Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Smithtown, NY

...daughters (15, 12 and 8), I am very experienced in working with children and teens and motivating them to succeed at schoolwork and writing (without doing the work for them!). As a marketing manager for a major publisher of children's content, my job requires me to tackle writing projects every day with the aim of really getting the message across. Both of these attributes will help my students as they work on reading, writing and...

I believe that all students should be given the opportunities they deserve to advance in their education ... All students have the potential to learn; they need only find the right method.... Discuss their interests, what motivates them, and their goals. What do they want to get out of tutoring?... Guide them through questions without telling them the answer, gradually removing supports with each practice until they are able to complete the task on their own.

...the past 4 years, I am lucky to have worked with students of all ages and helped them reach their full potential. I offer tutoring services in all subjects, and I'm particularly interested in English, Economics, Government, and Math. My teaching philosophy centers on creating a safe, welcoming environment where students can learn at their own pace. Outside of academics, I enjoy spending time outside and enjoying good food with family and friends.

...New York City. Personally, I love reading almost any kind of literary fiction (though I have quite an affinity for WWII fiction). I also love to write and try to take as many different kinds of writing classes as my schedule and wallet can afford me. Aside from literary interests, I love trying any kind of new food, attempting to bake pies, and knitting anything cozy or fluffy. I believe that through communication, we can...

...intermittently for friends and family. All of these experiences have been contributed to my teaching style. My philosophy for tackling challenging academic subjects is also an outgrowth of my own personal study habits. I believe that organization is key. I have found that a certain combination of systematic organization and simplification of every detail helps to illuminate the solution. Having a structured and repeatable approach can then be engrained in the thought process through repetition,...

...minor in American History. I love working with students of all ages, and helping young people on their own personal paths to success. I'm a huge baseball fan (my team is the San Francisco Giants), and am passionate about my craft of working professionally in theatre and film. In working with students, I'm all about working hard on the goals we set together, while having a good time. I like to take the pressure of...

...Tutoring is a beautiful composition of art and science. One must understand both the material and the student. Not just simple comprehension, but in what manner the comprehension is reached. I enjoy breaking down problems into logical sub-units. First, the underlying equations (or axioms, or vocabulary, or processes) must be understood, preferably on an instinctual level, as it is easier to remember ideas when they make sense at a core level. Then these ideas are...

...Spain all the way to EFL and public speaking courses with Somali-Bantu refugees in Burlington, Vermont and have found that my strengths as a teacher lie in the subjects and practices of communication, editing, reading, writing, grammar and languages. I firmly believe in emboldening my students with strategies that will help unlock their own immense potential and look forward to working with your student to discover and tease out which tools will best serve them,...

...Previously I have worked as a tutor with the educational charity We Read Together, helping underprivileged youth gain valuable reading skills. I tutor a variety of subjects, mainly surrounding reading and writing. My favorite subject to tutor is probably reading, as I once struggled with reading and love seeing students succeed after struggling just as I did. In my spare time you can find me reading (especially comic books), writing, and playing Dungeons and Dragons.

I have completed a Bachelor's degree in Biology and a Master's in Marine Science. I have taken courses in a variety of subjects, and worked as a Teaching Assistant for several science classes. Academics can be challenging, but I believe you can achieve success through persistence, patience, and the right help.

...Harvard College, Alicia found life in literature, tetherball, and the unconditional love of a single mother. She was also nourished by the commitment of several teachers and mentors. Inspired by these social justice educators, Alicia is invested in institutional equity, centering historically marginalized narratives in the classroom, and cultivating young readers in Denver during her residency year as a concurrent masters student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She joins her older brother Andy...

...in different subjects, and also various techniques that can be used within and beyond the classroom as well. My educational experiences include working in various schools within the NYC area as well as Upstate NY, private tutoring, tutoring as an independent contractor with a different company and working within various day cares. These varied experiences has also helped me develop a set of skills which includes classroom management, managing challenging behavior in an effective way,...

...enrich your life and grow in wisdom. In our society, it is necessary to have critical thinking skills, assiduous attention, and a strong will to succeed. These things are learned by experience, and a good tutor helps his pupils towards this end, being effective and diligent students. That is my pledge, to give my full attention, time and care to the tasks at hand and to enlighten and guide my students towards new discovery and...

...able to use my knowledge to help others succeed in areas that they desire. I also want students to feel more comfortable with making mistakes and turn them into a learning experience. I think that problem-solving is a very important life skill that manifests no matter what field of study one goes into. If students are not ashamed of making some mistakes, it can help broaden their viewpoints on issues and more efficiently solve them.

...years as editor of The Roslyn News and seven years as editor of The Massapequan Observer. Prior to that, I had three years experience as a tutor and an English teacher. I have published up to 6,000 by-line articles, over 200 reviews and essays and eight books on subject matters with History and Literature . I have spent a lifetime with the printed word and am eager to pass on that knowledge. Hobbies include golf,...

...was a Graduate Assistant at Fordham's Office of Research, and spent my undergraduate years volunteering with Jumpstart. For three years, I served as a Team Leader with Jumpstart, a national non-profit that seeks to prepare students from less affluent neighborhoods for Kindergarten, so that they are less likely to drop out of high school. In this position, I worked with teachers and school staff, as well as led a group of my peers through training...

...Molloy College and hold a Masters Degree in Adolescent Education (Grades 7-12) in English Language Arts. I am currently teaching ELA in grades 5-8 and have experience working with grades K-12. I am passionate about reading, writing, grammar, and literacy skills, and specialize in proofreading and editing. As an educator, my goal is to foster a love of reading and writing and creating a fun, inclusive classroom environment regardless of whether it is in-person or...

...have also tutored students in basic math such as arithmetic and algebra. I have a love for languages. I am an American Sign Lanuage interpreter and I speak conversational French. My philosophy for learning is learning should be fun. This happens when the teacher knows what teaching style works best for the student. I look forward to working with you and helping you grow in your area of need- as I have helped so many!

...beginning of the learning process, then I can never get good at it. This limiting belief was detrimental to both my early college success and my contingent self-esteem. I dreaded every writing assignment since they became reflections of my incompetence and unworthiness, insidiously dispelling my idealized identity as the smart kid Ive carefully cultivated throughout my schooling. So if you are struggling with your writing, trust me, I know exactly how demoralized you may feel,...

"Learning should be filled with fun."