Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Catalina Foothills, AZ

...forge the keys to success. As a tutor I am focused on providing individualized solutions to the challenges students face in their intellectual growth. I look for the student's unique perspective and gifts as a means to empower them into techniques for deeper and more effective learning. Outside of tutoring, I am a professional jazz musician and have a decade of experience teaching music. I specialize in woodwind instruments. I look forward to working with...

...process of writing and helping students to become stronger, more confident writers and readers. While I work primarily with teen and adult students, I did work for a year as a Teaching Fellow at BASIS Tucson Primary, and I enjoy teaching elementary age students. In addition to teaching, I am a freelance writer and copyeditor. When I am not reading, writing, and teaching, I spend my time cooking, climbing, and designing and playing board games.

Life long learning is a hoot! Even with what I have accomplished, I'm not through yet. Curiosity has me constantly looking for things I don't know and mastering them. With 50 years in the classroom - yes this is an old picture - I'm still sticking nose into new things and pushing to learn all I can. If you can express your needs, we will find them together.

...possible, I attempt to motivate the student towards learning the subject at hand by explaining how such knowledge will benefit that student in their own personal life. And patience is a must for successful learning! Learning requires work and effort. I attempt to make the task of learning easier by helping to motivate the student, and by helping the student overcome any anxieties they may have toward the subject at hand. I also attempt to...

Hello! My name is Ev and I am working on my master's degree in speech pathology, I graduated with a bachelors and with a minor in American Sign Language. I am a tutor because everyone should have the opportunity to learn and I enjoy working with each student to find the best way to support their individual learning style.

...into my work with students. Everyone is a unique learner and it is my job to help find the best way for students to access skills/subjects that they are required to. I strive to develop a personal relationship with those that I work with to help me to get to know their learning style. Much of my experience as a teacher is in the elementary classroom, however I have been an interscholastics coach for HS...

...certified teacher with a Masters in Elementary Education for grades 1-8. I have a Bachelors degree in Classics from the University of Arizona. I realized that I loved teaching after being a substitute teacher for three years. This gave me experience in teaching all subjects for grades K-12. I made the decision to attend the NAU Elementary Education program. The education I received at NAU was so valuable since many of the instructors were teachers...

Providing a candle to guide others to enlightenment is part of the saving power many of us need to use more often to save the world from destruction.

...a B.A. in sociocultural anthropology and a B.A. in archaeology at the University of Cincinnati. It was during my undergraduate career that I participated in a variety of archaeological field projects, such as the Southern Albanian Neolithic Archaeological Project (SANAP). I have also done cultural resource management work in Mariemont, Ohio. While surveying in the Kaibab National Forest as part of the Upper Basin Archaeological Research Project (UBARP), I fell in love with the landscape...

Hello, my name is Michelle. I am originally from Vermont, but recently moved to the desert. In my spare time I do cooking experiments, go for bike rides, write short stories, and watch stand up comedy. I have a lot of patience when it comes to learning new things and I look forward to teaching!... My teaching philosophy revolves around the idea that we learn better when we are comfortable making mistakes. They are, after all,...

...currently work for Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson, but I have been tutoring since the age of 16 and I still love to make time for it. I have tutored people from the age of 3 to over 50 in a variety of subjects. While English is my passion and where my expertise lies, I am also a very capable study skills and test prep tutor. I look forward to working with you!... My teaching...

...Psychology and English. I first discovered my passion for Literature and Writing when I was in middle school. I was always excited to go to English class and write essays, which seemed easy to me at the time. This passion led me to become an avid reader and to better myself as a writer. As a future educator, I want to be able to aid any students who are struggling in the subjects that I...

...graduated magna cum laude from George Washington University with a major in Philosophy and a minor in Chinese language and literature. Since then, I have gained significant experience tutoring while teaching English in Shenzhen, China. I am comfortable teaching in a wide variety of subjects, and am especially confident in English, writing, Mandarin Chinese, and LSAT prep. I have found that a relationship of respect and equality with students is essential to a worthwhile tutoring...

...of Arizona) and M. Phil. (Trinity College Dublin) degrees are respectively in Creative Writing and in English, and as such, I have a strong background in those subjects as well, which are my favorite to tutor--I enjoy exploring the precision of language to clearly communicate ideas. I offer tutoring at all levels in English, and up to algebra in math, as well as SAT and PSAT tutoring. Outside of school, I hope to become a...

I am passionate about helping students to become more confident in their innate intelligence and develop the skills needed to excel in reading, writing, and critical thinking at the high school and college level. I have 16+ years of teaching High School English in three different Tucson, AZ, public schools. I studied English and earned a Bachelor of Arts at The George Washington...

I am a University of Arizona graduate and I have a Masters in Elementary Education from Grand Canyon University. I have been teaching for over 12 years. I wanted to become a teacher after working with kids in the inner city of Los Angeles. I believe that all children can learn. I like to create an atmosphere where students feel they can succeed. I want all students to love learning! I love teaching!

Hi, my name is Ashley and I am a Jr. at the University of Arizona. I have a passion for learning and am currently working on my degree in Education. I hope to teach either first or second grade in the near future.

...licensed massage therapist, expanding my kinesthetic understanding considerably. Math and music theory are two of my favorite subjects to tutor, not because I know them the best, but because they are languages that describe the universe yet can be touched and felt and experienced, though this is often not how they are taught in school. I also have several years of experience teaching sport fencing and beginner piano. As for other subjects, I feel comfortable...

...University of Arizona senior pursuing a B.A. in German Studies, with emphases in translation studies, second language acquisition and teaching, and (as of recently!) Medieval literature. As far as tutoring goes, I'm a language specialist with three main interests--English, German, and Spanish. For each of these languages I'm happy to help students achieve those goals which are most important to them--whether it's preparing for a test, revising their writing, or simply practicing their conversational skills....

...proud graduate of Western Michigan University now based out of Arizona. With four years of classroom experience teaching music (grades 5-12), three years of private piano tutoring (ages 4-9), Bachelors degrees in music education and; music composition, decades of performances on a variety of instruments, and professional editing experience (for Chinese language/culture instructional materials) comes practical experience in both best pedagogical practices and the ability to work with a variety of cultures and student needs....