Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Chula Vista, CA

...strengths are a separate entity from weaknesses. Through focusing my teaching on strength-based education by scaffolding curriculum to the individual, I will enlighten the importance of all kinds of education with respect and creativity. Also, using strength-based focus, I intend to promote diversity, global awareness, and citizenship. In order to accomplish the above goals, I must tap into students’ creativity and higher thinking by promoting questioning of texts and ideas and promoting different perspectives in...

...University. Since my time in San Diego, I have had the opportunity to travel around to many different San Diego City Schools as a visiting teacher. I have extensive experience teaching/tutoring English in all ages as well as test prep and college essays. I am extremely passionate about education. I am a firm believer that every individual has the right to equal education. The power of language and the written word is vital for human...

...education demonstrates, I love working with students of all ages-- elementary, middle, and high school students. I especially enjoy tutoring History and Government to high school students with the hopes of getting them more excited about those subjects. I currently have been working closely with first and second graders with Reading and Math. As much as I love classroom teaching, tutoring is special because it provides one-on-one support for students and a personalized approach to...

...school, I reported and copy edited for the school newspaper. I also was a staff editor and then the executive editor of a law journal. In my spare time I role-played daily scenarios in French to help students practice the language. Since school, I have been involved in some varied education-related experiences. I wrote the script for an LSAT test prep audiobook, taught paralegal and general education classes, including English grammar and writing, to adult...

...local university, and I love it! I enjoy helping students improve their reading, writing, and researching skills. Many of my students contact me to assist with writing their college application essays. I have also begun specializing in Exam Prep - AP, ISEE, ACT, and SAT. I have an excellent track record for helping students raise their exam grades. While completing my Master's program at ASU, I realized I have a gift when it comes to...

...at the Goethe Institute in San Francisco. I further taught German to teenagers at a German Saturday school in Palo Alto. After moving to San Diego in the beginning of 2013, I began teaching as a substitute for English, History and Math at various schools in San Diego County. The fall of 2013 brought the opportunity to teach humanities at a project based learning school in San Diego. My students worked on creative and essay...

...Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from San Diego State. I've always loved puzzles and problem solving, so naturally math and science have always been my strong suits. As a matter of fact, Calculus was, and still is, my favorite subject. As an Engineer I am also well grounded in Physics and Chemistry. I've always been a good test-taker and I know what it takes to get the grades. I know that it can make a...

...Briefly after college I worked for a state crime lab analyzing samples from performance animals, looking for illicit drugs using thin-layer chromatography. I left Florida to start a Masters Degree program at the University of Georgia, working with molecular biology techniques to attempt to identify the gene of interest in a cerebellar abiotrophy in pure-bred dogs. While I did that, I completed training as an Emergency Medical Technician and took coursework in Wilderness Search and...

...a bit of fun to keep them motivated. I tutor most subjects and especially enjoy Math and Reading. I also tutor for homework help as well as test preparation. My approach is to use creativity in my lessons, which students can connect with. I do my best to teach in a way that engages the student and makes him/her excited about learning. For example, I bring all different colored pens, markers, and highlighters that the...

...of Arts in Teaching (French) and several years of experience teaching French: Since 1989, I have been teaching French to hundreds of students of all ages (preschool to adult), origins, backgrounds, and language levels, working for public and private organizations. I also have my Master of Arts in English Linguistics and many years of teaching experience: As a French native, I have worked very hard to master English as a second language. 99% of my...