Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Alexandria, VA

...am currently a 3rd grade teacher! I love helping my students learn and grow in subjects like math, reading, writing, science, and social studies! I have been teaching for three years now! I have my masters degree in Elementary Curriculum Instruction and I am LETRS trained (Lexia). I am also currently working on my Orton Gillingham training! I have experience with ESOL students and with Special Education students! I can't wait to help your student...

Hi! I'm a commercial real estate advisor in Maryland with a background in science! I've tutored all ages in math, science, and on a few instruments. I've also been a substitute teacher for various grades.

...working as a biomedical researcher with a passion for working with students. I have a Bachelor's degree in Biology and minor in Spanish. I enjoy helping students learn and achieve academic success. I have been tutoring for about 10 years in variety of subjects including Math, Science, English and Spanish. My tutoring style is relaxed but disciplined with a focus on the methods for solving a problem and not just the answer itself. I look...

I am a graduate of Elmira College. I received my Bachelor's of Science in Speech and Language Disabilities. Since graduating, I have taught children with and without various types of learning disabilities. I have participated in a multitude of trainings to improve my teaching abilities. I hold a TEFL certification as well as extensive experience with children of all ages.

...am able to tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Reading, Writing and History. I believe that the more one can use words to invoke feelings and challenge people to think, the more opportunities one will be afforded. I also believe that everyone is intelligent in at least one area of their lives, regardless of past or present circumstances and experiences. In my spare time, I enjoy painting furniture, spending...

...We've crossed paths in the classroom, in enrichment programs, during my work as a nonprofit leader, and now as an education consultant. But no matter the space, the mission remains the sameto meet children where they are and then to structurally and supportively move them forward. With Ms. Crystal as your child's tutor, you will get the consummate blend of ELA best practices; research-based strategies; arts & technology integration; and yes, some good old-fashioned, "Baby,...

I am a graduate of Georgetown University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. I also have a law degree from Catholic University. I practiced law for a number of years but decided to pursue my passion of writing. I am a published writer and novelist. I also support organizations that support literacy and education. Reading and writing is fun! Let's get to work to improve your skills.

...I like to understand the students' needs and interests. It will allow the student to have their say and stay interested in the session. I majored in International Studies and have a minor in Economics. I am currently in a transition year after college and hope to get into a Master's program in Economics or Public Policy. I enjoy biking, and reading during my commute. My favorite TV show right now is The Mindy Project....

...I love that math is very objective whereas there is only one answer although there are many ways to arrive at the answer. I have learned that, while tutoring, it is extremely important to have fun with a subject area and to make the content relatable to the student. These practices help motivate students to want to continue to study in their spare time, therefore excelling. Outside of tutoring, I love to play tennis and...

I am a recent graduate of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio holding a BA in Drama and Chinese Area Studies. I come from a family of creative educators. I have experience teaching and mentoring writing, reading, Chinese language, and English language immersion for native Chinese speakers. I love working one-on-one with young people to develop their academic skills while also giving them an example of supportive interpersonal interaction.

...courses, I know just how hard they can be and they certainly did not come to me naturally. I had to work extremely hard to grasp many of the concepts but I eventually came up with strategies to tackle the material. Having struggled myself, I honestly feel I can relate better to other students in a similar predicament and therefore can better tutor them. As I mentioned before, I just finished medical school and I'm...

...students have finally understood something they have been struggling with. In high school, I tutored two Spanish-speaking foreign exchange students who were failing their Algebra 2 class because they did not understand the lectures which were given in English. As an intermediate Spanish speaker at the time, I took on the challenge of teaching them the content while picking up on some vocabulary myself! I was so proud to see them raise their grades to...

...courses like systems administration. We can cover pretty much any technical topic you would like: - intro programming in a language of your choice - algorithms and data structures - computer architecture - discrete mathematics and proofs - operating systems - encryption/decryption - computer and network security Given the complexity of some of these topics, I will often ask if you would like me to draw a picture or to use an analogy to help explain....

...to inject fun and humor into learning and am the product of some really excellent educators who I like to think inform my teaching style. My tutoring experience began nearly four years ago when I began working with an organization that helps prepare under-served students for the SAT and the college admissions process. I enjoyed breaking students' preconceived notions about what they could and could not do, and I value the interpersonal relationships with my...

...angle. My primary tutoring experiences have been with peers in some of my more difficult classes or more frequently helping my nephews/nieces with homework ensuring they can perform well on exams after I assist them. My best-tutored subjects are Elementary and Middle school math as I tend to take an approach that involves re-analyzing the problem and ensuring the foundation is there before re-attacking the problem. As a side note, I do have a certification...

...Special Education. I have over 20 years of teaching/tutoring experience in the class room. My experience includes virtual and the traditional classroom settings. In my experience helping students with organizational skills, test taking skills, reading comprehension, reading phonics, reading fluency, math problem solving, math calculation and social behavior skills in one on one settings and small group settings have been the highlights of my career. I enjoy traveling, spending with my family, shopping and watching...

...MA & Ph.D. I have participated in local and international conferences and symposiums (US, USVI, & Austria). It made me more open-minded and aware of the different cultures and systems of beliefs. I also worked during COVID-19 as online middle-school teacher for girls. This challenging yet rewarding opportunity to teach students in difficult times made me happy for I was always there ready to lend a hand for my girls. Whether it was in the...

...learning to see connections between concepts and build on earlier work. When I help students with math, I guide them towards making connections and ensure that they understand how concepts are interrelated - the Pythagorean theorem and the distance formula, for instance. I believe that the best way to make sure a student remembers a theorem or formula is to teach them how and why it works. Therefore, whenever it is both possible and practical,...

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.

...at Penn State Harrisburg. I also have experience tutoring mathematics one-on-one to high-school students. My goal is to improve and help solidify the student's understanding of the subject matter. With a better understanding, it is expected that the student will be motivated to approach problems with increased skill and eventually confidence. A student's insight is important to solving mathematics and calculus problems. Sometimes this insight is based on physical intuition--but it does not need to...