Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Catalina Foothills, AZ

...am a University of Arizona graduate passionate about education. Our knowledge and skills are the keys to our future, and I am committed to helping students of all ages 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...

I am an adjunct professor in the Writing department at Pima Community College with a Bachelor's degree in English and an MFA in Creative Writing. I love demystifying the 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...

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.

...high level of mutual trust and respect. I look for multiple approaches to learning when possible, as learning can occur from visual, auditory and sensory cues. I have also personally studied how the brain actually learns, and have used this knowledge to better my own personal knowledge and skills. My belief is that an interaction with the student provides the best avenue of learning for the student. Mistakes and errors on the part of the...

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.

...a 5th grade teacher at Green Fields and a 4th-6th grade collaborator at the IDEA School. I enjoy being part of the learning process. Even when I was an 18 year old undergraduate at the UofA searching for a suitable major, I worked part-time as a Water Safety Instructor for the City of Tucson and taught people how to swim. Helping someone learn something new is great! I do not pretend to know everything, but...

I am a 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...

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...worked as a teaching assistant for a variety of undergraduate introductory courses and have taught discussion sections in sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology. I thrive in a classroom environment. I prefer to foster an environment in which students are active participants in the process of learning. I like to encourage students to think critically about the material they are learning and to be a part of a back and forth exchange of ideas. In...

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,...

Hello, my name is Kara Synhorst, and I am passionate about education! I 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...

My name is Archie James Abad! I am a current student at the University of Arizona with a major in Literacy, Learning and Leadership with a double minor in 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...

In 2012 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...

Tutoring isn't just about knowing the subject matter--it's also about attitude! I firmly believe that the most important part of tutoring is recognizing that each student has individual needs, and with that, an individual approach to understanding difficult subject material. I am committed to discovering what method works best for you, and hope to help you succeed in overcoming whatever difficulties you may have. As for my background, I have been tutoring since high school....

...While working, I concurrently earned a Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification through Pima Community College, which I was awarded in 2010. I teach a variety of subjects in the areas of English and writing, but I am most excited about working on College Application and Scholarship essays because these high stakes pieces are a special opportunity for students' creativity and lived experience to shine. I have a knack for drawing out your creative take on those essays...

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.

...try to ground things to reality: why learn something in the first place? For me I generally need to connect new information to old information; find a point of solid understanding and trace a path from there. My earliest education was hanging around the newspaper where my father worked, where I developed a critical eye while looking for typos. I received a Bachelor's degree in music theory from Binghamton University. I also taught pre-alegbra there, through...

...am a graduating 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...

I am a 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...