Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors serving Chester County, PA

I have taught in classrooms for over 23 years. I have experience in modifying and adapting materials, questions and learning situations to match learner need and desire. My subject strengths are K-12 Literacy Instruction (Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies, Literature, Writing, Test Taking), Social Studies, Math (Problem Solving up until Algebra 1 and 2), Earth and General Science. I also have experience in supporting foreign languages, industrial technology, family and consumer sciences.

...teche." Chaucer's quote from Canterbury Tales also happens to be the motto of my alma mater, Illinois State University. I earned my Bachelor's in English and taught for a few years before returning for a Master's in Education. Although I taught students at the secondary level for a long time, I wasn't always a teacher. I was also a writer for newspapers and syndicated magazines. One of my treasured opportunities included collaborating with a mystery novelist...

My teaching philosophy is focused on a single objective - that students learn. I have a Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Temple Law School. I'm committed to helping students reach their full potentials.

...in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. I studied the history of ethics and epistemology in Western thought, particular attention paid to Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Foucault. I served as a teaching assistant for a colloquium on Buddhism as a college student and have worked in a library for the past two years. I am currently tutoring in the following subject areas: writing, literature, English, GRE verbal, and graduate test preparation. I enjoy...

...College in Pennsylvania. I spent last year tutoring 5th graders in literacy and math through AmeriCorps, and I plan to use my degree to encourage elementary and middle school students to love and appreciate literature as much as I do. I love tutoring because I feel that individual attention is an important facet of the learning process. By working one-on-one with students tutors can learn more about students' interests and learning styles, and incorporate them...

...spaces, to taking on the undeniably-fulfilling role as a Literacy Coach and administrator, I have had the pleasure of inspiring students and mentoring teachers. I have both diversified and dedicated my life to my portfolio of empirical knowledge. There is a certain catharsis achieved from molding the malleable minds of the next generation of lawyers, of doctors, of writers. To have an integral part in the shaping and forming of our collective future is the...

...a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology with minors in Computer Science and Mathematics. From kindergarten to my senior year of college, I've always noticed that my teachers made the largest impact on my success in various classes. The most memorable teachers were enthusiastic about what they were teaching and went the extra mile to provide additional help outside of class. When helping other students, I always remember this fact in order to make learning as enjoyable...

...see from the subjects I study and tutor, I have a wide array of interests and take great satisfaction in my work. In the past, I have tutored students for the SATs (I and II), AP exams, and in a wide range of subjects. I previously ran a writing center, helping students to improve their writing skills and revising college essays. I have been a parliamentary and policy debater for seven years and recently attended...

...I am on the pre-med track planning to apply next year. I have a genuine passion for helping others, whether that be in my future career as a doctor or tutoring! During my years at Oberlin, I was a general chemistry laboratory teaching assistant, as well as a tutor for Bioorganic chemistry. I was inspired to help other students from my own experiences with teaching assistants. Oberlin has a unique program for many of the...

...a minor in Economics. From these degrees, I found my passion for culture and language. At Texas A&M, I helped tutor at evening ESL adult classes and was the TA for two writing-intensive courses in International Current Events and Gender and the Global Modern. In my experience tutoring, I always had the most fun exploring and relating the never-ending complexity of language and culture to our studies. Since graduation, I have volunteered with several non-profits...

...tutored hundreds of students in a variety of subjects. A month after my graduation from Villanova, I was on a plane to California to start work on my Master's degree. I studied Entomology at the University of California, Davis and conducted a field research project that investigated how pesticides affect honey bee behavior. I also worked as a teaching assistant at Davis and co-created and taught a course about current issues related to beekeeping and...

Believe you can do anything, aim to achieve the impossible and you will.

...college level biology and anatomy and physiology. I also really enjoy undergrad immunology and microbiology. Instructionally, I have worked with learners from one, some, or all seven of the major learning styles. They have had a wide variety of capabilities, motivators, and challenges when learning. From that low, I have learned that all people can learn; I just need to find out how they learn. Professionally, I am a certified special education teacher for students...

...teacher in the state of Florida, with my certifications in reading, teaching English as a second language, and Elementary K-6. I spent the 2015 - 2016 school year teaching kindergarten in the public school system, and have been working as a private tutor and substituting since. I have worked with elementary school aged children, middle school English language arts, reading, and math, and high school English language arts. I have tutored one on one and...

I want the elementary school students to be successful in math before moving on to the middle school level. My hobbies are spending time with my pets and husband, watching movies and classic TV shows.

Cameron holds a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing, nonfiction from The New School in New York City. Her undergraduate degree was also in writing from Ithaca College. She has had experience as an instructor for adults and for children. She enjoys working one on one with students to solve problems and, even though writing can be a lot of work, still feels it is a rather entertaining art form.

Thom Murphy is an experienced educator, academic coach, tutor, and TEFL certification holder in the Delaware Valley. He specializes in literacy, literary analysis, composition, research strategies, language arts, and 18th, 19th, and 20th century Irish and British writers.

...Everyone grasps knowledge differently, so it is vital to take a unique approach with each individual. I specialize in English Literature, Reading Comprehension, and History. My philosophy is that no one can take away the power of your mind. Knowledge is power, as they say, so educate yourself constantly. Outside of academics, I enjoy spending time with my loved ones, reading (of course!,) writing, gardening, cooking, enjoying nature and coffee. As of late, I've found...

...be successful. I earned my Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2010, and my Masters of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2015. While in school, I studied primarily sculpture, drawing, alternative processes and theory. After receiving my MFA, I worked for the second time as a college admissions counselor. I recruited students for UNCG from 2010-2012 and for Moore College of Art...

...a Teaching Assistant for several semesters in the Computer Science department. I particularly enjoyed working with undergraduate students through mathematical foundations of computer science. Meanwhile, I fell in love with English Literature and decided to write an honors thesis on the writer Virginia Woolf. Currently, I work with school-age students and provide homework help in all subjects. I am pursuing a graduate degree in Counseling, where I get to study how to help people overcome...