
Sarah
Certified Tutor
I graduated with honors from New York University with a B.F.A. in Drama. While at NYU, I took a variety of classes to satisfy my degree, from Astronomy to Greek Mythology, because I love learning. By extension, I love teaching because I enjoy helping others become passionate about knowledge. I have been a gymnastics coach, a camp counselor, and a tutor, teaching sports, arts and crafts, and school subjects to children of all ages. My favorite subjects to tutor are English and Spanish, because I love helping people to express themselves. Reading and Writing are such important tools to have in life, so I take my job as an English tutor very seriously. My goal is to not only help a student acquire the necessary skills needed to succeed, but to enjoy doing so. This is also why I tutor children of all ages in standardized test preparation. I know tests are a formidable challenge to many people, but I believe that they can be fun if a student feels prepared and confident. In my mind, a test is an opportunity to display hard work and knowledge, not something to be feared. My tutoring style is very focused, fun, and relaxed. I believe students do best when in a calm, encouraging atmosphere. I never stray from the task at hand, but I do introduce a certain level of silliness and play in my teaching. I think this makes a student more open to learning and more available to growth in a subject. My theater background has helped me learn a variety of memorization techniques that I look forward to sharing with my students. I understand that different people learn in different ways, so I always cater my tutoring to a student's personality, preferences, and needs. I enjoy getting to know a student, discovering the ways in which they learn best, and crafting a tutoring approach specifically for them. Besides teaching, I enjoy playing soccer, acting in films, singing and dancing, and, of course, reading and writing.
Connect with a tutor like Sarah
Undergraduate Degree: New York University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drama
- SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
- SAT Math: 700
- SAT Verbal: 720
- SAT Writing: 800
Acting, Singing, Dancing, Writing, Reading, Yoga, Cinema
- 10th Grade Reading
- 10th Grade Writing
- 11th Grade Reading
- 11th Grade Writing
- 12th Grade Reading
- 12th Grade Writing
- 1st Grade Math
- 1st Grade Reading
- 1st Grade Writing
- 2nd Grade Math
- 2nd Grade Reading
- 2nd Grade Writing
- 3rd Grade Math
- 3rd Grade Reading
- 3rd Grade Science
- 3rd Grade Writing
- 4th Grade Math
- 4th Grade Reading
- 4th Grade Science
- 4th Grade Writing
- 5th Grade Math
- 5th Grade Reading
- 5th Grade Science
- 5th Grade Writing
- 6th Grade Math
- 6th Grade Reading
- 6th Grade Science
- 6th Grade Writing
- 7th Grade Math
- 7th Grade Reading
- 7th Grade Science
- 7th Grade Writing
- 8th Grade Math
- 8th Grade Reading
- 8th Grade Science
- 8th Grade Writing
- 9th Grade Math
- 9th Grade Reading
- 9th Grade Writing
- ACT Prep
- ACT English
- ACT Math
- ACT Reading
- ACT Science
- ACT Writing
- Admissions
- Adult Literacy
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP English Literature and Composition
- AP Spanish Language & Culture
- Arithmetic
- College Application Essays
- College English
- College Essays
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Elementary Algebra
- Elementary Math
- Elementary School Math
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Science
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- Essay Editing
- Fiction Writing
- Gifted
- High School English
- High School Writing
- HSPT Prep
- HSPT Language Skills
- HSPT Math
- HSPT Quantitative
- HSPT Reading
- HSPT Verbal
- Intermediate Algebra
- Introduction to Fiction
- ISEE Prep
- ISEE- Lower Level
- ISEE- Middle Level
- ISEE- Upper Level
- Languages
- Literature
- Math
- Middle School
- Middle School Math
- Middle School Reading
- Middle School Science
- Middle School Writing
- Other
- Persuasive Writing
- Poetry
- Poetry Writing
- Pre-Algebra
- PSAT Critical Reading
- PSAT Writing Skills
- Public Speaking
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Reading
- SAT Prep
- SAT Math
- SAT Mathematics
- SAT Reading
- SAT Subject Test in Literature
- SAT Subject Test in Spanish
- SAT Subject Test in Spanish with Listening
- SAT Subject Tests Prep
- Science
- Shakespeare
- SHSAT Prep
- Spanish
- Spanish 1
- Spanish 2
- Spanish 3
- Spanish 4
- SSAT Prep
- SSAT- Elementary Level
- SSAT- Middle Level
- SSAT- Upper Level
- Summer
- Test Prep
- TOEFL Prep
- Vocabulary
- Writing
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
First, I would ask the student what his or her goals are for our sessions. Then, I would ask which areas the student feels strongest in, and which they are having trouble with. We'll discuss materials, and I can recommend prep books or websites for practice outside of tutoring. Then, I will go over the test or subject in general to gauge how familiar my student already is with the format. Finally, we focus on one difficult concept and work on that for the remainder of the time. At the end of my sessions, I assign homework for our next meeting and confirm our schedule moving forward.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
I always encourage my students to talk to me about their anxieties, passions, and goals. I firmly believe that my student is the most accurate judge of performance and usually knows what they excel at, and what they need more guidance with. Once we've talked about goals, I help students make a study schedule to help meet these goals efficiently, easily, and confidently. I usually ask a student a question before I volunteer an answer, always giving them the opportunity to figure it out first. I encourage my students to ask for help when they're stuck, but always advocate problem-solving over automatically explaining the answer. This way, I guide my students toward the answer so they are learning how to problem solve.