Award-Winning Phonics Tutors serving Beaverton, OR

...students from Kindergarden to 11th grade. High school is only 3 years in Japan! I speak English and Spanish at native fluency levels, and I speak Japanese at a conversational level. Because I learned Japanese while living in Japan for a year and a half, I speak it nearing the N3 Proficiency Level. And I know somewhere between 500-700 Kanji (Chinese characters). In my free time, I work on my art. I love writing and...

...and completed a middle-reader novel to engage kids in environmental conservation. After years of focusing on editing, I am returning to a focus on teaching and tutoring, because I miss working with students! I am comfortable tutoring all aspects of reading and writing: comprehension of difficult texts, analytical and creative writing, grammar and style. I also love to tutor Spanish, which I learned while living in Bilbao, Spain. I have a knack for putting students...

...from Pacific University's Graduate School of Education who is excited at the prospect of working with students to help them achieve their goals academically, as well as promote the necessary skills and character traits that will serve students professionally as they ponder their future navigating a complicated, contemporary marketplace. I utilize student-centered approaches when instructing and when assessing students, working with the student to find what authentic and engaging activities will tap into the student's...

...academic subjects and on tests! I'm a filmmaker and photographer as well. I've made two documentary films and published fiction and poetry, and traveled to over thirty countries on five continents, so I have a lot of life experience that I bring with me to tutoring. My exposure to the SAT began when I got the highest SAT score in my school district when I was a junior (without tutoring, even!). I started tutoring the...

...hold a Washington State teaching license. My love for teaching started in my late teens. Since starting to teach in 2000 I have had the privilege of teaching all age groups from young children to grandparents all across the United States. My passion is with the younger students. I have been tutoring ESL students after school for the last three years at the private school I teach at. While I can and do tutor a...

...a Master of Arts in Teaching. My certifications are in English as a Second Language and Drama. Since graduation I have spent time teaching classes and private tutoring sessions for children in Dalian, China. I have experience working with students ages 3 through adulthood. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Speech, Drama, English, Literature, Spanish 1, ESL, History, and Geography. In my spare time, I enjoy dancing, acting,...

...I have taught many subjects including legal research and writing, political science, professional development, college career and success, sociology, computer science, English, ethics, and accounting. Besides my formal education, I have a diverse arts background, including Voice, French Horn, and Dance. I enjoy many sports including ice skating, hiking, skiing, and biking. I am currently learning photography. Lastly, I am an avid volunteer in my community. In particular, I provide event management, planning, and fundraising...

...have recently completed my CELTA certificate to teach ESL learners. Ever since I was young I have always had a passion for languages learning French at a young age and Spanish a little later on as well. One of my biggest strengths as a tutor is that I understand the difficulties of learning a language and how to help others overcome these challenges. My goal as a tutor is to use fun, interactive exercises to...

...enjoyed this experience so much that I went back to the U.S. and enrolled in a MATESL (Master's of Art in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language) program at Saint Michael's College. To complete the master's degree and fulfill my practice teaching portion of the program, I traveled to Morocco with a small group of fellow teachers. While there, I taught students of different ages and levels at a language institute and also tutored those...

...come from both parent being teachers for about 60 years between the two of them. The gratification it gives me to see the joy of my student or people who have encountered my teaching styles helps me grow everyday. I learn new things all the time when teaching and its that process that pushes me to become better at what I do. I I teach elementary level subjects areas concentrating on ELL, English Language, Reading,...