Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Tacoma, WA

...years of experience tutoring middle school and high school students, helping them to develop critical reading and writing skills. My favorite subjects to tutor are Literature and Essay Writing. I love discussing literature with students and helping them make sense of the content. I also love to see a student's confidence in their writing skills exponentially increase after working on an essay they are proud of! I have a strong passion for teaching and education,...

...both the IB Diploma Programme and the material for seven AP courses, I am uniquely qualified to instruct high school students in both advanced academic paradigms. In addition to proficiency in traditional academic subjects, I am also an award-winning singer and self-published songwriter with ten years of piano experience. I have worked with students of all ages and am able to tailor each session to your individual needs and learning style. I love seeing students...

...poetry but study many forms of Anglophone literature, from drama to novels to contemporary experimental literature. My courses are interdisciplinary by design and emphasize the skills of careful reading, precise analysis, and logical inference through grammar instruction, vocabulary development, research skills, and composition. This year I received the Joan Webber Prize for Outstanding Teaching. My research is integral to my teaching and I enjoy making literature relevant to my student's lives and ambitions. Helping students...

...pace. I have come to understand the value of sharing educational objectives and success criteria in an individualized way. Every person develops in their own way, so presenting concepts should also be tailored to meet the students learning style. Work should be set at an appropriate, but challenging level. I am not just catering the session to a kinaesthetic learner like myself, but I use the material in a way where the student can easily...

...giving private Fiddle, Mandolin, and Guitar lessons, specializing in Bluegrass music. My teaching style is both high energy, and detail oriented. I believe it is most important to immediately find a starting point, make short and long-term goals, then evaluate results and make adjustments. During sessions, I love cracking jokes and having fun. I believe that a positive attitude and a smile are two of the best learning tools anyone can have. When I'm not...

I graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Marketing and Big Data, as well as a minor in Dance. I currently work as software developer. I believe that every person has their own way of learning and processing information. It is my goal to help students by learning their best way of absorbing information so that we can understand the best plan to learn material in a constructive manner.

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts." - John Wooden We will make mistakes; and we will learn from them. The ability to overcome adversity is what will set us apart from others in life.