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

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...team-player. Having worked in the business world, prior to becoming a teacher, I found that the most successful people were those who worked as a team. I believe that this can also be translated in the school environment. We are all working for the same team, the students! This means working together as educators, and...

...six months, and then volunteered in Costa Rica in a daycare for five weeks. I also majored in History (American) in college, which I greatly enjoyed. In high school, I took AP Euro and AP US History and excelled on these tests, as well as the SAT subject test. I feel I can be the...

...in English Language and Literature (with a nonfiction writing concentration thesis on architecture and memory). I bring five years of tutoring experience as a Yale Writing Partner, assisting college students with their academic papers, grad school applications, and anything else that needs to be written clearly and effectively. I live in Brooklyn and work as...

...students to succeed in their careers and love to encourage their talents and skills to become successful. I am a firm supporter on education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and I try to impart these life skills to all of my students. In my spare time, I enjoy...

...patient, organized and flexible instructor, who truly enjoys helping students succeed. I believe that everyone should be given the correct learning tools to reach their potential and I will do everything I can to meet each student's individual needs and cater to their learning style. Besides teaching, I am passionate about animals, nature, traveling and...

...and SAT II. I most often tutor high school and college students, but have found that young children are also some of my favorite to teach! I have additional experience with ESL students and those with learning disabilities, including dyslexia, ADHD and cognitive impairments. Language arts are a true passion of mine, both academically and...

...close to 200 yards, teaching newbies how to master throwing a wicked frisbee forehand flick, and am currently attending an animal drawing class to regain confidence in my artistic skills (I am constantly reminding myself to erase less and to embrace mistakes as part of the process towards growth), as I build a portfolio to...

...require excellent interpersonal skills (healthcare, psychology and education). I have enjoyed the opportunity to teach diverse groups of students, including those with a variety of learning, emotional, behavioral, and neurological disabilities, those who perform at or below grade level, and English Language Learners. I have collaborated with various treatment teams composed of teachers, social workers,...

...calm and caring teacher who enjoys using humor in the classroom – but who is also capable of being firm when necessary. I love working with individual students to identify their strengths, areas that need of improvement, and to create an action-plan for their success. In my free time I enjoy yoga, biking, reading, and...

...I am an expert in all things English, writing and grammar. However, as a magna cum laude graduate from the University of Missouri - Columbia with a Spanish minor and a suma cum laude graduate from Parkway West High School, I am well-trained in Spanish, math and history instruction. I look forward to working with...

...makes sense. Not only will I be able to impart knowledge of the Spanish language, but also aspects of the culture since I have lived in several countries in Latin America. After figuring out the student's specific needs, I will design a class that is both demanding and interesting, but not overwhelming. I assign challenging...

...skills. I also helped develop a college prep course focused on the skills required to improve career decision-making and scores of college entrance assessments. As a production manager for ten years, I also have experience mentoring clients of small publishers and printing companies as they prepared their texts for print production in a global marketplace....

...graduation, I have taught well over 400 students of various ages English. Teaching is something that I have been very passionate about ever since I was little. For well over 10 years I have been a volunteer Bible teacher. When I was a teenager, I tutored in-person English, reading, as well as other school subjects...

...and tutoring for more than 35 years and still enjoy talking about the English language, writing, and literature. I have worked with students with varying skills and abilities in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college, and I look forward to meeting with you to improve your writing and communication skills.

...most individualized and effective tutoring. i also try to get to know their hobbies and interests and bring these into lessons whenever possible:we might study the latest baseball scores for a statistics lesson or view a French film for a particular grammar lesson. for example. I try to clip or tab stories on whatever I...

...and higher ability pupils. This enabled me to understand the importance of differentiation in lesson planning and how it is facilitated. I have been involved with pupil's Individual Educational Plans (IEP) motivating them to learn and individually structuring their learning according to their specific needs. I am also extending my range of teaching methods including...

...create based on their specific learning dynamics. I love working with students and finding unique ways to help them reach their objectives. As an educator and trained psychotherapist, I have utilized many techniques that have proven successful in basic academic skills, organizational skills, communication, stress management and confidence building. In addition to improvement of grades,...

...essays and personal statements, pass TOEFL tests, improve their reading and writing skills, comprehension, and ignite their passion for learning. It truly is astounding to witness what students can achieve when they have someone who can meet them where they are at and understand their perspective, answer their questions and address their concerns. I currently...

...I also tutor English, ESL, web design, Wordpress, online marketing, and basic graphic design (PhotoShop). Although my academic concentrations differ from what I tutor, being a sociology major has elicited my public speaking, writing and presentation skills while my music minor has let my creative side flourish as a singer-songwriter and producer. These skills are...