Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Minneapolis, MN

...Spanish speaker and a person. I attended Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, taking classes on Chilean culture, art, the Pinochet regime, and linguistics. These Spanish-only classes were tough, but not as tough as daily life was with my host family. Chileans speak a rapid, fragmented, and slang-filled version of Spanish, and my three, lovely host mothers were no exception. At the end of my four months in Chile, I could call myself a confident, fluent Spanish speaker,...

...their natural strengths to specifically tailor their instruction. I also enjoy empowering students and their parents by utilizing their mutual goals and values as a part of our lessons. Following earning my Masters of Education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, I have worked as a certified Special Education teacher for students with learning and behavioral disabilities in 4th-8th grade. I have worked with children in a variety of settings from babysitting and nannying to tutoring...

...levels. Having taught in a variety of classroom and one-on-one settings, I understand that a good tutor must be patient, attentive, and creative since every student learns differently. I am here to share my knowledge in a way that is focused on your goals, whether you need help editing a paper, preparing for a French exam, or improving your English communication skills. One of the great rewards of being a tutor, in addition to witnessing...

...a research course and project to complete, prayerfully I will return to complete the program soon. I am excited about where I am today, Education and serving in the community service is my passion, currently I work as an Educator in the North East area of Minneapolis. I have tutored adult computer classes at Twin City Rise, St. Paul, MN; I have tutored adults in literacy skills in West Memphis, AR and Memphis, TN. I...

...I basically ate, breathed, and slept debate and forensics. I then coached policy debate and extemporaneous speech in college in addition to tutoring high school students through the "A Better Chance" organization. During my college years, I also became a passionate advocate for human rights, danced and choreographed with a modern dance troupe and had several plays produced. In law school, I continued my human rights advocacy work, studied at the San Francisco Academy of...

...I have my teaching license in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I am currently a Special Education teacher and I have been tutoring for the last three years. I have tutored a student with severe ADHD, learning disabilities, and dyslexia. We worked on reading/decoding and second grade math skills. I have also tutored siblings that were at or above grade level in each subject. We worked on all school subjects at a first and third grade level....

...in 2012. I am also a certified teacher for Pre-Kindergarten through siSixth Grade. Now I am a 4 year veteran teacher! I have been teaching in the elementary level for 4 years in an urban environment. Most of the students that I have worked with have been at least 1 grade level behind. One of my goals as a teacher is to ensure the success of my students regardless of how far behind they are....

...expected to fade away as soon as the class requirement was fulfilled. I continued learning French against my will as a requirement at the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts. A funny thing happened there, however, as I discovered all that knowledge I previously deemed useless started to fall into place. I was retaining more than I thought I was. I actually found myself enjoying my French classes. After a two month stay in...

...to eventually go on to get my Ph.D. in Sociology. Helping others learn brings me great joy, and Ive had the privilege of teaching people from a variety of ages and backgrounds. I was a supplemental instructor for the Statistical Analysis course at Augsburg College and also served as a tutor through the Academic Skills Office there. I have tutored high schoolers at the MN Internship Center and worked with students of all ages from...

...My favorite subject to tutor is definitely Spanish. I was a Spanish tutor at my college my Senior year, and I love helping other people figure out the intricacies of such a beautiful language. I believe that everyone is capable of learning, and if someone is having difficulties, then we just haven't found the right approach yet, but given time, we certainly can! In my spare time I enjoy backpacking with my family and playing...

...English courses and became a tutor for numerous courses myself. During my senior year of high school I joined the Air Force, where I would be assigned as an instructor in Washington, DC. After the service, I resumed tutoring through volunteer work with ESL, GED and citizenship exam preparation. Although I am experienced in a plethora of subjects, I most enjoy helping others grow in their writing and communication skills with essay and speech assistance....

I believe teaching and learning are a combination of factors that come together to help people better themselves on a daily basis. Hard work, creativity, helping others, goal setting, and connecting to one's own personal struggles and triumphs are integral to giving the teacher and student a chance to excel and achieve the small wins necessary to build up to sustained success. ... Teaching is a combination of speaking, listening, writing, motivating, and connecting to the student's goal. When the teacher and student are focused on the goal, then hard work, creativity, and mindfulness are the next steps to accomplishing the goal set forth.

...Twin Cities and Metropolitan State University. I worked with Math Corps tutoring students in Saint Paul and helping them to prepare and pass the MCA tests. I love working with students and relating math and science to real world situations. I feel that relating subjects to real world situations helps to put learning these particular subjects in perspective. I have extensive tutoring experience in Algebra, Geometry, Middle School Math and Science, Health sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry,...

...school, in both traditional and online environments. In addition, I have spent many years helping individual students of all ages, including those at the elementary and middle school levels. My areas of expertise include Writing (all genres and levels), Critical Reading and Analysis, Productive Study Habits, and Academic Confidence. One of the things I find most rewarding about tutoring and teaching is that it affords me the privilege of getting to know the unique personalities...

...also love helping students grow in their reading skills and other classes. I believe that every learner has the ability to grow if a good teacher or tutor pushes him or her along the way. I try to do that through first getting to know the student and then empowering him or her through modeling and questioning to get to core understanding. I like to also use humor and a lot of patience.... I like discovery-based learning (with occasional modeling) in order to help students understand their own inherent capabilities. Ask questions before explaining! :)

Hello! I am a very experienced educator who works with native, ESL and Special Needs speakers. I am very flexible with the needs of my students and aim to educate rather than just lecture. My approach is interactive to thoroughly test whether the information is being processed or not. I have over 14 years of teaching experience of mostly one-on-one settings.... No student is the same, and no lessons are the same either. Individuality must be celebrated, regardless of integrated content, and my philosophy is to support every student regardless of strengths and weaknesses.

...looking for new ways to help people learn. My greatest strengths when it comes to tutoring are that I have a unique perspective; I love to think outside the box and find new ways to help students of different backgrounds and learning styles learn! I am also very passionate about learning and helping others learn. I often focus on enrichment in my tutor sessions, by boosting the confidence of my students and motivating them to...

...(Spanish and French), but I also have taught science and English for 7 years. I have good strategies in standardized test preparation that will certainly improve your scores, as Ive gone through it myself plenty of times with very good results! My undergraduate degree is in geology from Oberlin College, and I have Master's degrees from the University of Arizona in Geography and UMSS in Bolivia in GeoInformation as a Rotary Scholar. I am patient...

Hello, My name is Elease. I am a 24 year old student. I am going to school to obtain my Bachelor's in Human Resources Management. I have always enjoyed math subjects, especially algebra. I love to encourage and help others. ... Tell Me and I forget, Teach me and I remember, Involve me and I learn.... Complete an analysis of the student. Determine what they would like to get out of our sessions. Also, find their strengths and weaknesses.

...a teacher and a columnist for a magazine. I have taught literature, English, Spanish, math, study skills (including designing a very successful study skills program), ACT test prep and leadership. Typically, students that I work with show immediate gains in their subject area. Students I work with will work hard--but we will also have a good time and laugh a lot as we work to meet your goals. When I'm not tutoring, you can usually...