Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors in Springfield, MA

...Amherst helped me develop a teaching style that focuses on experiential learning and personal communication, asking questions and allowing students to explore new ways of thinking while attempting to facilitate creative and critical approaches to learning. As a former homeschooled student, I have been able to develop strong organizational and independent study skills that I...

...Corps Member taught me to adapt my teaching style to each childs needs. While some learned better through mnemonics and letter-to-word associations, others preferred to process information and teach content back to me themselves. The greatest lesson I've learned as a tutor is to first step back and let a student tell me their goals,...

...moment, you know, the moment when your whole face lights up because you understand the concept on a level that is so much more than just recorded, that moment when a lesson becomes something you will always have with stowed away. Tutors help students get there. As a teacher I clearly see that in my...

...When tutoring Latin, I like to focus on using various strategies to help students "read with expectations, " meaning that students engage in linear reading (reading left-to-right, without skipping around), and approach texts with a notion of what makes a sentence complete. More generally, as a tutor, I am very patient and flexible, always keeping...

...able to skip kindergarten because I taught him everything I was learning at school! I am a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where I earned a bachelor's degree in English; I also am a 15-year homeschooling "veteran." Most recently, I have worked in a private school teaching grammar, pre-algebra, and physical science. My hobbies...

...and languages each time. I have taught at international schools (IB) in many countries as well as private high schools (AP and IB) in the US, and both public and private universities in the US and France. Language, literature and culture are our bridge to understanding one another and I am honored and excited to...

...to develop a rapport with the student, which allows them to feel comfortable working with me as their tutor. I tutor a wide variety of subjects, but enjoy tutoring English writing and grammar the most. I love to read, so I want my students to feel as passionate about reading as I do. I also...

...University of Oregon, where I focused on combining ecology and history to analyze long term environmental problems in the South African savanna. My teaching philosophy is relaxed and personalized. In my experience, there are many students who need more than what large classes can provide, either because they need one-on-one time to grasp tricky concepts...

...the challenges of discovering what strategies work best with each student. I regularly use Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences as a touchstone for the work I do with students, incorporating visual, musical, and kinesthetic strategies into my teaching. I love watching my students learn, develop, and grow both as students and as individuals. My...

My goal is to help you, get to the next level-whatever that may be. Perspective and learning style are important to me, but character is learned not taught. One of my strengths is being able to re-explain the topic in a way that better connects to you AND to laugh while growing!