Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in San Diego, CA

...have been wonderfully varied, ranging from absolute newcomers to the language to students preparing for undergraduate and graduate university programs. In addition to working as a language tutor for over a decade, I have taught English Composition courses to first-year university students and to international students from all over the world. When I'm not tutoring, teaching, or writing, you'll likely find me outdoors hiking around San Diego, practicing yoga in Carlsbad, or playing with my...

...and have experience with teaching outdoor leadership and skills in a formal, yet non-academic, setting which has given me a unique perspective for tutoring academic subjects. In the past I have volunteered with cerebral palsy students, helped ESL students improve their English, and tutored in a public high school setting. I consider myself an adept tutor in a wide range of subjects due to my International Baccalaureate Diploma experience and my cross-disciplinary studies in university....

...that each individual child is comfortable learning in and teaching them the subjects at hand through that channel with positive reinforcement and understanding. I have found that by doing so I have consistently encouraged my students to enjoy subjects they previously cringed at and assist them in finding more self confidence in the process. I have prevented many failing students from being held back a grade and assisted them to the point of becoming above...

...classroom practice—“seeing” students—pushed me, and will continue to push me, to be innovative in all that I do in any and all learning environments I encounter. My USC-related teaching experience involved me student teaching at Western Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles. Over 50 percent of students at Western Avenue were English Language Learners with abilities ranging from Below Basic to Above Grade Level. My approach throughout was to set high expectations for students, make...

...consistently received extremely high student feedback for quality of instruction, attention to student learning, and overall satisfaction. I also spent a great deal of time helping students with written assignments, from understanding prompts and organizing content to choosing the best word or developing effective sentence structures. Building on this experience, I am excited to tutor. My favorite aspect of teaching is finding a way to relate a homework problem or question to something that students...

...and their families to ensure equitable success. My experiences have been numerous; from working as a tutor, being a teacher's aide, and college mentor. In my current graduate program, I have had done several literacy interventions working with a group of students. I am knowledgeable about how to effectively teach students academic, behavior, and organization skills through research-based strategies. I take pride in seeing children succeed and realize their potential on their own. My favorite...

...in crop plants as well as research in fire ecology and native bird survivability. 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...

...where I taught fun, hands-on science lessons to elementary and middle school students. During my graduate program I worked part-time for UCLA Bruincorps, where I tutored middle school students in math and mentored a team of undergraduate tutors. For the past year I worked in an affordable housing community where I ran an after school program for students of all ages. This often included helping students with their homework and tutoring them when they did...

...roaming the woods of northern Oregon with my two brothers and generally delving into any experience that came our way until it was time for me to go to school, dance class or tennis practice. As I grew up, I became increasingly committed to preserving a sense of responsibility to my fellow human beings in all that I do, maintaining a thread of optimism, fairness and industry in all of my endeavors. I am still...

...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 huge difference to have some one-on-one help. I like to have fun with whatever I do, but more than anything, I want to make a difference. In my free time I love to play and listen to music or play any kinds of sports (especially ultimate frisbee).