Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Clay, NY

...them reach their goals. As an English Ph.D. student, literature remains at the center of my educational journey. Reading and the skills that come with it--comprehension, analysis, critical thinking, empathy--are of utmost importance. I work hard to balance between challenging and encouraging my students. My excitable disposition and energy help to motivate learning and reinforce...

I am a recent graduate of Binghamton University, where I majored in Philosophy, Politics, and Law. I am incredibly passionate about politics, history, English, and writing, and I enjoy...

...during which I helped students make considerable improvements to their college essays and helped them to articulate what they envisioned for themselves. While I could tutor on a range of subjects, I am best at, and most passionate about, English, Literature, and History. I believe now more than ever, education is vital to imbue students...

...or 100% accuracy, as various learning needs dictate a demand for delineation. Play is applicable to all. My perspective is not limited to only those on the spectrum. Children are a product of their environment. They are malleable. They are all deserving. I believe in educating the whole child for all children.

A young, driven college student with experience in English, literature, and writing across various disciplines, with extensive critical thinking, reading, and writing skills translatable across middle school and high school curriculums

...at a red light. Everybody has that one teacher from high school that impressed upon them the realization that their dreams and reality do not have to lie down separate paths of life. For me it was my high school English teacher. I had never heard any one read a poem about a groundhog with...

...During her undergrad, she tutored Spanish and English Language Arts. Currently, she is a creative writing MFA candidate at Drexel University where she teaches undergrad creative writing as an adjunct. Libby is passionate about creating lessons that appeal to every type of learner--visual, auditory, and hands-on. She also has experience working with neurodivergent teens and...

...in undergrad at Cornell University to the many test-prep classes I have taken, I feel that I am knowledgeable in science subjects and mathematics and have developed strategies to best apply these techniques to standardized tests. I look forward to working with Varsity Tutors to help others the same way I have benefited from tutoring...

...fact that I am making a difference in a students education one step at a time by watching them advance eagerly through different assignments and tasks. For example, I worked with a male student at Poughkeepsie High School, in Poughkeepsie, New york for two years. At first I was helping him with simple math as...

...had extensive experience tutoring test prep. I've taught group SAT Verbal courses and 1-on-1 sessions. I know the redesigned SAT format inside and out and I've helped students break 1500. I've also taught the SHSAT, SSAT, and ISEE (middle level verbal and quantitative; upper level verbal); ACT (verbal); and English Regents. I can also tutor...

...Teaching Assistant in the Syracuse City School District. I have worked with all grade levels from PreK to 12. The last 7 years involved a lot of interventions in reading and writing. The last two years were in middle school as a reading specialist. In addition, I have worked with special education students in small...

...opportunities to expand upon that goal. Throughout my time on this Earth, I have had the pleasure of being a daycare teacher, a latchkey provider and nanny. I went through the Early Childhood Education program at BOCES and have since continued into the education field by working on a Early Childhood Education degree at Cazenovia...

...English Language Learner classroom. As a teacher, I developed all of my own curricula, ensuring that it adhered to Common Core Standards and an anti-racist, social justice framework. While tutoring for Varsity Tutors, I am also working for Syracuse University crafting toolkits (online resources) for individuals with intellectual disabilities and I am pursuing an online...

...Systems and Societies, French, and English Language Arts. I have extensive experience in tutoring. For several years I taught mini lessons in my mother's kindergarten class during the hour between my school ending and her class ending. Years of tutoring peers in middle/high school, as well as teaching several church classes, has allowed me to...

Taylor graduated with her PhD in linguistics in 2018. She is an expert in language/writing, ESL, and Spanish with experience working with students from age 5 and up. She has always had a passion for teaching, and she prides herself in researching and discovering new ways to reach each student who comes across her path.

...AP English Literature. I am passionate about helping students because really great teaching, teaching that connects and communicates, will stay with a student for life. Teaching well means listening well. I love to learn how people think about the tasks they are facing--it is always interesting in its own right and shows me how they...

...the humanities because, with careful study, they build a person from the inside out. Languages, writing and the arts require you to engage fully with their subjects - to produce something unique, something that only you can offer. This, to me, is true learning. It translates into clearer thinking, better grades and greater satisfaction in...

...and have written as a freelance writer. I hold a Masters degree in both English and Education. Even with all of that, I have not forgotten how difficult it can be to learn a subject well. I try my utmost to make lessons and tutoring sessions both enjoyable and educational. My goal is for a...

...English with a concentration in literature. I have been tutoring since high school, working with students to further their academic achievement. At St. John Fisher, I worked as a writing tutor at the college's writing center helping students with everything from research and citations, to drafting essays, to editing and finalizing essays. As a future...

...Public Policy at the number one public affairs school in the nation: the Maxwell School. I am originally from Edison, New Jersey and a graduate of John P. Stevens High School. At Syracuse, I am the lead undergraduate researcher in the Public Affairs department, an executive board member of multiple student organizations, and of course...