Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Boston, MA

I want students to be able to say these things when they leave me: I am a worthwhile person, I deserve a place on this earth, I am successful, I am ready for whatever the world throws at me - today or tomorrow. Building confidence and a growth mindset in students is as much the job of a tutor as drilling the academics. Students should be able to feel success and challenge, and gain the...

I am currently a special education middle school teacher. I love to teach and learn in as many different ways as possible. I believe that every student is capable of learning and that it is my job to ensure they are getting the instruction that they require. I am able to scaffold instruction to tailor instruction to everyone's learning capabilities.

Teaching is great responsibility and any good teacher will tell you that. I grew up around Boston and this is where I call home. I have been teaching for 11 years now and I have extensive tutoring experience. I received my Master's Degree in 2012 from American International College and I am MA State certified in Moderate Special Needs, English and History. I received my BA in Liberal Studies from Westfield State University in 1997...

I graduated from Connecticut College in 2014 where I majored in English with a minor in film studies; I plan to eventually pursue a PhD in English Literature. I tutored for three of my four years as an undergraduate in the Roth Writing Center located at my alma mater. As a writing center tutor I helped students of various skill levels promote clarity and eliminate ambiguity in their writing. Additionally, I have helped students develop...

I believe education is an important step for children to have a promising future. Given the right tools, scholars will be anything they want to be. One of those tools is becoming an effective learner. Given a strong foundation students can achieve anything... My teaching philosophy: Promote independent growth. Help inspire young learners. To encourage learners to do their best.... If I find a student is struggling, I would first ask if there something that would help them learn better. If the student has ideas, we will adopt those ideas along with teaching strategies to see if it is a good fit. If the student can't think of anything, we can brainstorm together to come up with ideas to help his or her learning. In this way, students will learn to be independent.

I'm from Philadelphia by way of Boston where I attended Brandeis University for Music Composition and Psychology. I am a musician and composer by trade, and I play saxophone, guitar, and piano (and I teach lessons in all 3!). Most recently, I've been involved in social work with people diagnosed with mental illnesses. Throughout college and during my 4 years in social work, I tutored individuals of all ages and abilities. During that time, I...

Hi! I am a teacher/tutor/librarian/educator/writer. I think Varsity Tutors is a great opportunity to reach students interested in furthering their academics. I have been working in the field of education for ten years and focus in the areas of writing, history, math, english, essays, study skills, SAT prep, and more. As a teacher I really strive to understand where each student is coming from in his or her path toward learning. I like to...... Life presents us with problems. In order to work through these problems, we need a special kind of tool kit. Sherlock Holmes is one of the great creations of literature. He is also an inspiration to anyone trying to solve a problem. Sherlock's creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had a great understanding into the process of observation and deduction. In Doyle’s stories, Sherlock's good friend and chronicler John Watson is always keen on understanding how to sort through the clues to a mystery, and usually lends his hand at interpretation. Watson's quick conclusions are often erroneous and must be redirected by Sherlock Holmes. In one story, a Scandal in Bohemia, Holmes tells Watson “you see, but you do not observe.” To see is to take a brief snapshot. To observe is to watch with precision and to notice what is really going on. For example, when we are outside and see a bird fly by, are we just taking it for granted or are we really observing the bird? What is its color? How big is it? Where is it going? When we learn we are really trying to solve a problem, and while this process of learning can be fun, the problem still remains. If I’m learning how to construct an essay about the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, there are many small problems that need to be solved in order to get to the larger problem of finishing the essay. Over time, learners create a toolkit for themselves that they can access when trying to reason through or learn about any subject. It is the job of the educator to help a student create those tools of learning.

...am a passionate, dynamic educator who will go to the ends of the earth, and back, to ensure my students fully comprehend whatever it is they need or want to learn. I have a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Lesley University. Upon graduating, I became a tutor at the university's Center for Academic Achievement. Following that, I earned a certificate to Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from the Boston Language Institute. I...

Hello, my name is Sydney. I am a second grade teacher at a small private school in Watertown, MA. I absolutely love teaching but another passion of mine is traveling. So far I have been to seven different countries! I have many more on my list that I want to visit. In my free time (when I'm not traveling) I enjoy going to the beach, hanging out with friends and baking!... I believe that all students have the ability to learn, and if they don't believe that themselves, then I am happy to be the one to show them that it's true!

I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Children's Literature and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science at Simmons College (Boston, MA). I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from Agnes Scott College (Atlanta, GA) with a double-major in English Literature and Classical Civilizations. At Agnes Scott, I worked for three years in the Center for Writing and Speaking, where I discovered my love of helping students express their ideas through...