Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Essex County, NJ

...strengthen basic grammar and organizational skills. I am excited to be a Varsity Tutor, instilling a passion for learning in my students through experiential, hands-on education that promotes critical thinking skills. I firmly believe that the provision of equal educational opportunities can help foster social equality. I emphasize inquiry-based learning because I believe that students learn best when they are invested in the material and can fully explore its relation to the real world. I...

...time, I did a great deal of tutoring, and I also worked as an assistant teacher at a pre-school. I love teaching and working with children and teenagers. Having a close relationship with students I work with is extremely important to me, and I work hard to build trust and rapport. I also believe learning should be engaging, and I do my best to make each lesson relevant and interesting, which includes teaching to multiple...

...the needs of all of my students. This can be as simple as reteaching vital prerequisite skills or as complex as building a student teacher relationship that supports safe risk-taking behavior in academic settings. But I am positive, that as long as student needs are being met, all students can and will learn! Outside of teaching, I am passionate about caring for myself and my loved ones. This includes a love for healthy cooking, reading,...

...as organizational skills. I believe in teaching skills that your child will be able to carry with him/her through all their years of schooling, allowing them to be as successful and independent as possible. My teaching style is relaxed and incorporates a sense of humor; tutoring can be fun and not approached as working overtime for your child. Wilson Multi-sensory reading program trained, used for grades 3 on up, for students not reading at grade...

...author crafts as well as comparing multiple works of literature. In my classroom I love bringing the excitement and joy of reading alive for my students. As a teacher with years of experience, I have encountered scholars with diverse reading levels and abilities. Although multiple strategies are used to reach each and every one of my students, one thing they all have in common is a shared love and appreciation for reading. While reading is...

...been teaching individuals and groups since I was very young. After finishing my BA I moved to Germany to teach English at the high school level, and since then I have worked with students on history, philosophy, languages and literature. I've taught individual students privately and large groups at college and university in Germany, England and North America, and worked personally with students of all ages and backgrounds. I see learning as a lifestyle, and...

...Ph.D. candidate in the English Dept. at UC Berkeley back in NYC to finish my dissertation. Over the past few years, I've taught students at a wide range of levels including: College literature and composition classes at UC Berkeley, Middle school writing classes, High School Essay Writing and SAT Test Prep classes, SAT/PSAT tutoring, and High school tutoring (English and History). I'm fluent in French and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for a year...

...my undergraduate degree from Northwestern University where I majored in History and Theater. After graduating from college, I worked as a professional actor and director in Chicago for three years. I decided I wanted to live abroad, so I taught English in Prague for a year, before returning to New Jersey to pursue my teaching career. I started my career in education as a middle school History teacher. From there I went back to school...

...in constantly refining and developing my practice. I have taught grades K, 2, 4, 5, and 6 and have tutored in almost every grade level between PreK-College. I graduated from Rutgers University Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in History. I also received my Ed. M. from Rutgers University and am certified to teach elementary school and Social Studies in K-12. In addition, I'm currently working towards my Reading Specialization Certificate and a Masters in...

...financial industry as a financial analyst as well as as an accountant for over ten years. Nevertheless, I have always carried a profound interest in teaching and tutoring throughout my career while working on Wall Street and within the financial industry. In particular, I enjoy English literature, mathematics, the sciences as well as learning and teaching languages. With time, I increasingly became aware of my fondness for tutoring and teaching while helping youngsters, adolescents and...