Award-Winning Languages Tutors in Bergen County, NJ

...public school teacher equates to approximately 2,000 students and was a pivotal time in cultivating skills as an instructional designer. It was also critical in honing my abilities as a facilitator who successfully engages participants and adapts instruction to meet diverse learning styles. I am NYS certified English teacher with ten years of instructional, design and assessment experience for both general and honors programs, and a Master of Science degree in Adolescence Education. I specialize...

...an adult helped me to learn highly efficient language training methods that I have used in turn with private students in English, Spanish, and translation work. In New York, I also began studying French and German, including courses at the Alliance Franaise and the Deutsches Haus, at New York University. In 2008, I earned a Master's Degree in Music from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. As a Music major, I find the music...

...am a friendly recent college graduate who likes to make learning fun. When tutoring, I look for ways to relate the material to one of your child's interests, to better ensure he/she retains the material. Part of my method includes instructing students on how to properly study. For example, I advise them on how to make comprehensive study reviews, a schedule, and note cards. I also have experience tutoring children with autism. My strongest subjects...

...worked as a college writing center tutor during my time in undergrad. After graduation, I worked as a private tutor with a fourth grade girl and a middle school boy--we worked on English, Math, Science, and Social Studies together, working from the Common Core curriculum. I believe in giving positive and constructive criticism, preferring a laid back approach to tutoring where we work as a team. I am extremely patient and easygoing.... I believe in collaborative work and coming to an answer as a team. I instinctually give constructive criticism, and believe that students and tutors should give each other mutual respect. I don't see myself as an authority figure, but as a helping hand.

I believe in teaching students to learn how to think and problem-solve on their own. I use examples and analogies that students can relate to in order to help them master material. I will be attending medical school in the fall.

...of Hawaii. My students include business people (Microsoft, Boston Scientific, Bosch, IBM), State Department candidates, military officers, spouses, college students and younger children. While my specialty is working with learners to pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), I have also helped people learn survival-level Japanese ahead of a business trip, taught specialized vocabulary to land an internship, and helped anime and manga fans better enjoy those popular Japanese arts. The variety of teaching experiences...

...continue the tradition of passing forth knowledge. Not surprisingly, I have always considered tutoring and education among the most noble of professions where both parties, student and teacher, benefit and learn. What makes me an excellent tutor? Over the course of my 26 years of life I have had the good fortune of cultivating a variety and number of skill sets, some of which are academic and social in nature. While I certainly consider academic...

...students in a one-on-one setting. My content areas are Foreign Language and Music and I love to tutor both. I specialize in Spanish from beginning to advanced levels (Grammar, Reading, Writing Speaking, Culture), Basic Italian, Music Theory, English (Grammar, Reading, Composition), and Piano Performance and Technique. I am fluent in Spanish while my native language is English, so I am extremely compassionate for the struggles of learning a second language. My personal experience can aid...

...This gives me the opportunity to introduce the material in the best way possible while presenting cultural elements. Furthermore, as a native Spanish speaker and one who has experienced the frustrations of learning a foreign language, I make every effort to keep my students' motivation high. Hence, giving them the confidence necessary to use the knowledge obtained to apply it beyond each session. Teaching is a big part of me, but in my free time...

...to teach it to various age groups. Some group classes, but mostly one on one. I am a new mother, and am already speaking both English and French to my 16 month old. I plan on introducing Spanish when he is 3 years old. I think the best time to teach a language is when kids are young. I always try to make it fun for them. I never want my classes to feel like...