Award-Winning Literature Tutors in Atlanta, GA

...My favorite things about teaching writing are working individually with students to help them brainstorm ideas and articulate their point of view in their clearest, strongest voice, and seeing their work become stronger across each draft they revise. When working with students in my literature classes at UVa and the North Carolina Governor’s School, I especially enjoy helping students develop strategies for careful, critical reading. My years of teaching and tutoring have led me to...

...absolutely central to success. Each student also learns differently, and with the right teacher a student can learn in a manner that addresses individual needs. In addition to effective writing, I believe that developing individualized study skills, learning how to manage time and material, and maintaining an organized system of study is vital to succeeding in school. Even if a student is enthusiastic about his or her World History class, without the necessary study skills...

...what kinds of teaching strategies were being used in the classrooms that my students were in and realized that I could improve upon them greatly, if I could just make the subject matter interesting and relatable. For the past two years, I have been teaching Interpretation of Literature and Creative Writing Workshop to undergraduate students. I am proud to say that my student evaluations were consistently positive. I have a deep love for literature and...

I have tutored students of all ages in various subjects such as math and physics. I approach teaching with a positive and encouraging attitude as well as patience. My teaching style changes with each student but overall I teach in a way that best suits the student's needs and aids them most in their studies.

...will feel the same passion I do for the subject! I have tutored students as young as ten and as old as seventy in Spanish, Hausa, Japanese, ESL, and GED. I enjoy working with every age and level of ability and my students always amaze me with their ability to engage and grow. I also enjoy tutoring the reading and writing sections on the basic standardized tests. Test taking is a student's time to shine,...

...Literature. I have also served as an Education Intern with the National Park Service's Education program at Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, where I led education programs for third-grade and sixth-grade students. I currently serve as a Substitute Teacher at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. In my free time I enjoy writing poetry, running, hiking, and spending time with friends. I approach teaching through a student-centered philosophy--I listen to students' perspectives and...

...have helped students at the high school and college level prepare for exams and essays with great success. In addition, I regularly write articles, copy, and news for popular and scholarly audiences. My skills as an editor have been honed over the years, and I am eager to help students learn to proofread, edit, and revise their work so that it meets the expectations of their instructors and peers. Currently, I teach college English in...

...worked primarily with high school and college students in both on-level and advanced language courses, and I have also had the opportunity to work with individuals for whom English is a second language. I enjoy teaching Grammar and Mechanics along with Composition and Writing, and I strongly believe in reading and listening to music to reinforce excellent use of any language. During my college career, I volunteered at a local shelter for women and children,...

...reading and writing skills. Therefore, my favorite areas of tutoring are both reading and writing. A rapport must be made with the student I tutor. My former students still consider me a friend and someone to call on. I have written countless college recommendations over the years. I believe a student needs a friend that will listen and help them when they are ready to improve. Outside of teaching, I enjoy photography, jazz, cooking, and...

...studies. Students also cannot help but compare themselves with their peers around them, and often become discouraged when they cannot seem to understand what so many people around them appear to grasp in an instant. This problem of student discouragement is a serious one, because learning starts with motivation; students will not be motivated to learn in an environment where they feel overwhelmed, scared, or unintelligent. That's where tutoring comes in. I've found that the...