Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Phoenix, AZ

...students with those aha! I get it, I can do it ! breakthroughs. I am currently learning Spanish ( again) and definitely appreciate those forehead smacking aha! moments for myself, as well. For my IELTS and TOEFL students, we started from where they were and built on strengths while working on the tough stuff, primarily writing. I truly believe that listening to students is key for success for both parties. Continual communication is extremely important....

...student at Barrett the Honors College at ASU studying political science with a minor in spanish. I have tutored since High School and have a great passion igniting students' interest in learning. I love tutoring a broad range of subjects, but am most passionate in Literature, History, and Spanish. I have been learning Spanish for almost ten years now and have been able to use in multiple jobs. As a teaching assistant in public schools,...

...have completed almost half of my masters degree through MSU. I love working with students and helping them achieve more then they thought they could. I love tutoring students in reading because I have a huge passion for it. I believe that every child can be a reader they have just not found the right book. I have traveled all around the world and love to bring those experiences in with my teaching so that...

...have received various awards for teaching excellence, and though my teaching career so far tilts toward examining narratives in context, I have unusual added experience in helping to "test the new tests" students face as prospective candidates for undergraduate and graduate-level institutions. I have an extensive history of sustained one-on-one engagement with students preparing dissertations, theses, semester-long projects and so forth, and am very comfortable with working with a single student over a longer period...

...that will help them to further their education, demonstrate professionalism in the workforce, and participate in meaningful social discourse. I tutor students in middle school, high school, and college, as well as any adults looking to develop their knowledge and skills, in a range of subjects including English / language arts, reading comprehension, literature, writing, test preparation, and college application essays. I aim to inspire, to support, and to model a passion for reading and...

...in Arizona; I have tutored children and adults in Phoenix looking to improve in English (as I am a certified Subject Matter Expert), and I have held revision workshops. While I tutor English, I am very passionate about this subject. In my experience helping struggling students, I have remarkable patience and a passion to make students succeed. I believe all students are capable of success, with no exceptions. In my spare time, I enjoy reading...

...throughout my own educationteachers who took the time to encourage and challenge me. Their influence shaped my belief that learning should be engaging, accessible, and tailored to the individual. Because of this, my teaching philosophy is simple: meet students where they are. I create a supportive and engaging learning environment, ensuring that lessons are customized to each learner's needs. Rather than just providing answers, I focus on fostering a deeper understanding of the subject, helping...

...themselves down and give up on learning. Sometimes they believe that when they didn't understand something fast enough, that maybe they just can't do it. This is never the case. There are many ways of approaching new knowledge and new skills, and students can very quickly begin to see how their own learning process works. One of the things I enjoy doing with my students is helping them to gain insight into how they learn,...

...enjoy academic subjects that they struggle in. I taught for Rio Salado Colleges for 17 years. I also worked for elementary schools as a teacher's aide. I generate enthusiasm in my methods of teaching. I am friendly and warm and my style is sincere and easy going. The students I undertake make major gains in their school assessments as I use different techniques in teaching so the child or adult understand the subject in an...

...etc. During this time I also completed a Master in Arts, focusing on international security and policy. I thoroughly enjoy helping students not only understand their studies but feel comfortable with the material so that they can apply their own experiences to it. Education and the pursuit of knowledge are passions of mine, so I truly love getting to help students have their "aha!" moment with a tough subject. Getting to see the happiness that...

...have looked at obstacles as problem solving challenges. Ultimately, when it comes to academics, we are learning new ways of thinking, logic, and the means to solve problems. At times those methodologies seem foreign to us due to their approach. Finding alternative approaches helps us all in moving forward, assimilating information, and mastering problems. I aim to arm those that I work with many tools in their approach to a given subject matter. These tools...

...of 2012 living in a rural village in Africa, teaching school children (ages 11-15) to read, write and speak English. It was one of the hardest and most rewarding things I have ever experienced. Throughout high school and college, I have excelled as a writer and am extremely confident in my ability to write and edit, whether it be creative writing or term papers. I also pride myself on my ability to tailor the way...

...was blessed to have learned Latin in a way that was engaging and something that had a life of its own! I'm here to help because I know what you are going through. In academics, there are many paths to success and I can help you start down the one best for you. Because at the end of the day, I am here to teach a student, not a subject! The subject can only be...

...American Literature. I am excited to work with students who have diverse abilities and interests. My most rewarding tutoring experience has been working with international students who come to the United States to study and learn English. I believe I can help with all areas of language development, from emerging to proficient. Learning is a lifelong process and I would be eager to work with students of any age or experience. It is my hope...

...found these approaches to be really effective in my years as a teaching assistant, student success coach, and educator. By working one-on-one with students and identifying their strengths and passions, my mission as a Varsity Tutor is to make sure that learning a new subject (or going over an old one) can be engaging, interesting, and empowering. I look forward to working with you - until then, best regards and keep learning!... My teaching philosophy is...

...system and approach which has been passed on and used by several friends. My teaching style can be best described as knowledge gap identification. I believe that the single most important thing for learning, after attitude, is identifying exactly what information has been miscommunicated. After this step, almost any person can learn any subject with enough patience. I moved to Arizona after accepting ASU's offer and have enjoyed the state since. During my first semester,...

...enjoy helping students with writing. I have a simple way of breaking down the writing process into basic chunks that help students understand and apply these ideas. I've worked with student ranging in ages from 5 to 60 years old in my years of teaching. Personally, my life seems to revolve around sports. I have three teenage daughters who play school and club volleyball, and my wife coaches volleyball. I played football in college and...

Teaching has been my passion since I was a little four-year-old playing school with her dolls and stuffed animals in the basement of my parents' home. I love reading, writing and learning! I've been teaching high school for 6 years and before that I taught middle school English, 4th grade, and was a paraprofessional working with students in the special education program. I would love to help you achieve your goals!

...cultivation of a positive rapport with the students, creation of positive and safe learning environment and a high emphasis on the content of the material. When the students are provided with comprehensive activities that are interactive, culturally significant and meaningful to everyday life, they are more likely to be motivated and focused on applying what they know from various aspects such as cultural appropriateness, prior knowledge from life situations and other disciplines to assignments or...

...session was to get students collaborating in a focused manner, learning how to teach themselves and teach others based on the resources at hand. As these study sessions were voluntary for students, I might work with 1 student or 20 students in a session - sometimes as many as 100 students would attend before exams! Teaching students how to teach themselves is my primary goal as a tutor. I might only see a student for...