Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

...as a dance and movement teacher for toddlers, a swim instructor for children aged 1-12, and I was a nanny for 5 years, which involved lots of homework help and academic encouragement. Additionally, I worked for two years as a local newspaper correspondent, where I wrote full-length news and editorial pieces as well as news briefs each week. Lastly, as a research assistant to my college professor, I conducted research about the history of U.S....

...and Comparative Literature & Society departments, and one of my senior theses, "Cities of Defeat: Spanish Civil War Refugees and the French Concentration Camps of 1939" won the Columbia History department's Charles A. Beard Prize as well as the George Watt Prize. I have also received multiple creative writing awards through National YoungArts Foundation and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. I have reading knowledge of Spanish, French, and German. Please reach out if you'd...

...teaching have been involved in multiple paid and unpaid oppurtunites teaching mainly Math, English, Economics, and Science. I belive that no subject is too difficult for a student and with the right approach and dedication from the teacher any student can excel. A strong foundation in the core subjects is essential to reaching short and long term goals. One concept at a time I enjoy helping students gain mastery of a subject. In my spare...

Hello! I'm Blake. I'm a student at Muhlenberg College where I am pursuing an English major with a minor in Creative Writing. I also work as a writing tutor in the Muhlenberg College Writing Center, a position for which I have earned a College Reading and Learning Association certification. I am also a member of the Sigma Tau Delta international English honors society. I can't wait to work with you!

...an actress and dancer, as well as an executive administrator, freelance writer, and corporate editor. I have been writing and editing for over 10 years, and am well-versed in technical, fiction, and scientific writing styles. Additionally, I scored in the 85th percentile on the MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning (CARS) section, and in the 90th percentile on the Verbal section of the SAT. I love the English language, and I love reading, and I enjoy...

I've tutored throughout high school and college and provide a patient, attentive learning environment for my students. I enjoy working with them on English, math, and test preparation.... Be patient and attentive.... I'd assess their learning style and current position. Then we'd set goals for what they'd like to achieve.

I've taught Creative Writing and other writing courses at the college level I was a writing professor at UC Irvine. I am a lifelong writer with an MFA in Creative Writing and Literature, so words are my passion! I have worked with students of all grade levels and demographics, including elementary, middle school, high school and college students. I'm passionate about helping students find their voice and improve their writing/English skills!

I am currently a student at Sarah Lawrence College pursuing psychology with a hope of being a professor one day. I have worked tutoring my peers and with elementary students throughout high school. In my free time I'm a freelance artist who loves to skateboard and write!

...multi-disciplinary tutor. I have a BFA in English with a Creative Writing concentration. But my history in education makes me similarly equipped to tutor Math as well, including higher level topics. I enjoy the idea of being able to interact and build rapport with others while helping them grow and learn at the same time. Whether it's teaching people how they can express themselves on paper or manipulate numbers and patterns, I'm truly passionate to...

Teaching, writing, and languages are my passion. Few moments compare to when a great instructor and a great student come together and accomplish their objectives. My goal as a Varsity Tutor is to help you accomplish yours.... Student-centered, 100% of the time.... I would ask the student two questions. First I would ask them about their top three academic goals, and then I would ask them how can I help them accomplish those goals. By providing...

...mutual respect and a willingness to try your best. I'm here to help and here to encourage strength in my students grades just as much as I want them to look forward to that future I'm helping them secure! I have always gotten a lot out of working in small settings like this because it's the perfect place for a student in need of that extra tutoring support to have privacy and my full attention,...

...Spanish and reading. I am in love with the Spanish language and sharing my knowledge of it is an immense joy. Reading is also incredibly fun to teach, because it is exciting to see students make progress, buiild confidence, and start to see how big the world becomes as they advance to higher reading levels. My philosophy is simple: keep it fun, and help the student to become self-motivated. Once a student sees that learning...

...of students who have varied in age, grade level, and coursework. I began tutoring almost seven years ago working with disadvantaged students on mathematics. Since then, I have constructed curriculum for a program for middle school girls, and spent a semester training in preparation to be writing tutor at Duke’s writing center which serves graduate and undergraduate students across disciplines. I have a love for learning, and an appreciation for the richness that a interdisciplinary...

...by B.A. from Hofstra University, and I'm a Distinguished Graduate from their Honors College. I earned two Masters degrees from Stony Brook University, and I'm a published historian. I work as an adjunct professor at SUNY Farmingdale and Suffolk County Community College, and have also taught at Queensborough Community College, SUNY Old Westbury, Stony Brook University and Briarcliffe College. When I'm not digging through archives about Native Americans (a favorite of mine), I also write...

...Trigonometry and even AP Calculus. Although I enjoy teaching math, I am also available to teach Writing (especially essays), Reading Comprehension, Economics, the SAT and ACT, and Literature. In my experience as a tutor, it is important to be patient. Not only must you understand the material, you must also understand how your students learn and adapt your teaching method to their needs. It also helps if you can make the subject matter as interesting...

...a Senior Laboratory Technician at Stony Brook University, and conducting ecological and behavioral research on wild howler monkeys in Nicaragua. Currently I spend my time tutoring students and taking graduate courses at Stony Brook University in the Ecology and Evolution department. I am passionate about teaching and helping students succeed in academics. I believe in treating students as individuals and catering my style to their aptitude and most effective style of learning. I emphasize understanding...

As a lifelong educator, I am especially interested in seeing the student achieve his/her goals. I am a qualified and certified Reading Teacher and Specialist teaching from ages Pre-K to Adult with credentials in several fields including English as a second language, English Literature, Creative Writing, as well as specific skills in particular programs such as Wilson Reading System. I look forward to working with students in a productive and successful environment. ... My teaching...

I am an experienced tutor and teaching assistant with training in high school, college, and graduate chemistry and biochemistry. I am also qualified to help you with editing your essays, improving your grammar, and understanding literature and writing. Please reach out, and we will schedule a stress-free first meeting :)

...competitive aeronautical engineering school where I also helped design the curriculum. In 2014, I returned to New York City where I was landed a job at Poly Prep Country Day School as an Associate Director of Communication. Essentially I was hired to be the school's storyteller but after two years, and many invites to guest lecture in my colleagues' classrooms, I realized that I wanted to transition into teaching full time. Eventually, with the encouragement...

...highlight the diversity of French and Francophone cultures. I also have experience teaching French grammar and syntax at the beginner and advanced levels. The above prepares me to deliver excellent French lessons to students. Outside of teaching and tutoring French, I am a seasoned interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in French and European studies, anthropology, cultural studies, history, and philosophy as well as academic writing (research papers and theses). My educational background and scholarly work in...