Award-Winning French Tutors in Antioch, IL

...listening to how an individual is arriving at a given perspective. I taught for several years through an organization called Teach For America, and I later earned my master's in education from Harvard University. I was even able to earn a Teacher of the Year award for my school, my city, and then my county....

...the beauty and importance of diversity. In relation to educational pedagogy, I believe that differentiation should be a natural part of instruction. In doing so, you can tailor your teaching and relationship to each unique student, thus allowing them to feel comfortable and empowered to demonstrate their abilities. I adore the humanities and am comfortable...

...to help an individual student, including one-on-one instruction or additional material on a given subject or concept. Every student has his own unique learning style which needs to be understood and utilized by the instructor. With my wealth of teaching experience, I have developed many various teaching strategies to reach different students. I sincerely believe...

...French and Italian cultures through cuisine, songs, movies, poetry... you will love it! My students currently range in age from 9 to 70 years old with beginner to intermediate ability levels. Lessons are tailored to your personal needs whether you are a business professional, planning a trip, a student of any age, or are just...

...work hard to help them get through any obstacles in the topic they choose to have me teach or tutor them. I certainly can put myself in the place of others, as I have in the past relied on tutors to get me through some tough topics. As for other interests outside tutoring, I am...

...any level of French, I have had great success helping students achieve a passing score on the AP French Language and Culture Exam. I am also very familiar with ACTFL's Oral Proficiency Interview and helping students develop conversation skills. Additionally, I enjoy tutoring students in the domains of study skills and organization so as to...

...problems and their respective solutions, and languages. I tutored fellow students throughout high school and college in a variety of subjects, French and Biology being my two favorites. For my junior year of college I studied abroad in Angers, France, an experience that not only allowed me to master the French language, but also fueled...

...help them understand what they were learning, and, if time allowed, teach them other grammatical concepts. With adults who already have an understanding of the language, we would often read newspaper articles together and then have a discussion about that article during which I would correct their accent or grammar. For other students that had...

...I think all good tutoring experiences are built on a trusting, respectful relationship, so I really try to get to know my students. Tutoring is more fun for everyone involved if we can bring in some of our interests: one thing I learned from a former student is that ice skating can be a great...

...them, and once they're determined, they are easy to solve. I will help and push the student to do his/her best, creating a very interactive environment, till he/she doesn't need the 'master' anymore. Nothing is impossible. When I'm not tutoring, I am writing stories or poems, composing music, playing piano, singing, drawing with charcoal, or...