Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors in Clearwater, FL

...as jobs; that is who I am, what I am, and why I am. I have used my innate talent, skills, and drive to earn my own degrees, gain extensive job experience, and build a career spanning two decades and the spectrum of the education profession. I have been the teacher at the front of the room, the coach at the back table, the one-on-one tutor, the materials design writer, the test creator, the exam...

...all types of learners, I bring a personal, positive, and professional approach to my work, with some educational fun thrown in for good measure. I am both a teacher and tutor with my master's degree and have nearly twenty years of experience as a professional writer and editor. I use all of this background to help identify my students' learning needs and to craft ways to help them achieve greater academic success.... I believe all students...

...passion, paired with my background as a certified teacher and 20 years of multi-grade experience make me a standout choice to assist students of all types and ages. Furthermore, I am willing to consider and incorporate new data available on successful methods of teaching paired with children's enthusiasm of technology to come up with creative, fun, and effective approaches. The right methods start with the right resources, and with these, students will succeed.... Children are different...

...reader and communicator, Spanish and English/Reading are my favorite topics; I love to share my passion for words with others and enable them to develop that same passion. My tutoring style is very personal; I endeavor to get to know my students as well as possible in order to make them feel comfortable and to determine how they learn best. In addition, I try to get the student to figure out how to work through...

...Skills and Organization. I most enjoy tutoring math, phonics, and reading. I struggled in primary school with math and it gives me great joy to help eliminate that struggle in others. I believe the most important skill in learning is to figure out how a student learns. Not all students learn in the same way, learning how an individual learns is key to successful acquisition of knowledge. I enjoy reading, scrap-booking, camping, football, and spending...

...History from Florida State University. During my time as an undergraduate, I wrote an honors-in-the-major thesis on Confederate soldiers and their wives in Florida during the Civil War, so I am very familiar with incorporating research into my writing. Also, I possess a background in scholarly editing and online tutoring. My tutoring approach is to engage the student with the material and the writing process by using the Socratic method and the student's interests. While...

...relate to them on a familiar level, finding common ground to build them up as artists. I have found that I was able to give a healthy balance of encouragement and critique. There are several subjects that I tutor, but my all-time favorites are writing and art. Both are a passion of mine and I believe that they feed each other as a means of expression and broadening one's horizons. In terms of tutoring style,...

...I tutor reading, writing, and test preparation. I have extensive knowledge of standardized tests and thorough experience with AP exams from my high school years, and have never ceased to love counseling writers. In college, where I received my BFA in Acting with a focus in Classical Theatre from Oklahoma City University, I spent three semesters, including one abroad in the UK, studying Shakespeare, and was part of a playwriting collective dedicated to producing new...

...their riding techniques and increase their understanding of and appreciation for their horse. Through teaching riding I have learned that no two students learn the exact same way, and inspiration is essential to success, both in the ring and in the classroom. My favorite subjects to tutor are reading, essay writing, literature, study skills, and standardized test preparation. I also have experience working with high school upperclassmen during the college admissions process, including the admissions...

...in their own potential. I have had many years of experience working with learners of all ages and backgrounds. I have a lot of patience and know how to use creative methods to inspire students, in order to demonstrate how the individual student's own strengths can be capitalized upon and their weaknesses eventually overcome. Recently, I spent 9 years in China and 1 year in Ecuador teaching and tutoring many students in English. I look...