Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Tacoma, WA

...beyond. I am a very energetic tutor, and I always align my tutoring style with the student's learning style. Whether they are auditory, visual, or kinesthetic learners, I have many tools to make the task at hand more clear for them. My experience in the classroom has taught me to quickly adjust to each student's needs. Outside of tutoring and being in the classroom, I love to read, cook, and hike. I look forward to...

...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 develop interest in a topic as their confidence with...

...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 work through challenging material individually, whether during office hours or...

...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 understand. An appropriate, balanced, challenging, and creative session is...

...and generic essays. I also tutor Algebra, (P)SAT Math, (P)SAT Writing, and (P)SAT Reading. Finally, I have extensive experience 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...

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.