Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Syracuse, NY

...through subject material is a factor that can prove to be a difference maker in achieving at the highest level. From my experience in undergrad at Cornell University to the many test-prep classes I have taken, I feel that I am knowledgeable in science subjects and mathematics and have developed strategies to best apply these techniques to standardized tests. I look forward to working with Varsity Tutors to help others the same way I have...

...a second language students through and online platform. On occasion, I substitute teach in the local public and private schools. I have taught nature immersion students to identify and ethically harvest wild medicinal plants and craft safe medicinal preparations. Students take many different pathways to mastery. I believe in encouraging their strengths and building growth mindsets while supporting weak areas. Helping a student make connections, build skills and overcome challenges brings me great joy!

Behind ever dedicated teacher is a dedicated student. I am a life-long learner. Life-long learning is absolutely necessary in order to keep up with the ever changing society we live in. It is my personal mission to take advantage of trainings and learning the latest teaching techniques, ideas, laws, polices and procedures to stay current in my profession in order to help my students learn to the fullest. ... Behind every dedicated teacher is a dedicated...

...courses in each and have received accolades for my high marks in all three disciplines. I have also taken a specialized course in Tutoring Theory during my undergraduate career, which was a rigorous semester-long workshop to train tutors for working in a walk-in tutoring center. The course was intense in its focus on all of the idiosyncrasies of formal tutoring - we even practiced ESL tutoring with students from Aichi, Japan. I have also served...

...a student the tools to push through the difficult phases of learning, it takes away the fear of failure. I am a fourth grade inner city teacher. I have also taught in first and third grade as well. I have a masters degree in Childhood Education (grades 1-6) from Western Governors University. I tutor in all subjects grades 1-6. My favorite subject to tutor is writing, because writing is the best way to express your...

...high school English teacher introduced to me. I am currently working with high school students on a volunteer basis to improve their writing and essay structure. It is very similar to the sort of assistance I can provide for students through Varsity in addition to SAT and ACT English and Writing prep, Regents test prep, college essay writing, ESL, Literature, essay editing and grammar, reading comprehension, and many other areas of literacy and communications. Excited...

...poor decision making, but that does not have to compromise the student. Children, regardless of perceived ability, ought to be taught to wonder, developing a resonating curiosity for the world around thema stimulant for the insatiable appetite of the inquiring mind. I believe in differentiation through play. I believe in lessons that are designed to take in the consideration the values of freedom and creativity. If students are provided with only a limited set of...

...students education one step at a time by watching them advance eagerly through different assignments and tasks. For example, I worked with a male student at Poughkeepsie High School, in Poughkeepsie, New york for two years. At first I was helping him with simple math as a junior, however next I was helping him craft college essays. He was accepted to many schools with comments regarding his personal essay. This not only made him ecstatic,...

...variety of students over the years has really helped me develop the necessary skills to be an excellent tutor. I know the great benefits that one on one instruction provides to a student. It is exciting to play such a role in a young person's education. I believe strongly in the power of education. Ideally, tutoring does not just help a student with the academic material in front of them at the moment. Tutoring helps...

I strive to create a fun and engaging learning community in my classroom. I believe that every student is unique. I use a variety of learning styles and interests to help guide my instruction and actively engage all students.

I have been an elementary teacher for over two decades. I am also certified as a Reading Teacher. I enjoy being able to help children to understand the concepts they are learning and to guide them to the steps needed. I am also a writer and can help them in improving their writing abilities.

...2001 and a PhD in Germanic Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007. I have a passion for language and languages, and I've spent a lot of time and effort learning German, Viennese, Dutch, French, and Spanish. My teaching and research interests are intentionally interdisciplinary, ranging from European culture, literatures and languages, to several subfields of linguistics (sociolinguistics, dialectology, linguistic anthropology, internet linguistics). I'm particularly passionate about teaching my students to think about and...

...child's learning style. I have experience using these techniques and have a strong educational background that emphasized this model for learning. My specialty includes using phonics and site-word recognition teaching techniques for a child who is struggling with reading competencies. Such instruction incorporates focus on the acquisition of reading comprehension, spelling, writing, speaking, listening and study skills, as well. I am an avid reader and very much appreciate the importance of helping a child unlock...

...School Teacher. I have been hired as a Kindergarten teacher, and would love to spend my summer tutoring a number of students. I am certified up to 6th grade, and have passed the assessment tests for Varsity Tutors so that I can tutor a wider range of subjects. I am very passionate about education, and every student is precious to me. No matter how many students I am working with, I will make sure that...

...Curriculum Consultant who designs and implements professional development and delivers AIS instruction in reading in elementary grades. Prior to that, I taught middle and high school English for 18 years. My expertise in English and Literacy has enabled my students to make consistent, significant growth in reading and on national, state, and local assessments. I want to share my expertise and passion for learning with others so that they can experience similar success.... My teaching philosophy...

I am a teacher at heart. I see my goal as to bring out the wisdom found within each of my students. I believe in you. It is important to me that you feel safe and have a positive experience. For several years I was the Remedial Reading specialist for the Utica school district. I have worked with students from grade school to high school.

...us individuals. I am currently a second-year online graduate student pursuing a Master's degree in English Education with the State University of New York at Buffalo. I am certified to teach ELA in grades 7-12 and my graduate degree will allow me to teach grades 5-6 as well. In 2014, I received my Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Cortland where I majored in Adolescent English Education. I particularly enjoy studying...

...doctoral degree in Special Education and Disability Studies at Syracuse University, which I am currently completing coursework towards. As a graduate student in this program, I have taught a number of undergraduate and graduate courses situated within the School of Education. Having taught across a variety of grade levels, both k-12 and collegiate, I tutor in a variety of areas. In particular, I have strong writing skills myself and am able to provide students with...

...individual learning style. I have spent the past 24 years helping students in grades K-12 with reading, writing, math, social studies and science, as well as trained teachers across several states on these same subjects for two global education publishers. In my free time, I directed a group of 125 volunteer tutors for three years, who helped to raise state assessment scores for students in a school that had lost many of its resources. Finally,...

...hobby and career (27 years on stations in Canada, the US and Ecuador). I have a Master of Science for Teachers from Le Moyne College, and have been certified in Elementary Ed 1-6, Students with Disabilities 1-6 and English 7-12. I enjoyed subbing from 2006-2017 in a number of area districts. Today, I continue to be behind the mike as an audiobook narrator and producer and do other voiceover work as well, such as museum...