Award-Winning Essay Editing Tutors in Alexandria, VA

...have tutored and taught for the past 15 years. I have helped students of all ages (from elementary school to adult) in a wide variety of subjects, including Math (Elementary Math to Calculus), Science (including Physics and Chemistry), test prep (ACT, SAT, GMAT, GRE), and English. My approach is individualized - each student gets a lesson based on his needs, strengths, and weaknesses. I try to find out exactly what a student has difficulty understanding,...

...love teaching students to read and watching the enormous growth they make once things "click." I believe that every student has the potential to be very successful by building on what they know in small increments and growing confidence in their own abilities. I tutor many subjects but my favorites are reading and writing based- phonics, English literature, and reading comprehension. Reading has been a favorite hobby of mine since elementary school and I love...

...received my CRLA I Tutor certification and once won Tutor of the week award! I work very well with others as I am adaptable and cater to the needs of my students. I specialize in IB curriculum tutoring as I received my International Baccalaureate degree in 2011 and also tutor the German language, essay and writing editing as well as study and organization skills. I believe every student is capable of performing well academically and...

...skills, to drums and guitar. I am also available to tutor in Spanish up through 1st year College level. I am committed to my student's success and do not believe in teaching to the assignment. I listen and ask questions to understand all of my student's challenges as well as strengths in our target subject. My teaching philosophy is to bring the student to the point where they can in turn teach the material themselves....

I graduated from Virginia Tech with a double major in Economics and International Studies and a minor in French. In the past I have taught several ESL classes, and for more than a year I have tutored one-on-one in Test Prep, English, and Economics. My favorite subject to tutor is Economics; I love how it explains people's behavior. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy cooking, politics, live music, and crafting/painting!

...George Washington University. I have worked as a writer and journalist for the past five years, and my expertise lies in helping students better their vocabulary, reading comprehension, and essay writing skills. My teaching style is to work together with the student to help them arrive at the correct answer on their own, which I find leads students to be far more likely to remember how to do the problem on test day. I'm very...

...with their resumes for jobs and their applications for graduate school. Also, during my experience as a Psychology graduate student, I have worked with many children, adolescents, and adults with carrying degrees of learning styles and learning abilities. Over time I have learned multiple skills, tips, and techniques to help students who may have trouble remembering things, organizing, and paying attention. My passion is to meet each student where they are at and try to...

...name is Dwayne Brown and I am a graduate student at Howard University pursuing a PhD in Pharmacology. I have years of experience tutoring middle and High school students in the areas of Math, English, Biology and Chemistry. My most rewarding experience was working with a program called Brooklyn College Now program geared at preparing high school students for college. It was a very rewarding experience watching these students ultimately get into the college of...

...are writing and reading, history, social sciences, and geometry. If I had to pick a favorite, I'd say reading; when I help a student with comprehension, they gain a little more appreciation and enjoyment of academics. My teaching philosophy is student-centered and gradual. I try to show the student they can accomplish anything, given a steady pace and work ethic. In my free time, I try to read widely, eat eclectically, jog, and watch good...

...believe that to be a student not only means to succeed in school but to become a lover of knowledge. This philosophy has guided me since I started tutoring freshman year in college. My strengths lie in reading, writing, and all things humanities. I have a genuine love for tutoring and the subjects I teach, and I aim to create an open, informative, and effective atmosphere with my students, one that can shape them into...