Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Chapel Hill, NC

...I have wanted to be a teacher. I have always enjoyed teaching and helping others succeed. As a teacher, this feeling of enjoyment in other's success continues. I believe one of the most important parts in teaching is creating a positive and supportive relationship with students. When students know that their teacher cares for them and is invested in their success, they are much more likely to produce quality work and take the time that...

...of your core curriculum, or you need help learning the ropes on some elementary standardized tests - I'm here to make it easy. I've worked particularly with grades 2-5 for years, but I have experience working relatively consistently with grades K-8. I've been lesson planning for three years, and often times engaged learners and technology make that easiest! I would be happy to help by designing a lesson and getting started from there. I hope...

...thinker and learner you are. I've been a teacher for eight years, so I have worked with students to help them through all sorts of challenging concepts. My teaching style is flexible: I have training in the Montessori style and plenty of experience prepping students for end-of-grade tests. I will work with you on specific test-related strategies if that's what you need, and I also use a variety of hands-on tools to make abstract concepts...

I am a highly professional, compassionate English language instructor with experience working with beginner to advanced level students of different age levels, as well as diverse cultural backgrounds and ethnicities. I have learned the latest researched based methods that are proven to effectively help English language learners with their language needs. Language acquisition is most effective when lessons are student-centered, uses multi-intelligence and lowers the affective filter. ... "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge". Albert Einstein "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough". Albert Einstein If I can help my students love the pursuit of knowledge and make learning simple and enjoyable then they can succeed at anything.

...to help increase English language literacy to children of migrant workers, and I currently volunteer at a charter school to provide one-on-one support to children who struggle with math and reading. While I enjoy helping students at all levels become independent learners, I have the most experience with 1st through 3rd grade math and reading, and 7th and 8th grade math and reading. Along with these two subjects, I also provide homework support, study and...

...poetry, news, and current events. Regarding my education, I earned my B.A. from Antioch College in 2005 in social and global studies (political science, economics, international relations, and environmental policy). I also completed all but my thesis for an M.S. in journalism from Ohio University. I plan to return to school for a Masters of Social Work from NC State in the fall of 2017. Outside of my intellectual and professional pursuits, I enjoy weight...

...Tennis. I am an avid runner, and I love the outdoors. I enjoy teaching and learning. I love working with students because I feel I am helping them learn and grow just as much as they are helping me. I strive to learn something new everyday so I can improve and grow as a life long student. I tutor elementary math, reading and phonics as well as english, study skills and homework support/ organizational skills.

...has always been a huge part of my life. All of my role models, including my mother, have been teachers since I was born, and I was thrust very early into the world of teaching myself. This made me want to continue the legacy and help others the way my family always had. For that reason, I started tutoring as early as I could. I truly feel a part of something greater when I can...

...could. I hope to be able to share my love of learning with you! I have approximately a decade's worth of study in the French language and French acquisition both domestically and abroad. Along with French, I have significant hours of study in university-level German. I am conversationally fluent in other languages such as: Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, and Mandarin Chinese. In addition to my foreign language study, I am certified to teach English to non-native...

...daughter Mandisa is a freshman at North Carolina State University. We enjoy cooking and doing crafts together. I collect recipe books and love to try out different dishes from various cultures for family and friends. I try to practice a natural and healthy lifestyle and do a lot of research on it. One of my current hobbies is managing a small but growing closed group on Facebook called The Natural Spot, where my friends and...