Award-Winning ESL/ELL Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

...training that will allow me to adapt to any learning need or style. I have three licenses in English Language Arts (K-12), Information Sciences (K-12), and Literacy (K-12). I have also been designated as the the official English Regents, Common Core, and SAT prep teacher at my high school. I have a warm and open...

...people new things. If they don't comprehend and retain that knowledge, I haven't succeeded in my job, just like a tutor. I've been informally tutoring people for years, whether it's helping children study for classes while babysitting in high school and college or helping classmates learn and prepare for school all the way back to...

...in Washington, DC and Yonkers, New York, I implemented best practices and strategies to support students learning English and academic subjects. I also worked virtually with adult learners in Tunisia. Some were teachers-in-training and others were business students. I used various online tools to make the lessons engaging and impactful. I believe that education can...

Teaching is a life-long passion of mine. Being a teacher is one of the most rewarding careers ever! So, the teacher as facilitator must cultivate prior knowledge, provide engaging learning environments, and present the content in a relevant and meaningful manner if significant learning is to take place.

...things writing-related. Whether you need to craft the perfect college application essay, are preparing for the SATs, APs, or GREs, or would like support writing your doctoral dissertation, I'd love to design a custom course of study to help you build your skills and achieve your goals. I also offer tutoring for language acquisition in...

...and new students with their writing. It was extremely rewarding to see confidence develop in them and the more I helped, the more I learned about myself as a writer and thinker. I still use various literary devices such as foreshadowing, metaphors, and alliteration whenever I write. Similarly, I enjoy picking up on these techniques...

...reading and writing enrichment courses, especially for students for whom English is not their first language. Additionally, I have experience tutoring AP Language and Composition, AP World History, and AP U.S. Government. I was an education consultant who helped students apply for and gain admission to the top 50 U.S. colleges and universities by assisting...

...part of the National Honor Society, regularly tutoring an underclassman in French. While at Georgetown, I joined DC Reads, an organization that sends college students to under-resourced elementary schools in Washington to tutor students in reading, writing, and grammar. As executive editor of Georgetown's student newspaper, I also set up writing training programs and worked...

...student teacher coordinator. I taught a classroom of 5th graders, French, for three hours each week. When I studied abroad in Paris, I taught a three year old English for 10 hours each week. I am constantly helping my younger brother and sister in subject areas such as English, Italian, and Science. I have a...

I am a graduate of Lehigh University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in both Psychology and Health, Medicine, and Society with a minor in Spanish. In addition to tutoring, I provide behavioral therapy to children with autism as a Registered Behavior Technician.

...would like to achieve. That being said, that all starts in the graduate school application. If I can help a student navigate the application process through test-taking tutoring or emotional/social support, I will feel like I have paid it forward to the countless internet services and human beings alike that have helped me get to...

Hardworking , Creative , and Responsible Bachelor's Degree : B.A. Early Childhood Birth -2nd grade Brooklyn College

...State. I hold a Certification in the areas of TESOL and Childhood Education. I have taught in various settings over the past 8 years: a suburban city in South Korea, China's every changing metropolis, an International Baccalaureate school in Malaysia, New York City's culturally diverse classrooms ranging from elementary to high school as a substitute...

...the effort someone puts into better understanding something pays off. I have worked as a teacher's aid as well as a summer camp counselor for kids aged 4-15. Though I tutor in a wide range of subjects, I am most passionate towards teaching English, Literature, and Mathematics. I believe that understanding one's students is an...

...that many students experience when faced with writing. I started teaching writing in 1987. Most recently, since 2005, I have taught beginning and advanced comp at Passaic County Community College, advised and tutored students in danger of failing college at Marymount, run the writing component of the CAP program at Pace University (a program which...

...a tutor and a classroom teacher for four years, and my passion for education has taken me around the world. Some of my favorite tests to help students prepare for are those which combine language and history. I believe in bringing out what is most fascinating in the AP English and AP History programs: the...

...Get from Thought to Thing" by Henry Petroski which has shown me that to an engineer, every design can be improved upon and it is this potential to improve and progress things via engineering which strongly appeals to me. My hobby is mountain biking and I have been riding regularly for 4 years. During this...

I am a California credentialed elementary school teacher with experience teaching and tutoring in Kindergarten through 5th grade. I also have a journalism degree from The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I was one of the top students in my program!

...learn the greater importance of an event or of an author's main argument and styles, they learn more than basic information to repeat in a test: they begin to master the information and use it to approach new material with greater preparedness. I always want the learner's outcome to be a compoundable skill. For students...

I am an adjunct professor of sports management and a tutor with flexibility in my schedule. I am interested in helping students develop their reading and writing skills. I'd love to talk more about how I might help you or your child meet academic goals.