Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors serving Catalina Foothills, AZ

...academic, and life goals one step at a time. This past year I taught 1st/2nd grade at the Peaks school. I was very successful with using different techniques such as differentiated centers, projects and adapted lessons to meet each student at their level and interests. I also won the 2016 Sustainability in Education Award for a unit I created that involved the local Community Supported Agriculture and setting up our schools' first greenhouse. I recently...

...reading, especially stories that spark the imagination or offer new perspectives. Fashion design is another passion of mineI love expressing creativity through clothing and exploring unique styles. I'm also always on the lookout for new music to add to my playlist, as discovering fresh sounds keeps things exciting. In my free time, I like to engage in creative writing, which allows me to bring my thoughts and ideas to life through storytelling.

...the practice of writing is intrinsic to understanding ourselves, and the many-worlds we are alive in. I am increasingly interested in compositional practices. I've experimented with how film and sound act as a processing event for elucidating feelings / textures / topographies language cannot. this inter-work (play) helps illuminate aesthetic and conceptual obstacles I can share with my students as they are learning their relationship to writing. In the classroom I emphasis the importance of...

I am a K-2 teacher with a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education. I have been teaching for 7 years and am working toward a Master's Degree in Elementary Ed with an Emphasis on Reading. I absolutely LOVE teaching reading and fostering a love of reading in all of my students. As a tutor, I would help your child reach their goals in reading, writing and math so that they can be just as successful...

I have been teaching for 26 years in grades 1-8, either as an English Language Specialist or a classroom teacher. I enjoy working with children and discovering the best ways to reach their academic abilities.

...skills. I have written a novel that will be published in the summer of 2021, so writing has definitely been a life-long passion for me that I love to help others with. I have tutored refugee students and international students as well, which has been a great joy to me. I love helping non-native speakers of English learn the English language. I have befriended many non-native students and have greatly enjoyed getting to know them...

...way for students to access skills/subjects that they are required to. I strive to develop a personal relationship with those that I work with to help me to get to know their learning style. Much of my experience as a teacher is in the elementary classroom, however I have been an interscholastics coach for HS students. I feel as though I can help a broad range of ages as a tutor. I look forward to...

...I was born and raised in Mexico, so Spanish is one of my strong suits as well. I find fulfillment in showing every student I tutor that anyone can excel in any subject if they put in the effort, dedication and enthusiasm into it. I enjoy teaching students at all levels. I think the most important thing about tutoring is finding the specific learning style that best fits each individual. Let me help you discover...

Hello: I have been teaching for 11 years; six years in South Korea and five years in the U.S. I have a Master's in Education and my specialties are ESL, reading and writing. I have worked with Elementary and college age. I am a pretty good writer and can help you with papers. Let's get together!

...wide variety of subjects, and am especially confident in English, writing, Mandarin Chinese, and LSAT prep. I have found that a relationship of respect and equality with students is essential to a worthwhile tutoring experience. I pride myself on my ability to break down difficult concepts and create ways to understand them. My schedule is flexible and so is my teaching style--I will tailor my approach based on whether the focus is on improving test...

...and instruction. I have passed AP Language Composition as well as AP literature. I mainly studied European history, and I minored in anthropology . I am also knowledgeable in United States, as well as Mexican history prior to the 20th century. When studying anthropology I focused on archaeology, and have some field experience from that time. If you have any historical or anthropological questions outside of what I've mentioned, I will do my best to...

...a coaching support program to target their specific struggles. I will offer flexible strategies, alternative samples and tips, and drill down the feedback and student reflection to better serve their unique situation. I am confident that I can help them to taste success and then see the confidence soar. I feel privileged to work with kids. Outside of work, I am, of course, a passionate reader/writer, but also enjoy biking, hiking, kayaking, and college football!

...I then left to begin my Peace Corps service as a high school Math teacher in Mozambique where I learned Portuguese, in which I taught. I also taught English to a group of adults and a group of adolescents. In addition I have been a math tutor for adults working to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma. I can tutor all levels of high school Math, (AP) Chemistry, (AP) Biology, Spanish, (AP) Language,...

...on organic farms, mucked out horse stalls, jumped off of cliffs, built an adobe hut, and led field trip groups at Native American museum, to name a just few, all while falling deeply in love with the desert Southwest. I've made my home outside of Tucson, AZ, where I'm happy to spend much of my time outdoors, hiking, riding my horse, and, as some things never change, reading many, many books. As a tutor, I...

Teaching is exhilarating, I never feel more energized than after a class that has gone well. My desire is to engage, challenge, and inspire growth in my students. I want my students to make connections between old and new material, while developing a sense of self-sufficiency.

...and learning interests me to no end. I have my BA in journalism from the University of Arizona and my MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Writing and reading are my main vocations and past times, though I have had about every kind of job you can think of! My real world experience enables me to incorporate compassion and understanding for all students. I would love to help you find your way through an...

...truly learn it; my job is to guide and advise. My passion is in literary analysis, and along the way, I have found that I enjoy helping students with writing. I teach a very practicable approach to grammar and focus on fluidity and organization. I want my students to write so that a teacher focuses on what is being said, not how it is being said. My motto: practice makes permanent, perfect practice makes perfect.

...My background is in the humanities, and I have degrees from the University of Toronto (Ph.D.), Harvard University (Master's), and the University of Rochester (Bachelor's, magna cum laude). I have over ten years of classroom teaching experience, both within and outside of the United States. Two of these were spent teaching English to K-8 students in Japan. For the remainder, I taught broad-based humanities courses at three major research universities (Toronto, Brandeis, and Arizona). I...

...love working with students to help them achieve their academic goals! My personal tutoring style is to make each tutoring session a dialogue between the student and myself. I want students to feel more confident in their writing and speaking skills, and to become more independent learners. My hobbies include reading (favorite genre is sci-fi and true crime), watching Netflix and going on hikes. I am also a Star Wars trivia reigning champion!

...ideas. I also worked on a minor in Spanish during my undergrad. When I was 17, I graduated early from high school and spent two months in Guatemala at a Spanish language school. In college, I participated in a Spanish language drama club, and I directed a play in Spanish, produced at a local theater. Last spring, I traveled to South America and spent four months in Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, backpacking, camping, and eating...