program, where for four summers I took a pledge to speak only Spanish and complete a semesters worth of work in six weeks! For the interim 10 months each year, I tutored, worked...

...I am currently taking a gap year teaching at an elementary school in Seattle before I apply to medical school next year. I have the most experience tutoring elementary and middle school students, but I am also comfortable with teaching english, math, and science K-12, and also the MCAT. Please get in touch if you...