Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Washington DC

I am a Graduating Senior Psychology and Administration of Justice double major French minor at Howard University. I have always had a heart to help and enjoy doing so through education is an long last impactful way to make a positive change.... My teaching philosophy is to cater to the student. Not everyone learns the same, so it is important to find a way to connect to each individual student.

I hold a masters degree in early childhood education from UMBC.. I am a certified teacher in early childhood education and special education. I enjoy helping student improve in the areas of decoding, comprehension, phonics, mathematics, and writing. I have taught in some capacity grades Pre-K to 4th grade. I look forward to working with you child(ren) to help them feel more confident, succeed in their goals and get excited about learning!... In a first session, I try to ask the student what are they interested in outside of school, what they feel they do a great job in at school, and what they want to feel more confident in with their learning.

...Los Angeles, a college career which was punctuated by two professional experiences: a semester-long job back in the D.C. area working on a presidential campaign and a semester-long stint as an eight grade math and English tutor in a L.A. school. These job experiences, along with my time at Occidental, have imbued in me a passion for working towards improving the quality of and students' interest in education. I am particularly passionate about doing this...

...tutor. I take time to get to know the student's abilities, learning style, and interests in order to create the best platform to effectively increase their level of understanding in a subject area. When it comes to practice and problem solving, I take students through the problem, step-by-step, and then have them attempt the problem on their own, working in the same sequence. Having a toolkit like a study or problem-solving strategy can be very...

I am committed to learning, education and excellence. I want my students to be successful, and to confident in their learning. If this happens, they will discover lifelong learning which will enhance their life.... Teaching students is a lifelong study in human drama and communication. Each day, there are new opportunities and challenges to grow and learn in helping the student to navigate the intricacies of communicating to the world their life goals and interests. Clay P. Bedford once said, 'You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.' It is with this intent that I challenge my students to nurture this curiosity through undertaking various avenues of knowledge and inquiry. Learning and knowledge are to be pursued throughout a lifetime, and if I can nurture this lifelong pursuit through my teaching, then I have succeeded in my quest.

I have spent a lot of time tutoring people of all ages -- I have worked with preschoolers, kids in elementary school, and adults. I really like to learn and experience as much as I can: I spent a year teaching in Korea and another four months traveling the globe. I hope that my enthusiasm is infectious!

...and immigrants as well as worked at the campus Starbucks. After graduation, I moved to Barcelona, Spain to complete my Master in International Relations. Over the past year, I have come back to the US to work at the University of Richmond as well as Virginia Commonwealth University as an Adjunct Professor of English as a Second Language. In my spare time I love to workout at the local Gold's gym, cook for my friends,...

My goal is to help my students enjoy learning and to feel as confident as possible in subjects where they experience difficulties. I aim to set my students up for "small wins" as they master a more challenging subject, so that they can derive greater confidence and a sense of accomplishment as they learn.

...in Boston, MA. I currently practice law as an immigration attorney in Herndon, VA. I speak 4 languages (English, Farsi, Spanish, and Portuguese) which is very helpful as an immigration lawyer. I also love history, traveling (have lived in Europe and South America), reading, watching/playing sports (soccer, basketball, football, rugby, hockey, baseball), and the outdoors (hiking, rock climbing, beaches, etc.). I also love getting to meet and know new people. I particularly enjoy helping others...

...only as a tutor, but also as an EMT-Paramedic, a lifeguard, a martial arts instructor, and a swim instructor. I have been fortunate enough to travel to several different countries in Central America, South America, Africa, and the Caribbean. I have done medical aid work in both Nicaragua and Haiti. My teaching experiences outside of academic instruction include 8 years of teaching Kenpo Karate, several years of swimming instruction for noncompetitive swimmers and triathletes, and...