Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Boston, MA

...individual's needs so that learning can become an empowering tool rather than a stumbling block. Working with students in small groups and in one-on-one settings to this end is a passion of mine. I love collaborating with individuals to better understand their learning style and to best help them succeed. I tutor for all things English related, but I also offer Math help from the elementary level up through middle school and Geometry. I also...

...of my previous professors. This sparked my interest in tutoring, and the year after I graduated I tutored student athletes at the university in English, History and Mythology classes. I believe that all students are highly capable, they just need the proper tools to gain the confidence to succeed. Some students simply don't have all the information they need to do something well, but this doesn't mean that they are automatically "bad" at reading or...

...and graduate school students in subjects including Math, History, Anthropology, Writing, Spanish, English, and Ancient Greek. I have experience teaching Ancient Greek at the college level, have been a Teaching Fellow at Brandeis University for ancient literature and gender studies courses, and am currently a high school Latin teacher at both an all-girls rural boarding school and a co-ed urban day school, and therefore I have experience working with students from a wide variety of...

...in German. While in college, I worked as a writing tutor both at Connecticut College and at the US Coast Guard Academy. As a writing tutor, I assisted students with all stages from the writing process, from brainstorming and drafting, to research strategies and proper citation techniques. By working for two very different universities, I have experience working with a variety of students in multiple subjects, ranging from English and History papers at Connecticut College...

...Tutorial Services Room programs in core subjects required for graduation (general chemistry, physics, calculus, multivariable calculus, and biology). I have also tutored students in SAT exam preparation for the past three years. Knowledge is an equalizer, and I firmly believe in paying my knowledge forward. I tutor a wide range of subjects, but my main passions are physics and math. I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful physics professor who turned physics into a...

...Boston for the past ten years, teaching almost all subjects at the elementary and middle school level. My certifications are in history, special education and ESL. I have spent a great deal of time working with students with special needs and English Language Learners. For the last several years, I have also home tutored. This is is one of my favorite aspects of teaching, as it allows me to give more individualized attention and to...

...Fall, which will allow me to continue sharpening my tools needed to be a successful tutor. I volunteered as a tutor throughout my college career and I have always played this role with family and friends. I am confident to say that I have made a significant difference in each student I have tutored thus far, and nothing makes me feel better than when I see that moment the student becomes proud of him or...

...academics, primarily Math. I have since made a career transition to teaching and am currently licensed to teach Math and General Science at the middle school level. My favorite subjects have always been Math and Science, especially Biology and Chemistry. I enjoy finding different approaches to math problems and have found ways to make all my students over the years understand the best way for them to solve different types of questions. This ability meant...

...spoke Italian. I had to communicate in both English and Italian when teaching writing, math, and basic science. I was employed as an interdisciplinary Peer Writing Advisor and Peer Statistics Tutor at the University of Puget Sound. I interacted with students with a wide variety of needs; one appointment may have been with a student who needed help on an analytical essay on tragic figures in Greek literature, while another may have been with a...

...sixty Cambodian university students. On nights and weekends, I also tutored adult professionals in Business English and communication skills. While I enjoy tutoring a range of different subjects, including SAT Prep, I most enjoy teaching Reading, Writing and ESL. I believe that teachers and tutors should work to communicate their passion for a subject to a student, because interest is often the gateway to understanding and improvement. Along with reading and writing, music has been...