Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors in Novato, CA

...the value in me as a tutor is teaching students how to solve problems on their own, instead of just relying on me to give them the answers. I can teach students the importance of not giving up, ease the pressure they get from academics, and help them to comprehend the learning material more easily....

...parents into the meetings before if a student seems to really be struggling. I see my job as a team effort with the student, parents or guardians, and myself. Outside of school, I love to hang out with my friends and family, be outdoors, go out to eat, and exercise! I'm really outgoing, fun, and...

...position was as a paraprofessional for SFUSD. In that role I worked with many students of various ages and with various disabilities, in both self-contained classrooms and general education classrooms. I worked with many students with autism and emotional disturbance, and spent the majority of my time in this position. I have also been a...

...my teaching style to fit whatever works for the student. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling, reading, playing guitar, and studying foreign languages (I can converse in French, Spanish, German, and Vietnamese, though I'm not quite ready to teach them). Above all, I love to learn; I can get myself interested in almost any...

...from a general love of learning about the world. I have always enjoyed teaching others, and helping students find things that they are passionate about. I think enjoying the process of learning is really important, which is why I try to incorporate as much fun and humor into tutoring as possible. In addition to teaching...

...isn't clicking, I change my teaching style to adapt to the needs of my students. By developing a supportive and encouraging relationship that fosters genuine learning and comprehension, students that work with me do more than just improve their grades and scores - they discover new strengths and build lasting confidence in their skills. I...

...make words lilt and flow. I graduated from California School of Professional Psychology with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in February of 2018. I spent several years working with preschoolers, teenagers, and transitional age youth, so I know what really catches someone's attention when it wanders! I've also worked adults, and find that across the...

...am interested in a broad variety of topics (I completed two majors and two minors in college), and I am great at explaining complicated concepts in ways that are easy to understand. I also know a lot of great test-taking strategies, so I'd be happy to help you work towards increasing your SAT or GRE...

...companies, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley's Summer Bridge Program, and as a freelance political science/calculus tutor (there's more overlap than you think). In 2014, my paper "Set Theory and Fuzzy Sets: Their Relationship to Natural Language" was published in the Newsletter of the American Political Science Association Organized Section for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research. I'm fond...

...SAT. Tutoring English is my personal favorite, but I greatly enjoy the linear thinking and quantitative clarity that comes with teaching Mathematics as well. For the last few years I have also been tutoring English grammar and pronunciation to adults in Japan via Skype. In tutoring there is always that fine line between teaching and...