Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving New York City, NY

...of basic reading and writing in their hand, is rewarding to me. Just to experience someone's life take on a new prospective because they are better armed to face life is like making life better one person at a time. My secret is to first tackle the fears in some adults as it relates to re-entering the classroom. Usually, when this anxiety is removed, adults become hungry for knowledge and are very grateful to be...

I am a junior at Allegheny College who is majoring in Economics and triple-minoring in Mathematics, Psychology, and Dance and Movement Studies. Growing up, I was always one of the students who helped my classmates when they didn't understand certain problems.

...applying to law school. After tutoring several students privately, I found that one-on-one learning is very efficient and a great way to catch up and/or stay ahead. I enjoy working with students of all ages and abilities. I make your challenges mine, and we work together to design an individualized learning technique. I strive to make learning fun, and we set realistic goals. I am qualified to teach middle and high school math, chemistry, and...

...for seven years. My students have gone on to the best schools in the country, including Harvard University. I have worked with students who struggle with learning differences. Outside of tutoring, I am a published author and translator who likes to write about science. I graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in the Literary Studies program at Middlebury College. I played basketball for three years there, and I still love watching the game. I...

...and doing theatre stuff! I've been a writer since I was eight years old. Throughout college, I was always the friend who read my friends' essays and cover letters. I have been praised by my students and peers for my ability to locate flow, aid in eliminating sections of a text that aren't needed, and help you identify your voice more clearly! In addition, I was always a Mathlete! With Math, I try to help...

...of subjects for many years now and I am excited to continue tutoring. I am a native Spanish speaker. I love learning and understand both traditional and creative learning techniques. I have worked with students of all ages. I understand the frustration of confusion along or not being challenged. This allows me to empathize and find different ways to help. There is so much to learn and seeing students progress is a gift and honor....

...well as standardized testing for SAT and GRE. I love tutoring because it combines two of my favorite activities: tackling complex ideas and engaging with people. It is so special to watch a student grasp a new concept that seemed entirely opaque only a few minutes earlier. I majored in theater and astrophysics at Columbia University and I am now a playwriting MFA at NYU, one of the best programs in the country (the story...

...Languages (TESOL) through Fordham University. As a NYC Public School teacher for 6 years, and as a private tutor in South Korea, I have experience instructing elementary, middle school, and high school students, as well as adults, to reach their academic goals. Additionally, I have taught test preparation for the SAT, PSAT, SHSAT, NYS ELA Regents, NYSESLAT exams, and more. I specialize in increasing the literacy skills of all learners through vocabulary building, step-by-step approaches...

...have been an adjunct assistant professor at Hunter College, where I teach courses in literary theory and American literature, including "Law & American Literature," a course that I developed. I have taught freshman composition at Barnard College, Columbia College and, last fall, Westchester Community College. I enjoy working one-on-one with high school and college level students. I can assist your student in English, American history, and "brainstorming" and form for college admission essays.

Hello! My name is Kate. I'm a 31-year-old teacher with over eight years of teaching experience. I lived abroad for six years and taught ESL in Thailand, Taiwan, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam. I worked at New York Language Center for six months, teaching adult ESL learners. I currently work as a private English tutor for children and adults. Thank you for your consideration!

...just completed the Economics degree at Columbia, I am also well equipped to tutor for microeconomics, macroeconomics, and most mathematics courses. Otherwise, my favorite subject to tutor would definitely be English and Creative Writing. I am especially well-equipped to help workshop/revise college admission essays, because I went through that whole process with a college prep program, so I know all of the strategies to maximize the likelihood of admission. In my spare time, I enjoy...

...own voice, develop structure and fine tune the nitty gritty practicals of the writing process. I have worked with novelists, essayists and poets to help them go deeper and to strengthen the mechanics of their writing. I am able to teach mechanics, vocabulary and grammar, all while helping lead the student through writing as a form of thinking and discovery. I will help any student who is working on essays, preparing for college admissions, wrestling...

...centers about her international portrait projects. She is represented by artist Gavery Art and is an affiliate of Artshape Mammoth. Roemer's projects span Nicaragua, Indonesia, and Greece in collaboration with NGO's: La Isla Network addressing the CKDu epidemic, environmental initiatives as the Director of Art and Communications for Oceans Care, and with Desmos and Metadrasi working on refugee relief. Domestically, Roemer teamed up with New York Cares, Unicef, and the Rural and Migrant Ministry, bringing...

...years because I am passionate about storytelling but I have also been teaching in one way or another for nearly as long-- I have tutored one-on-one but I have also taught writing to elementary school, middle school and college students and I have also coached baseball for well over a decade. These years of experience means I not only know how to write and teach writing, I know how to educate and motivate kids.

...several years of experience my peers and working as a tutor for kids K-12 in a tutoring center. I tutor in a variety of subjects. I tutor in a lot of types of math subject, my specialty being Algebra. After 5 years of high school classes, I am knowledgeable in French. English, from novel analysis to creative writing to essay writing, is my favorite subject. My teaching philosophy is success stems from understanding. I want...

...in English language writing. I love helping you to write more clearly. I began teaching writing during my graduate education at Columbia University's School of the Arts, where I earned my MFA in Writing. In addition to teaching the required essay writing course for two years at Columbia, I spent a year on the faculty of Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. I have also worked in numerous writing centers in NYC. I have experience...

...on the historical accounts of Captain James Cook's death on Valentines Day in Hawaii in 1779. Through these experience, I gained all the skills necessary to tutor students of varying levels and on a broad range of subjects. Having graduated college in 2015, I spent the last two years straddling the academic and policy communities working at a think tank called the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. Although I was not tutoring students at the...

...understand stories within the historical contexts in which they were written. As for tutoring style, I am all about understanding - both as an instructor, and as a student. I want to understand my student's abilities, struggles, and passions as best as I can, so that I can more effectively help them find themselves in their work and accomplish it to the best of their ability. My style revolves around verbal communication and problem-solving, and...

...my Master's in English where I study poetry. I've been a tutor for 4 years in college settings, but also working with children and young adults. I 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...

I have been a tutor for a long time. In my experience, working closely with a student is what allows for the greatest level of success. When working together, there is more of an emphasis on cooperation to get a task done. Traditionally, in a classroom environment, within a group, is more lecture-based. Tutoring changes all of that. ... Learning can be fun. Young kids love going to school, and at some age that seems to...