Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Stamford, CT

...and Chinese from Williams College. I am a very reliable and dedicated tutor. I will work hard and efficiently to help you improve your test scores, studying habits, and grades. My teaching philosophy is very much similar to a lot of my science professors. "Do practice questions. Do practice questions. Do some more practice questions!" Since I like to have concepts simplified and broken down for me, I will do the same for my students.

Looking to work and grow together with many students in as many areas as possible. I plan on using my previous Educational and Work Experience with each and every student I have the pleasure of meeting.... Talk about what interests them the most. Sports, food, travel, etc. Help build a personal relationship first.

...volunteered with The 52nd Street Project, an arts mentorship program in Hell's Kitchen, where I worked with a similar age group, assisting them with homework and a series of rotating arts projects on a daily basis. During my college years, I worked with Chicago's Josephinum Academy, an all-girls Catholic School, to help them stage their production of Henry V. Through these experiences, I have had the chance to work with a variety of different teenagers...

...am always interested trying new things and challenging myself, I recently began rock climbing. I love the mental and physical challenges of different activities and exercising. Traveling and exploring the world is another great love of mine. I have been lucky to have many wonderful memories experiencing different cultures, people and land. Sharing my travels and thousands of photographs with my family and students is humbling and exciting for me. In addition, I look forward...

I love working with young people and helping them to succeed. I have had lots of experience teaching all grade levels, including adults. I have worked in classroom settings and also one on one tutoring sessions. I have worked primarily in the United States but also in Taiwan and mainland China. I very much look forward to working with you.

...my own mastery of the Spanish language while teaching students ranging from preschool age to adults. I taught English in primary and secondary schools and also provided one to one in-home tutoring. I love teaching language because it gives the leaner many opportunities to connect with people all over the world on a different level. I feel that the discipline and dedication put forth to learn a new language shows a great deal of respect...

...experience teaching guitar as a private guitar instructor and have tutored students in ELA, Social Studies and math in a library setting. I have learned from working with kids that every student is unique and special in their own way, and thus tutoring should be individualized to address the specific needs and interests of each particular student. I also believe a good tutor should try to make learning fun by piquing interest and by relieving...

...a tutoring session, I really like to relate to the student and connect their experiences to what we are learning about. These connections trigger interest which then triggers motivation to learn. Being a creative and enthusiastic person by nature helps me form a positive relationship with my student so that they can trust that I will be able to help them. When I am not focusing my time on teaching, you can find me at...

...excited and motivated to make our tutoring sessions productive, helpful, and fun! I just recently graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor's degree in English language and literature and a minor in professional writing. As a tutor at my university's writing center, I have experience editing and helping with writing, as well as college essays, applications, resumes, and cover letters. I look forward to helping you with anything reading, writing, editing, or otherwise!

...to manage stress, expectations, and apply critical knowledge of the material into transferable skills. Outside my studies, I have achieved my piano Certificate of Merit from the Music Teachers Association of California after ten plus years. Finally, partaking in my school's debating society has taught me how to organize my ideas in a coherent style. For personal enjoyment, I submit my work to literary publications such as The Antigonish Review, Uncanny Magazine, Feminine Inquiry, and...

...King's College. I have tutored several of my peers in the past on coursework ranging from logic to math and political thought. I enjoy tutoring public speaking and writing most, though I also tutor AP Government, SAT, and the ACT. I tend to explain a problem/concept before having a student tackle it. In my free time, I enjoy reading, watching TED videos, and cooking without recipes. I look forward to working with you!

Hi, I'm currently an undergraduate seeking both my bachelor and masters degree in forensic psychology! I love learning and I'd like for my students to enjoy it too. I look forward to helping you. :)

...years in both NYC public schools and a private academy in New Jersey. As a tutor, I have worked with high school students in the Bronx and suburban New Jersey on reading and math skills. My passion for Literature arrived late; as the only child of a book publisher and librarian, I had to get my rebellion in somewhere. But ever since I was introduced to Kurt Vonnegut in college, reading has been an obsession....

...currently working as a substitute teacher in addition to tutoring. After graduating I had the opportunity to work for a Montessori school. I then became ABA certified and started working as a Behavioral Therapist, working with children with Autism and other developmental disabilities. Although I enjoy teaching many different subjects, my favorite to teach is ELA. I really enjoy helping children to read and write because I believe that is the foundation to learning and...

...to teach is English, including both Reading and Writing, mostly because I find this subject to just be so enjoyable. I believe in a more Socratic and investigative approach to teaching as I think that the deepest learning comes from answering guided questions and coming to one's own conclusions, then matching those conclusions to available standards and literature. I also believe in providing modes of concrete, pictorial, and abstract learning for every standard to truly...

...New York. I'm continually learning, reading, and researching, and I enjoy sharing my understandings with others to help them do the same. I very much enjoy both "left-brained" and "right-brained" subjects (like math and art), and am fond of exploring either sort through the lens of the other. For this reason, I enjoy helping people who tend to prefer a particular mode to understand the other, in a language that makes sense to them.

...in theatre, and I've studied Shakespeare extensively at Kings College London and at The Globe Theatre. I particularly love to teach English and Writing and Rhetoric, though I also have experience with Human Geography, Russian, French, and elementary school students. I'm big on habit building and using memory tools that aren't taught in most schools and make studying a whole lot easier. I also like to infuse the subjects I teach with excitement and engage...

...graduating from NYU as an undergraduate, I received my master's degree in education from CUNY City College as I knew from a young age that I wanted to pursue a career in education. With many years of experience in and out of the classroom, I have seen firsthand how students learn differently and how important it is to meet each student where they are at. Most importantly, learning should be fun and I love to...

...was selected to become a graduate assistant whereby I used academic databases to search for requested scientific articles. This particular experience allowed me to develop a love for research and problem solving. As I continue to learn more about the many aspects of life such education, languages, health and fitness, arts and crafts and so on, I am dedicated to pass on my knowledge and provide guidance in the areas of study skills and organization,...

...Associates in American Sign Language Interpreting from College of the Canyons in California. Since then, I moved to New York City and am actively auditioning and working as an actor, while also managing a co-working space. I previously worked for Inspirica, a SAT tutoring company in NYC, and as a "Genius" at the Apple Store. I have also coached track and field both in school programs and privately. I am available to tutor many subjects,...