Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors serving Somerville, MA

...students, including a year of assisting in a first grade classroom in Austria. I tutor many subject areas related to English, Reading, Writing, and German. My passion is reading and inspiring a love of words and literature in students. I believe that strong reading skills are fundamental to engaging with the world around us and open up new worlds for our imaginations. Outside of academics, I enjoy traveling, learning new languages, and participating in community...

...to travel to many more countries! I tutored special needs students in Math, History and English during my time in high school. In my Master's program, I was a teaching assistant for four classes and mentored and helped many students of all different backgrounds for my entire two years there. In one specific case, I tutored a student in Ancient Greek for two to three a week for a semester. I can tutor in World...

...SAT Critical Reading and Writing). I am very passionate about biology, and for me, biology is the most fun to tutor. However, because I take many science courses at school, it is especially nice to tutor non-science courses such as English and psychology, subjects that I also really enjoyed throughout high school and college. As a current student, I understand how some subjects can be extremely overwhelming. I believe that one way to strengthen one's...

...for the SAT and ACT, I discovered certain test-taking strategies that worked for me, and wanted to share them with my friends and classmates. At first this was informal, at the lunch table or on the bus, but it quickly grew into more formal tutoring. When I attended Amherst College to pursue a degree in English, I carried this passion for education with me. For years I participated in a work-study mentoring underprivileged students in...

...and I am a junior at Vanderbilt University majoring in Neuroscience and Medicine, Health, and Society on the pre-med track. I am passionate about learning and I am very excited to be a tutor to share that passion and make learning more fun and accessible to students who may be struggling or just need a little extra practice. While I plan to tutor a range of subjects, I especially love math, biology, and chemistry.

...been my path towards doing so. Creative writing and English classes have helped me to connect with other authors and texts, and learning different languages allows me to do the same with different cultures. I have spoken French for 8 years, German for 4, and began to learn Spanish this past year. Tutoring is a very collaborative process for me, as the student cannot learn if they don't feel comfortable engaging with the materialI strive...

...since my dad moved down here 3 years ago. I love sports in general, but my favorites are football, soccer, baseball, and basketball. I also have a love of video games and video game design, which partially lead to my introduction into computer science. I'm passionate about all of my hobbies and interests and, having grown up with 6 siblings, I am very patient when it comes to learning and teaching. I am available to...

...and Essay Writing. I was an undergraduate Peer Tutor in the Writing Center for three years at Cornell College, where I earned my Bachelor's in English Literature and Secondary Education while running on the Track and Field team. There's so much I love about writing and finding clarity in communication, and I love spreading the joy with which I view grammatical theory. I'd be happy to work with you on Reading Fundamentals, Writing Clarity, Essay-Writing...

...to ascend in rank. In college, although I studied the humanities, I spent a summer teaching inner-city kids in Boston geometry to help prepare them for high school, and in the past year I have gained a fresh perspective on the ways that we learn and how we embrace new challenges in my work with preschoolers. Although I have not officially been an educator for long, my experiences have taught me that patience is the...

...a B.S. in Psychology and Medical Anthropology. I am currently work full-time as an Research Assistant for the NIH, focusing on Youth and Social Issues, at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. I am gearing up to continue graduate school and a career in public health and creative health prevention programming! I love teaching and tutoring students of all ages, as I am passionate about education and empowering others to become passionate and...

...college for mostly college-aged students, but have also worked with younger students in the past. Currently tutoring in SAT preparation, AP English Lit, Geometry, English, Russian, and others listed. I understand that every students works best at their own pace and in their own way, and try to incorporate that philosophy into my tutoring sessions. Favorite course to tutor would most likely be Russian. I'm very interested in the language and culture, and enjoy sharing...

...years. Knowledge is an equalizer, and I firmly believe in paying my knowledge forward. I tutor a wide range of subjects, but my main passions are physics and math. I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful physics professor who turned physics into a way of viewing the world around me with a renewed sense of curiosity. I enjoy being able to spark this love of physics in my students, and as a consequence also...

...where I gave a speech on the adjustments that tutors need to make when tutoring ESL students. I have also worked for the Drew University Summer College Mentor Program where I mentored four inner-city high school students one-on-one and accompanied them as they experienced what college was like for one week. Through my work at the Writing Center, I have experience helping with papers on a wide variety of subjects and have tutored anything from...

...rather than passive, learners. I believe that my job isn't only to teach students academic content, but also to help them develop skills to set goals and gain autonomy over their own education. When working in schools, collaboration with colleagues is central to my practice; when tutoring, this means being open to feedback from my students and their families so we can work together to best support the student's growth. This allows me to become...

...teacher and world traveler, I am attune to various cultural sensitivities and use that knowledge to cater to specific learning styles. Everyone processes information in a different way, which is why flexible teaching and comprehensive lesson plans can bring out new ideas. For my clients, I teach anything from SAT and TOEFL prep to grammar and advanced syntax. College essays from students of mine stand out in their content, composition and writing style. Everyone has...

...teacher in the Iowa City Community School District. I thoroughly enjoy helping students understand that while literature is often written in a style that can be hard to understand, it touches on experiences and emotions that are common to us all. While all students have different learning styles, they also all have the ability to learn and enjoy education. Particularly in the global society, education and the ability to think critically are essential foundations for...

...an incoming third year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), pursuing a double major in Political Science and International Development Studies. I have been tutoring for nearly five years (with organizations such as Steppingstone Academy in Boston and Alfa Group in Cluj, Romania) and have most experience working with 4th-8th graders, high school students, and college students. I have tutored students in English, Political Science, US Government and History, Geography, SAT prep, and...

I am a high school Social Studies teacher with 6+ years of secondary school teaching experience and 1+ year of college-level teaching and tutoring experience. I have a lot of availability during the summer for in-person and online tutoring. My availability is more limited during the academic year.

...currently a junior at Harvard studying psychology, and am eager to help you out with any and all of your tutoring needs! While I am most passionate about psychology, I also enjoy tutoring in college admissions and writing -- in fact, my personal essay for college was published in the Harvard Crimson's 10 Successful Essays to Get You Into Harvard story! I look forward to getting to know you and supporting you in any way...

...others to not only reach academic progress, but also gain a greater self-confidence through encouraging, patient tutoring. I am a middle school school STEM teacher seeking additional students to help in my out-of-work hours. Finally, I am a Cornell University alum and am confident in my ability to teach students in a range of fields - anything from English, ESL, art, writing, social studies to math and computers. Looking forward to hearing from you! Lena