Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Oregon

...methodologies into my work, including Montessori, Reggio Amelia, and Reggio-inspired. I recently taught English at a British international school in mainland China. I am TEFL certified and have taught ESL for all age groups and levels. In addition to English, I have tutored GED studies (social studies and sciences), and K-12 general studies with a focus...

...I am a doctoral student and fellow in English Literature at Brown University, where my research interests lie broadly in twentieth-century American literature and culture, narrative theory, and writing pedagogy. I have worked as a tutor in reading comprehension, composition, and editing for four years in various not-for-profit programs and at the University of Connecticut,...

...associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where I have been working for two years with a group that studies functional genomics and cancer. This fall I will start a PhD program in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Connecticut. In high school, I tutored English, and worked at the Museum...

...I met with each student to go over any writing assignment before it was due. I am passionate about addressing high order concerns (structure and argument) before low order ones (grammar and mechanics), to best help the cognition of my clients. Of course, I can make fun exercise worksheets for areas such as punctuation and...

...Alex, a freshman at Dartmouth College. I've pursued my academic passions, particularly writing and literature, history, and mathematics passionately throughout high school, and now I would love to pass on the knowledge I've gained to students who are eager to learn. I work best with students who are attentive, focused, and have an open mind...

...understand it as well as use it in my daily life. Over time I gravitated to the topics that interested me the most, but still maintained an interest in the process of learning something new. My experience as a mentor, tutor, teaching assistant and college athlete has allowed me to work with students that exhibit...

...community college, and currently at a top 20 college/university. My specialties include all levels and types of writing including but not limited to: Research papers, college applications, and scholarship essays. I also instruct in how to properly scream without damaging the voice. Vocal techniques I teach and practice include: Heavy metal/hardcore screaming (false cord screams),...

...studied education and obtained my Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certificate. I am experienced with tutoring a variety of academic subjects including English, Literature, Writing, English as a second language, Algebra, Biology, and Chemistry. I can also help you prepare for college placement exams such as the ACCUPLACER, build your study or note-taking...

...ideas, but to connect with the students and learn from them. I enjoy the problem-solving nature of math and grammar, and the opportunity I have to turn academics into an interesting, enjoyable, and ultimately more rewarding experience. I love music of all kinds, the writing of George Saunders and John Steinbeck, basketball, and in the...

...classroom and work with students. So I resigned from the job and applied to schools in Massachusetts and received a call from my current principal, Nathaniel Higgins. When I talked to Higgins on the phone interview from Orlando, it felt like the situation I wanted to be in. Teaching a year in Springfield has given...

Hello! I am primarily a language tutor for high school-level English and Spanish. For English, this includes: writing, essay editing, and some AP test prep. For Spanish, it includes: vocabulary, grammar, reading, study skills, and also some AP test prep.

...I want to help students develop a subtle and rigorous command of language. While information is available to us more quickly than ever before, the ability to interpret that information and distinguish between different qualities of content is only as strong as our ability to read well, and reading well has less to do with...

...sessions in order to best address the needs and learning style of my students. Personalized, effective, and passionate tutoring is my guarantee! I am an alumna of The Williams School in New London, CT. I attended undergrad at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT as a Molecular Biology & Biochemistry major. I am currently completing a...

...in Molecular and Cell Biology, Anthropology, and Spanish. I have been teaching and tutoring for over four years to a variety of students with respect to age and background. Recently, I have been teaching and privately tutoring elementary and middle school students on English grammar and composition in Spain. Additionally, I am a Teaching Assistant...

...and helping friends and classmates with their academic issues. I am a firm believer that an English tutor is not there to tell their student how to understand the text or make essay edits for them, but to provide them with the tools and background information necessary for them to figure out their own interpretations...

...and Biblical Studies, and a bachelor's in History. My dissertation focused on the history and legacy of Christian monasticism. I taught for four years at Yale Divinity School and currently serve as a high school substitute teacher. My areas of teaching specialty include the humanities, religion, history, English, Latin, and Greek. Right now, I am...