Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors serving Bellevue, WA

...completing my remaining hours as a CDPT in order to provide more support to my spouse in raising our 11-month-old daughter. Being gone for the past 10 months on nights and weekends has been very difficult on my family and I am incredibly grateful to have a platform such as Varsity Tutors to do meaningful work that also meets my familys needs. An educational goal I have for the future is to work towards a...

I am retired from the Issaquah School Distict, and my degree is in Early Childhood Ed. I have been tutoring for 8 yrs.I treat each child as an individual, and adjust my teaching to their learning needs. I have worked with many Special Ed children also.

...B.A. in English Literature. I plan on continuing to my Masters in Teaching through WGU this fall, primarily focusing on secondary education. I have studied an array of literature, writing forms, grammar, and linguistics. Growing up I also went to and received tutoring for my school work until my SAT/ACT Prep, which really helped shape and motivate my educational career. I am so excited to work with students, and show them that learning can be...

...will be more eager and excited to learn. While a student, I learned through peer study groups that the act of teaching is one of the best ways to learn and master a subject. I employ this strategy when teaching, as having a student attempt to teach back the material is an invaluable technique when learning to solidify understanding and find ones weaknesses. I also believe that a solid grasp of the fundamental ideas in...

...at Cornell University majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations, with a double minor in Finance and Computer Science. I graduated with the IB Diploma and wrote my EE on World Studies: Psychology and World History! In high school, I was heavily involved in DECA ( as a national titleholder), FCCLA (regional board), and now serve as secondary chair of Delta Sigma Pi (professional business fraternity) and Kappa Kappa Gamma. I'm excited to work with you...

...When In my opinion, children learn best when they have confidence in their ability to learn. The number one factor that affects student learning, according to me and my experience, is the mindset that they have about education, and school. If students have a growth mindset they embrace education wholeheartedly and enthusiastically, taking bad days as an opportunity to learn from their mistakes and grow stronger. If they have the misconception that they are not...

...covers several subject areas, including English and Writing, Spanish, Study and Exam Skills, and College Prep and Counseling (advising and support with college applications, choosing a school/major, planning college visits). I adore one-on-one tutoring, and enjoy engaging my students with real-world examples and problems to guide their learning, and to allow my students to understand and appreciate the relevance of skills and subject matter in their everyday lives, and the lives of others. I also...

...skills and above all, confidence. I am particularly strong in foreign languages - I have taught all levels of French (including AP), I am also fluent in Italian, and I am fairly adept at German. I also have strengths in English lit and writing, as I majored in literature and journalism, and worked as a reporter, writer, copy editor and freelance journalist for many years. I am very positive and warm, yet encourage students to...

...them just blindly running through practice exercises. My first formal introduction into tutoring others was in high school, when my English teacher asked me to tutor her daughter. I have always been top of my class in subjects related to reading and writing, and I was flattered and happy to have my first paying job. In my experience, many students study in a very inefficient way. My approach is to keep students motivated by using...

...Swedish Hospital. After high school I joined the Marine Corps and then earned a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Studies and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Once i finished with my first masters i started working as a social worker for the state of Washington. I worked for the state for 4 years and then started a second masters in Social Work at the University of Southern California. I have had tutoring experience...

...Middle school mathematics, communication and literacy. Ability to motivate and develop deep bonds with my students: Taking on the challenge of designing and teaching a new curriculum to Grade 10 students taking their national level computer science exam in the UK, I was able to deliver strong results with 60% of the class achieving the top 3 grades. Passionate about leading new initiatives: As co-chair for a student initiative at Harvard Business School, I led...

...academic success. I was valedictorian in high school and a dean's list student in college. I was a history major and psychology minor, but my passion has always been writing in one capacity or another. Professionally, I've worked at various ad agencies. Personally, I've had articles published in athletics magazines, wrote for a dorky hip hop blog for five years, dabbled in short fiction, and have been focusing most of my recent efforts on stand-up...

My name is Nita, I am invested in helping those with high and low incidence disabilities obtain a valuable education that will aid in their long term success! When I'm not working you can find me in the gym or sipping some bobba. I look forward to working with you!

...I attended graduate school. I have tutored and taught several undergraduate chemistry courses, including: general chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and high school chemistry. I absolutely love teaching students. I most enjoyed when students understood the concepts and could apply them to new problems. I believe it is most important for students to understand the concepts, rather than memorize specific formulas, reactions, or mechanisms. By learning the concepts, you can apply the concepts to problems...

...believe that one of the largest parts of tutoring is creating that feeling of joy that comes with learning. When the subjects are interesting and fun, the effort fades away. I have worked with AmeriCorps' City Year program and spent a year watching over thirty students trying to complete their freshman and sophomore years of high school at the same time. I was also a general tutor for the whole school after hours. I learned...

...the child's individual circumstance. Additionally, I worked as a counselor for The Staff Assistant Experience Program, a program that helps young men and women with special needs transition to independent living. In this role, I taught the participants life skills such as how to clean and how to process strong emotions in a healthy way. In college, I was president of Classical Studies Club, facilitating many events where my peers were involved in classical history....

...comprehension skills and vocabulary acquisition. Since then, I've tutored all throughout my time at UNC-Chapel Hill, abroad in China, and am continuing the tradition today as a teacher of record in Baltimore City. It is my goal to personalize and engage through my tutoring practice, making each lesson based on the needs and personal interests of my students. My teaching is also data driven, making each lesson efficient and student growth inevitable. If you would...

...a college student in pre-calculus. I spent 4 weeks training my customers and channel partners on the basics and fundamentals of pumps and compressors. I tutored a student in algebra 1 & 2 for 2 months and he received A's in both courses. I tutored a student in Earth Science. I also taught at a grade school for 2 weeks that correlated to my high school service requirement. I LOVE mathematics and electrical theory. I...

I have tutored in both individualized and group settings for various purposes, including SAT test prep, supplemental learning, and as a primary teaching resource. To that end, I have endeavored to truly understand my students on a personal level to make sure that the way I am tutoring them is the best way for them to learn. I have constructed lesson plans for both a single person and an entire 30 student classroom.

...In addition to speaking fluent Spanish I speak conversational French. I also have extensive writing and English experience. I'm a staff writer for Fear the Wall (soccer website) and have had several articles published on websites like Roads andKingdoms and The Matador Network. My specialities are homework, proofreading, essay writing, and test prep in English, Spanish, and French. My hobbies are surfing, reading, traveling and writing. Like many people, I hope to one day write...