Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Brentwood, CA

...all my life, it seems. When I was in college, I tutored disadvantaged students in the community. As an Army officer, I was responsible for showing soldiers how to most efficiently perform their duties in the service of their country. As a businessman, I trained my employees how to best serve our customers. As a teacher for the past twenty years, I have taught math, drama, and English in grades 7-12. I have taught in...

...California, Berkeley with a Bachelor's Degree in History. Since then, I've worked in the non-profit sector as a teacher for children and adults for the last three years. While I tutor a variety of subjects, I particularly enjoy teaching History, Writing, and Literature. History is especially fun to teach as there is often a perception that it's a boring or tedious subject. I really try to break out of that stereotype and make the subject...

...teach with a desire to implement a realization of that depth of origin within the work at hand and within the student themselves. To me, the most important aspect of teaching is for the student to realize what it is they are not only good at, but enjoy. It's within that joy, that a passion is ignited that fuels a student on their way to success. Whatever success may mean in your terms. Success in...

...will never forget my fifth grade teacher. My fifth grade teacher was cool, easy to talk to, and inspired all of his students to aim for the stars. He drove me to challenge myself each and every day; and to learn from every situation that is presented before us. He showed me that education can be extremely fun and exciting! I was one of many misguided students who saw him as the coolest teacher in...

...earning a Bachelor of Arts in World Language Education with a focus in Spanish, as well as a minor in Anthropology. I am a very passionate and experienced tutor. During my time at Purdue, I worked with one of my professors on a program called "Ayuda y Aprende". We went to the local middle school and high school once a week and tutored the English Language Learner students. I absolutely loved those four years of...

...of Oklahoma in 2011 with Bachelor's degrees in International Studies and Letters and a Spanish minor. I studied abroad in Chile from 2009 to 2010, where I first started giving private instructions in English. After graduating from the university, I worked as an English instructor at the University's Center for English as a Second Language (CESL), where for three years I taught academic reading and writing, communication skills, and standardized exam preparation. I enjoy tutoring,...

...a passion for sharing the knowledge I've acquired. I believe that gaining an understanding of a topic can transform how you view of the world and I believe we all need help sometimes to get from where we are to where we want to be. By first getting an understanding of my client's needs, I am able to patiently break down the material in a way that makes it less overwhelming and help boost their...

...a team of 20 individuals and coordinated college fairs, academic advising workshops, scholastic reading nights and math carnivals to support school programming. In an effort to reduce the growing number of disciplinary occurrences, I developed and facilitated 10 bi-weekly socio-emotional behavior management workshops that featured a lieu of motivational speakers and therapeutic practices that were followed by a 15% decrease in referrals for a span of two months. As a Team Leader with City Year...

...Pepperdine Graduate. I graduated Magna Cum Laude and firmly believe in the importance of education. As a tutor, I work to create a fun and productive learning environment for students. As a past staff member of the Office of Student Accessibility at Pepperdine University, I gained experience working with students with varying degrees of disabilities. Because of this, I and confindant in my ability to work with students with varying needs for accessibility. I look...

I enjoy motivating students to learn and reach their goals.

My name is Monica Bhakta and I am a recent graduate from University of California- San Diego. I am currently working towards my masters but in between I love to help spread knowledge and motivate others. I often help my friends with coursework or any advice or motivation they need. I even help teach my cousins math, reading and English as well.

...ESL Credit instructor at Glendale Community College, as well as an ESL instructor at California State University Long Beach. I have a Master's degree in linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language. I have most of my experience teaching adults at the college age level. I have taught courses of all skill levels from beginners to advanced. I have taught courses on the TOEFL and IELTS exams. I also have experience as an English...

...school teacher. I have experience working with students from kindergarten to sixth grade. I have worked with struggling students while teaching a literacy class and have also taught GATE. I enjoy working with students because I strive to make learning engaging, fun, interactive, and accessible to all students. It is an incredible feeling to see students feel successful after reaching goals or being successful on a difficult task. My goal for all students is to...

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

...work together, with the student, to achieve success. My tutoring is tailored to take your individual needs into consideration. I understand that everyone has different learning styles and abilities and I like to use this to make you as successful as possible on the test day. In order to do so, my session involve working closely with you to understand how you best learn, what concepts you need to focus on, and putting everything together...

My name is Samra. Most people call me Sam. I am very passionate about teaching. I love to help students overcome any challenges that they might have while they are learning. I consider myself to be patient, understanding and willing to help in any way that I possibly help. I also understand that everyone learns differently, so I am always willing to adjust my teaching style so that it fits the students' style of learning.

...of learning and experiencing all that the world has to offer and while I have been with Disney for most of my professional life, I have found my new passion on land, teaching. I have completed all of my Master's Degree classes and am currently pursuing my teaching credential. Additionally, I have taken, and passed, all of my Single Subject English CSET tests. Being a student and substitute teacher does not pay all the bills...

...with a specialty in working with students with learning difficulties, learning disabled, reluctant readers, building confidence in areas where students have had difficulties reaching grade level standards. I am AVID trained and certified teacher and use these strategies to engage and support students in their learning needs. I am most passionate about building my students confidence areas they struggle with and watching them grow. I tutor students in reading, writing, and math, including decoding/phonemic awareness...

As an education enthusiast, I am dedicated to the process of learning through interactive efforts. I believe in a holistic approach that incorporates the various learning styles of auditory, visual, kinesthetic and those (like myself) that must physically feel the pen hit the paper. I am fun, friendly, and passionate about helping students succeed and gain confidence in subjects they may have felt uneasy about previously.

I am a sophomore at University of California- Irvine majoring in Biological Sciences. I love helping others learn and am very patient. I hope to be able to cater to my students needs and get to know them too!