Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Davis, CA

...process can actually become fun. I have had great results helping people succeed in science courses (especially the courses with lab write-ups or projects), ace their writing assignments, and master the performance anxiety that can arise from projects that involve public speaking. I believe that knowledge is power, and I enjoy empowering others by helping them learn. In my spare time, I enjoy any outdoor activity, especially long back-country packing trips with horses and mules.

...Since graduation, I have worked as a professional technical writer and project manager, while providing academic writing and editing, translation, and resume services on a part-time basis. Much of my tutoring experience has taken place with my own four children, the elder two of which are now studying at California State Universities. Languages are my passion and my strength, particularly in the area of writing. Reading also has a prominent place in my heart; I...

...Independent Reading Program (CHIRP) for young children in Davis. My best and favorite subject to tutor is English, but I’m also proficient in high school math, science, history, and SAT prep. I strongly believe that the process of learning is just as important as the grades and test scores that result, and I will take as much time as necessary to ensure that a student understands every aspect of what we’re studying together. In addition...

...as well as my own positive experience with overcoming learning challenges and achieving high honors in college, have been a source of encouragement to my students as well as providing me with proven study techniques. I graduated with high honors with an AA in Liberal Studies and an AA in Science and Quantitative Reasoning and am currently a junior at UC Davis studying Human Development towards earning my special education teaching credential. I communicate with...

...them understand tough material and get interested in material that can sometimes seem dry at first. I especially enjoy helping students with improving their term papers. I have found that many students have good ideas, but struggle with putting them onto paper in a clear and concise manner. I also think good grammar is becoming a lost art, and I love helping students improve their wording and grammar. In my spare time I love to...

...believe a tutor’s role is to assist in achieving effective resolutions, while providing support for individuals in a proactive, patient, and respectful manner with excellent customer service. I believe that teacher’s role is to assist and guide while maintaining the highest standards of education, and develop individual’s talents in every step of the way. I am regarded as a great listener who takes the time to understand the needs of clients to improve and master...

...writing; however, Algebra has become a particular strong suit of mine, and I enjoy making math fun and accessible. I make sure to establish a strong connection with every student I work with, always emphasizing the good work each student creates. I love to have fun and joke around with my students to create a sense of comfort, caring, and fun. In my free time, I love to play basketball, listen to music, read up...

...favorite subject to teach is Biology because it is wonderful to teach students about the miracles of life and help them appreciate the intricacies of not only their own bodies, but also the world around them. I firmly believe in building and maintaining a supportive, encouraging relationship with each student I teach, and I see helping them improve their academic performance as a way for them to attain their goals. I collaborate with the students...

...at the elementary school level. It was also then that I did my first tutoring. I come from a family of educators, my grandmother having written her own math textbooks in the 1950s and 1960s and my mother having taught Kindergarten for over 10 years and preschool for years before that. I have been a full time teacher since I graduated from UC Davis in 2008. I love teaching and I love what I do....

...York, taught English to students at a university in Santiago, Chile and to refugees with the International Rescue Committee in Sacramento, CA and I have managed a tutoring program at an elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. I am passionate about teaching and tutoring and I have experience tutoring Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Math, Geometry, Grammar and Mechanics, Phonics, Reading, Study Skills and Organization; my favorite subject to tutor is Math! I am a very patient tutor...