Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving St. Charles, MO

...two decades of one-on-one tutoring experience, I specialize in language acquisition and effective communication. My areas of expertise include beginner to advanced Spanish, AP English, IB Spanish, Advanced ESL, and writing standout college application essays. I help students break through barriers and maximize learning efficiencynot just get through the material. About you: You are an adult or a couple wanting to learn Spanish for professional or personal reasons You are a high-achieving student who wants...

...a private Portuguese tutor for 4 months, bringing my Spanish-speaking student from nearly no knowledge of Portuguese to being conversational; and I was an editing intern for 4 months for the Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum, editing and revising the final 145 pages of a historical text translated from German to Russian to English. I believe that in education, the most important element is not the lesson but the learner. Every student (of any...

...in Education Studies and Psychological & Brain Studies, and minoring in Music. I intend to be a teacher, and love learning new things! I believe science is more than just a body of facts--it's a way of thinking. I hope to empower students to see their world through a scientific lens, and support students by taking on a growth mindset. Having studied the psychology of learning, I recognize that teaching students about how they learn...

...MO. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and I will be receiving my Masters of Arts in Education with emphasis in Elementary Education December 12. Since returning home to St. Louis, I have been student teaching in a first grade classroom. I have experience with tutoring at all ages, from first grade to college-level. I tutor a broad range of subjects, but I am most passionate about Math, English, Literature, and Essay Writing....

...pursuits led me to Wisconsin and California, where I completed my BA and MA degrees. I hold a BA in Anthropology (with Spanish and Music minors) from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA. I love to travel, and have lived and worked in three countries outside the U.S. In Costa Rica, I worked with study...

I have a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Saint Louis University, and am about to start my master's degree in French. I studied French for 8 years and lived in Paris for 1 year teaching English. I have experience tutoring writing, English literature, and French. I'm excited to help you succeed!

I'm passionate about teaching students in the areas of reading comprehension, grammar, and English literature. For two semesters I served as instructional associate for a course in introductory grammar at Syracuse University's prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. It was one of the most rewarding experiences I had as a graduate student. I loved seeing my students make progress and begin enjoying a course that they had been struggling with.

Dedicated IS Student with an English minor on the way. Passionate about passing knowledge on to others!

...taught every grade from kindergarten through 8th grade. some may have been in summer school, but I have also tutored kids in preK through Junior year in high school. I have helped kids get ready for elementary and middle SSAT tests, with great success. even if I myself have not taken the middle school SSAT test for Varsity. People often ask me why after 23 years working in different aspects of health care why I...

I have studied a wide range of subjects and always try to connect students to understanding the reasons WHY things are the way they are. I love learning and want to make it as enjoyable as possible for everyone involved.

...time spent as an English teaching assistant in the south of France. I also taught French and Translation classes at the university level. I love working with students of all ages and sharing my expertise in writing, literature, and French. Also, as a long time graduate student, I understand how instrumental standardized tests are for academic success. My life's work has been devoted to education and learning and I always feel honored to get the...

I am a St. Louis native, but my studies in French have taken me around the world and brought me into contact with new ideas and new friends. For that reason, I've seen the value that learning another language can bring to someone's life. Through teaching, I hope to give other language students the tools to communicate with other people and to see other ideas and places from a different perspective. ... I approach language teaching...

...helping them to also develop their innate learning abilities. My approach would center on encouragement and mutual respect above all else. I attended Crossroads College Preparatory School for seventh through twelfth grades. After one year at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, I transferred to Webster University here in Saint Louis. Although I am currently a journalism major, I am interested in a wide range of academic subjects from science to literature. Outside of school, I...

...clients, whether they were adults, students in high school, college and post-graduate programs. I encourage them to understand that all communication deals with a person's relationship to their audience whether an audience of one or 100, written/verbal/online, social or academic or business. Together we will work to help you address speaking with any size group, as well as improving interpersonal communications using tips and tools and carefully designed approaches, to meet your expectations. You will...

...at UIUC. My hope is that when a student is done with my tutoring, they learn how they best learn, and how they individually understand concepts best so they can replicate this learning without my guidance. These skills are what makes a child efficient on a standardized test without being stressed, and that is what I believe I tutor best. I want to help my students reach their full potentials and become confident learners as...

...social studies, foreign language, related arts, career and technical education, and special education departments. For the past seven years, I have also coached for the Urban Debate League as a Policy Debate coach, and have sent my students to national competition three years in a row. I am deeply passionate about education and love working with students of all ages. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking, reading, watching sports, and traveling.

...then the likelihood of facilitating sustainable improvement in the student drops dramatically. In light of this, my tutoring style foregrounds the importance of first reinforcing the knowledge my students already have and then building off of this knowledge. With these skills, I have turned unconfident, struggling students into confident achievers, and have turned average students into focused scholars. In my free time, I read as much as possible, and I try my best to journal...

...degree at Washington University in St. Louis. I previously tutored English during my senior year of high school and informally assisted with test preparation. I feel comfortable tutoring GRE, ACT and ISEE test preparation, as well as Chemistry and World History. My favorite subject to tutor is standardized test preparation because I find it rewarding to see someone's score improve. I prefer an interactive teaching style because I want the student to have input on...

...from Lindenwood University. I was a high school and middle school teacher for ten years before moving to the college level. The favorite part of my job was (and still is) working one-on-one with my students. I believe students learn more when education can be tailored just to them and that cannot happen in an overcrowded classroom. I tutor students who wish to improve their reading and writing skills, whether they be advanced students that...

...runner, and I love to be outside. I’ve tried my hand at both mountain biking and Frisbee golfing; while I enjoy both, I am not particularly good at either. I also read a fair amount and spend a lot of time with my family. Building strong relationships is of utmost importance to me, as strong positive relationships both give value to people and enable people to make a difference in the world. I hope that...