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

...please call me Rina. I'm a triple major at Rutgers University studying Philosophy, Neuropsychology, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Prior to specializing in my fields of choice, I have had strong interests in English literature, creative writing, and biology. I believe in a well-rounded education that is equally heavy on the sciences and the humanities. Message me...

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!

...with kids but I've also worked with teachers training them on how to teach students to read. Your child is going to really enjoy our time together. I bring my love of reading and traveling into the classroom and so we can learn so many new things. I can't wait to meet you and your...

...where I was the main source of communication between families, clients and court officials. I have helped many people with Spanish pronunciation and with preparing presentations in Spanish. As for hobbies and interests, I am a runner, a baseball enthusiast and have true passion for international affairs/ education issues and I enjoy live music and...

...am most passionate about seeing students excel in their learning. In my experience helping students to learn, we can always find common interests and make it a fun learning experience. In my spare time, I enjoy watching movies, volunteering, going to gym, and travel. It will be my honor to be your tutor. Looking forward...

...seeks to bring each individual to a conceptual space where (s)he can achieve by objective standards. I also believe very strongly that a teacher's primary obligation is for the safety and welfare of his/her students. This clear sense of my technique, my role, and my responsibility prepares me to help teach literature, critical reading, and...

Hi my name is Lisa Barsh and I have been a teacher for 5 years. I have taught 7th/8th grade Social Studies, 2nd grade and Kindergarten. I have experience with PARCC prep on the elementary level. I look forward to getting the opportunity to help students achieve their goals!

...insight into who they are and who they are becoming. I am committed to and passionate about literacy, and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. In my spare time, I enjoy reading that which enriches my life, running, trying out new restaurants with friends, going to the movies and exploring...

...with. I like to see what the students know first, then work with them in a way that builds upon their strengths while tackling their weaknesses, so that they never feel left behind or confused. It's very important to me for the students to understand and be comfortable with the material, and I'd never want...

...tutor for a home-schooled middle school student. The subjects of focus were Spanish, English, and occasionally Science and Social Studies. My subject focuses at Varsity Tutors are Spanish and English, particularly reading, writing, and speaking. I am easy to get along with and adaptable to all age ranges as I have tutored varying ages. I...

...As these topics can be challenging and concepts hard to grasp, I like to use creative, fun ways to relate them to real life problems to make better meaning of it. Outside of school and research, I like to hike with my puppy, read and paint. I appreciate your time to review my credentials and...

...own qualities and identity, and using it to achieve success. Reflecting on my diverse teaching experiences, I acknowledge a sobering truth: the high turnover rate among teachers in our education system. For years, I struggled to secure tenure, a plight shared by many educators across the United States. The bureaucratic red tape and political agendas...

...concepts on anything pertinent to medicine, mathematics (calculus, statistics, epidemiology), and writing prose. I am the philosophical type of student-motivator, which to me means that I place the highest value in transforming difficult concepts into simpler, understandable processes. It is my desire to evoke a detailed, precise, imaginative explanation, opening up our minds in the...

Stay positive, work hard, respect yourself and others. I've taught and tutored for about 4 years. I've tutored K-12 in reading, writing, and ACT/SAT. I've also worked on language skills with college students.

...but I am most passionate about Math and History. I am diligent about organization, and feel it is the key to success (in academia and otherwise!) In my spare time, I love reading (mostly American literature and scifi: Kerouac, Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Orwell, etc.), basketball, hiking, spending time with family, and traveling.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. -- Benjamin Franklin

...to effectively tackle the English Common Core Standards. I am proficient at teaching students active reading strategies as well as helping them identify and analyze the various literary elements, devices and techniques. In addition, I am particularly adept at scaffolding writing instruction for many of the different types of essays (argumentative, narrative, expository, etc.).

...Economics and a minor in Ecology. I am flexible in what I can tutor, but I am particularly adept with usage for both academic and personal writing and with standardized testing. I have been editing informally for friends, classmates, and coworkers for as long as I can remember, and I endeavor to guide a writer's...

...of time in my undergraduate career to foreign language study and to developing an appreciation of global culture. I have studied Spanish, French, Russian, and German and have traveled on my own to over twenty nations. I spent half of my junior year abroad in Barcelona, Spain, honing the Spanish I had been accumulating since...

...but I know first-hand that it is definitely possible! When I am not teaching, I enjoy relaxing by listening to music, watching movies, and reading. When I have time off, I love traveling and have visited a number of countries in Europe and Africa. I know that my patient, positive and friendly personality, as well...