Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Mount Vernon, NY

ENGLISH is one of my favorite subjects. Have been interested in it since childhood and went onto Syracuse University where I got my degree in English. Would love to be of help to whoever I can.

Hello! I'm Nailah, and I'm a recent graduate from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where I received my Bachelors degrees in English and Theatre. I'll be moving to New York City to pursue a career as an apprentice literary agent this June. I'm a firm believer that learning is collaborative, and I can't wait to start working with you and your student!

My name is Renee Kumaga. I am a Licensed Master Social Worker. I reside between two locations-Bronx, NY Monday-Friday and Hopewell Junction, NY on the weekends. I love working with and helping people especially our young people. I look forward to tutoring and advancing my future students.

I am a published novelist and a graduate of one of the most prestigious law schools in California. I have been a staff member on a presidential campaign, and I have been around the world. I am enthusiastic about learning, and about communicating my knowledge. I get along with almost everyone and I have outstanding morals, ethics and values.... I approach each individual and task in a specialized manner. I vary my approach in accordance with...

...taught seminars on the history of blues music to other undergraduates. I am most interested in tutoring students in Latin or in English literature. I can also teach elementary Ancient Greek to any interested students. My strengths include language, writing, and literary analysis. I can also offer test prep help to students struggling with the SAT writing or critical reading sections, or the subject tests and AP Exams in Latin or English Literature. My philosophy...

...or her entire lifetime. So I try to show students how to learn more than just what to learn. Outside of academia, I love music - reggae music, jazz music, hip hop music, electronic music, all music. I also play the drums, and attend concerts whenever I have the time and money. I enjoy practicing yoga, taking hikes and exploring New York's Hudson Valley. I devour books and one day want to write my own.

...have experiencing tutoring a broad range of subjects, I am extremely interested in history. I firmly believe it is important to learn about not only the history of our country, but the history of the world. This is crucial because it shows how one event can be crucial to the country weather economically, socially or politically. I strongly believe that one is never too old to learn something new and that knowledge is power. In...

...I have worked with several students over many K-12 subjects and standardized exams (PSAT, SAT, ACT). My approach is useful for the student for whom shortcuts are just not cutting it they want to actually understand the material. Of course sometimes shortcuts are useful but they are not useful beyond a certain point. You are paying for an exclusive service, so I want to make sure there is enough time for you, as a student,...

...a member of the "History Center" when I was in high school. In addition to academic tutoring, I've worked with children as a camp counselor, lifeguard, and swim instructor. I'm passionate about working with students to strengthen their writing, discover historical connections, and unlock test taking strategies. I adapt my teaching style to fit each student's needs so that they can not only meaningfully learn content, but also explore strategies for approaching future learning. At...

...in Political Science focused on American Politics and Government. I believe that helping students target the material they feel they are struggling with is the most important method of tutoring. 5+ years of experience tutoring English, History, Government, and SAT/ACT. I look forward to helping students who are looking to develop a better understand of the U.S. Government and/or who are looking at improving the writing skills and developing better research abilities.

...are often better able to grasp complicated concepts when they're viewed in an interdisciplinary context. As an artist and techie, I frequently call on both my creative and analytical sides when teaching and developing curriculum, especially in the areas of science-arts. Some of my fondest moments have been when a student mastered a complicated skill or concept with ease because they were so highly focused on the "fun" project or experiment. I bring this same...

...years, I've taught students at a wide range of levels including: College literature and composition classes at UC Berkeley, Middle school writing classes, High School Essay Writing and SAT Test Prep classes, SAT/PSAT tutoring, and High school tutoring (English and History). I'm fluent in French and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for a year during my previous life as a Historian. When I'm not tutoring or working on my dissertation, I do some freelance...

I believe that with a Growth Mindset anyone can learn anything. Acquisition of skills and knowledge is a result of hard work and dedication not innate talent. Challenges, mistakes and problem solving through them are how we "get good" at a skill.

I look forward to helping students improve their test scores! I graduated from UC Berkeley and Columbia Law. I self-taught to achieve a perfect verbal SAT score and an LSAT score in the 99th percentile. Test taking is a skill and, like any skill, you can improve significantly through practice and learned techniques.

...in English at Princeton, and my current pursuit of a fiction MFA at Columbia University. On the professional front, I have served editorial roles at Standard & Poor's, Encore Magazine, and Untitled. These experiences taught me the key role that written communication plays outside of academia, and the universal value of sharpening that skill. I believe that patience and empathy are essential to teaching. An educator needs the ability to understand the myriad difficulties faced...

...grade and have helped my younger siblings and cousins with homework ever since I was a child. I come from a single-parent home, but was a very driven student who graduated as valedictorian of one of America's top public high schools in a highly competitive STEM program, with 16 AP classes under my belt. I was also a National Merit Scholar. I feel that education is what has helped me overcome adversity and achieve my...

...me academically, and as a child, I had tutors to help me achieve my academic goals. Those experiences were so positive that as a high schooler, I began working at Mathnasium, teaching students of various ages in various fields of math. Because I did well academically, the college application process was a pretty good year for me. My final decision came down to UNC Chapel Hill (I am from Charlotte, NC, so that option made...

...forward to tutoring in any language-related capacity, whether it's in reading/writing test prep, perfecting that killer college essay, or working toward a higher proficiency in Spanish. My enthusiasm for the written and spoken word inspires pupils to discover that reading and writing are art forms available to everyone, and my teaching philosophy is based on the old adage: "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand." In helping...

I am a recent NYU grad, who studied Global Public Health and Biology, with a wealth of knowledge to share!

...B.A. in history from Columbia in 2004, with a focus in Nigeria. I specialize in learning how to write a history (or English) term paper, how to prepare for a history (or English) test, and how to read long dense history (or English) documents and understand them. My goal as a tutor is to make myself obsolete. My students will learn history facts, but they will also learn general patterns of how to write a...