Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Richmond, VA

...for a beginner student. Besides that I have worked in bilingual schools, where my position has included elementary ESL, Phonics, Grammar and Spelling, Reading, Science in English instruction for Pre-K, Kindergarten and 1st grade students. I also worked at the American Guatemalan Institute for five years as an ESL instructor for elementary through high school age students, as well as adults, in the fields of business and education. With such varied classroom experience, I have...

...pathologist. In may 2020 I earned a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and in 2022 I earned master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, both from Radford University. I tutor English and Writing at all grade levels, as well as Phonics for elementary aged students. My favorite part of tutoring is discussing narratives with my students and helping them find real life applications for the information. My teaching style is conversational and relaxed. I firmly...

...abroad so as to make the most of my education while widening my perspective. These experiences have added to what I can bring to my classroom and students. I am also a firm believer in extra curricular activities. Children who are involved with school activities and teachers who can be seen outside the classroom, both enhance school spirit and pride. Such activities and interaction deepen the bonds between the school, faculty and students, and allow...

...technology, engineering, and math (STEM). I have experience teaching technology skills to residents of a senior living facility, teaching STEM concepts to elementary and middle school-aged children, and coaching soccer for U9-10 girls. My goal for our tutoring sessions is to help my students become excited about learning and empower them to feel confident in their abilities to succeed in their education. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, yoga, and spending time with friends.

...I have been tutoring on the side of a variety of jobs since the beginning of highschool and have three years of childcare experience outside of that. I am seeking a Bachelors of Science degree in Applied Mathematics with a pre-law track. I am passionate about tutoring math so I can help change the common negative associations many students make with it. I enjoy tutoring reading and writing because of the exponential help good writing...

...I am excited to tutor English writing and literature as well as studio art because both enable students to develop their own ideas and creativity. For me traveling fosters creativity as well as a sense of community with new and differing perspectives, which is integral to learning. I've spent time in Spain, England, France, Germany, South Africa, Honduras and most recently, Argentina where I worked as an Artist in Residence. I am already planning more...

...new. Pinpointed, literature is a passion of mine. Travel is not always an option, but through literature, readers are able to find themselves in different places, cultures, and time periods . . . to get swept away in a world of new experiences, thoughts, and ideas. Reading is a gift! Equally as important, writing is a vital skill in our 21st century digital age. Our society needs clear, thoughtful, and factual messaging as well as...

...learns, and then work to find a teaching style that would help use their strengths to help improve their areas of improvement. I enjoy math the most as I enjoy helping students understand math in a way they have not thought about it before. That is a subject that is most often seen as scary or impossible, so helping a student get it is really fun to see. Outside of work, I enjoy traveling (been...

...Wolf Girl. My degree has required me to take a multitude of courses in both writing and literature. My writing classes required me to critique the work of fellow classmates, searching for issues such as grammatical errors and poorly structured writing. This has helped prepare me to properly analyze student's writing skills so that I am able to pinpoint their weaknesses and help them to improve. During my grade school years, I was in Honors...

...Biology instructor, teaching assistant, and volunteer teacher, working in both classroom and online settings with students of all ages, my style of teaching is individualistic. My goal is to ensure that whomever I am teaching walks away feeling comfortable and confident in their knowledge with as little frustration as possible. This philosophy extends to all the subjects I teach including biology, psychology, writing, reading comprehension, statistics, and study/research skills. I am available weekdays and weekends,...

...stop learning, you start dying." Learning is essential to a well-balanced life, wherever that life may lead. Contact me today to schedule diverse subjects such as Modern Standard Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Violin! I am in graduate school pursuing my Masters in Arabic Language and Linguistics, so I have an especially strong interest in Arabic and other languages. Please don't hesitate to reach out and learn!

I believe in learning by doing. I think learning by example can lead to tremendous success. Patience is a virtue, and I'm glad I have a lot of it.

...have taught students in a variety of other subjects and assisted with certification testing for CNA, EMT, and the ASVAB Test. I also offer tutoring in time management and study skills. I have tutored students of all ages. I have tutored elder students with Information Technology and how to basically operate a computer. I have tutored dual enrollment high school students in their normal courses as well as their dual enrollment courses. I have also...

...to foster that sense of learning outside of a classroom. As a result, my philosophy in teaching is to encourage this principal through encouraging independent thought with students. This has worked really well in the past by simply asking direct questions during the previous year that I have been tutoring. Outside of tutoring, my interests primarily reading. I am a huge fan of authors such as Jack Kerouac and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thank you so...

...a rising junior at Georgetown University with several years of experience in instruction and curriculum building. I am a government major and Chinese minor, and extremely passionate about facilitating learning in these fields and others. In my spare time, I work in technical theater, designing and building sets and acting once in a while, run, and do yoga. I'm also spending the summer trying to read everything written by Kurt Vonnegut (although I'm only 6...

...My name is Colby Chafin. I've always enjoyed helping people of all ages with school work and anything else. I love to share my knowledge and watch people light up as they start to understand a concept that they haven't been able to before. I love the challenge of trying to explain something in different ways until I find the way that syncs-up best with whomever I'm helping. If you need help in a subject...

I am dedicated to helping people learn!

I believe I can help all students learn and overcome any obstacle as long as the student has a Positive Mental Attitude.

...important, being open-minded and relatable often help build bridges of being comfortable to ask questions and simply getting to know one another. Likewise, there is always multiple techniques in developing a final answer in course-specific material and being able to mentally connect with a student is always beneficial to create an open and welcoming space. Interestingly, the whole learning process is mutual. It goes both ways; there is no one person doing all the learning...

...Certification. My background includes working with children and adults with developmental disabilities, directing a Montessori School, and teaching English, reading, and literature through one on one instruction. In my tutoring career, I have tutored elementary through middle school children with reading, writing, language arts, grammar, phonics, and spelling. My experience also includes working with adults where English is their second language. My life philosophy is simply, "balance". I believe that through a truly balanced lifestyle...