Award-Winning ASPIRE Tutors in Everett, WA

...skills and numerical fluency. My personal strength is in identifying an individual's challenges and figuring out an approach that will work with that person's style of thinking. I excel at making math fun and interesting for students. Reading is another subject I enjoy teaching and I have worked with a phonemic awareness software program which is a part of phonological training with my kids. A mother of a son with ADHD, I'm familiar with working...

...then, I've spent most of the last two decades teaching students to read, write, analyze and think critically. I especially love working with students one-on-one because it gives me an opportunity to customize my teaching methods to the particular student's ways of learning. I have experience teaching thousands of students from diverse backgrounds and with a variety of strengths and weaknesses as learners. In the end, I'm interested not just in helping students complete particular...

...most enjoyment (and was also the most effective) in smaller group and one-on-one sessions. I try to teach through Socratic questioning and encouraging autonomy in my students, as independence is a crucial step to true understanding of subject material. I also try to teach concepts rather than questions, as being able to answer a question will answer just that-one question. Teaching to the concept will allow you to answer the question and all other questions...

...girl in 7th grade who was home-schooled. I helped her dramatically improve her math skills and she was able to get into an excellent, and very competitive, private high school after taking a math entrance test. And throughout all of this, I have absolutely loved it! I am a CRLA Certified Tutor, having completed all 3 levels of training. There is nothing better than seeing the look on a student's face when he or she...

...complex and challenging material accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of students. At all levels, I encourage both the hesitant and eager students to succeed. I tailor lesson plans to different learning styles and abilities. With the extra attention I give, my students consistently tell me they have learned more than they ever thought possible for themselves. Many of my students once nervous about math or science went on to major in these subjects...

As an engineering student, I am very familiar with high level math, physics, chemistry, and other STEM courses, as well as English, writing, and public speaking. I can use teaching methods demonstrated by my professors to teach others. In high school, I tutored younger students in Latin, using techniques like flashcards and quizzes.

...you fill in the gaps and shake up your approach to math problems. Kate has a doctorate in engineering, which means she uses math and science to solve problems. She has been a tutor, a SAT prep teacher, and a teaching assistant for engineering courses, and she received perfect scores on the GRE quantitative test, ACT Math, and ACT Science. When Kate is not teaching, you can find her indulging in puppy time at the...

...study abroad learning about social justice in India. My last quarter of college was an internship teaching ESL in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. While I love studying literature of all genres, I feel the most impactful literary experience is one that deeply resonates with the reader, and inspires them to write their own stories. This is why I am an advocate for detailed, creative, and personal essay writing. The most powerful essay or piece of academic writing...

...and homelessness in Seattle. I hope to pursue a career as a social worker in high schools. I love to read, write, cook, and hang out with my friends and family. I've worked with students all my life, and I love teaching, especially in reading and writing. I really believe that reading and writing are vital to clear communication and that being a good, clear communicator is important both professionally and personally. I also believe...

...management. I began tutoring when I was a high school student and continued throughout college. For the past four years, I have worked full time as a Director of Operations with the National Student Leadership Conference. At the NSLC, I worked closely with the Engineering and Medicine and Health Care conferences where some of responsibilities included writing lesson plans, revising the curricula, and lecturing to students. Math and science have always been my favorite subjects,...