Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Florissant, MO

...rush you. I want to catch you doing something right! That's the fun of going on this journey together. Many times, you'll find you had the answer inside of you, I simply needed to turn a little key to open the door. *smile* Science and Math are my passions, but I'm a big fan of...

...desire and taught in the inner city of St. Louis for two years at North Side Community School. Missing the life of being an overseas educator, I secured a position in Seoul, South Korea at Korea International School in 2012. Yearning to learn more, I moved to Cairo, Egypt and took up a position as...

...disabilities. Primarily, I have focused my teaching in the areas of English, Reading, Composition, and Language Arts because of my BA in English with an emphasis in Writing and my TEFL certification. In the last few years, I have also been instructing chess and yoga lessons. These are activities that I believe support the mind...

...with students of all ages. I have worked for an educational camp called College for Kids for seven years as an assistant and as an instructor. I have also volunteered as a literacy advocate for Ready Readers and as a tutor for Girls Inc. In my free time, I like to read books, bake, and...

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

...a stint with Teach For America, my stories have appeared in publications including the Huffington Post, the Orlando Sentinel, SUCCESS and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. My committment to students didn't end with my Teach For America committment. I've taught middle and high school, undergraduate college courses, and adult education courses. I especially enjoy sharing my...

...consulting on a daily basis, I use the principles behind grammar and syntax, phonetics, and spelling all the time. I got into tutoring by working in a writing center at a graduate school for 3 years. I really enjoyed the process of working with students to improve their writing. My goal for any type of...

...a storyteller by nature, and I believe teaching--regardless of the subject-- is storytelling at the core. Instead of tales of fantasy and fiction, however, these are stories about how the world works. Students like working with me because of my ability to communicate information in a way that they can understand (i.e. I tell the...

My name is Zoey and I am a rising senior at Washington University in St. Louis. I am majoring in Sociology and minoring in Marketing. Outside of the classroom, I enjoy writing, running, and cooking.

...unlock their full academic potential. I specialize in ELA, with a particular enthusiasm for literature analysis, argumentative writing, and reading comprehension strategies. My teaching philosophy centers on creating an engaging and supportive learning environment where students feel empowered to take risks and grow. I believe in tailoring my approach to each student's unique learning style,...

...(sometimes very complicated!) word choices, if they have proper support, they can eventually come to think of written language as another medium for communicating to, and being heard by, the world around them. When not thinking about language, essays, and vocab words, I can usually be found reading, listening to showtunes, practicing my Persian and...

...the classroom! I am most passionate about Elementary Education and Algebra. Through my experience in college, I have had the opportunity to student teach in classrooms and found that students' minds are exceptional. With the right drive and encouragement, students will know that they can achieve anything they set their minds to!

...focus a lot of my work and time on education in St. Louis. While I tutor a variety of subjects, I enjoy them all. I love tutoring students in early elementary school helping them master the basics. But I also love tutoring foreign languages and opening students up to new cultures and languages! I believe...

...in which I currently work. Our small class size allows me the opportunity to really understand each student's learning ability and style. Teaching has always been my passion and my goal is to instill the confidence in each student and help them reach their goals. It is my desire to help students want to learn,...

Teaching is my calling in life. I believe all students can learn no matter what challenges they face.

...philosophy in-depth, I often write essays as assessments and feel confident in my ability to help brainstorm, edit, and more. While my interests are in the social sciences, I have worked with elementary-aged to college-aged students in a variety of subjects, and have learned to value different learning styles. Whether you're an auditory, visual, or...

...schools, and the online learning environment. I spent one year substitute teaching in a Spanish Language Immersion School as well; meaning I only spoke Spanish to my students. I have also worked with a variety of students. I have a great deal of experience teaching at risk youth, students with a wide variety of learning...

...feel comfortable tutoring GRE, ACT and ISEE test preparation, as well as Chemistry and World History. My favorite subject to tutor is standardized test preparation because I find it rewarding to see someone's score improve. I prefer an interactive teaching style because I want the student to have input on their learning style and preferences....

...tutored a child during my clinical for my reading specialist certification. Currently I teach Science and Social Studies in an inner-city middle school in St. Louis. I also lead English and math intervention each week for my middle school students. I am very dedicated to the achievement of youth and will work diligently to make...

...with determination and work they can understand. While tutoring or teaching, I try to help students make their own discoveries by asking questions or giving them a moment to think more deeply about an idea before discussing it further. I am goal-oriented and am focused on what you can do at the end of a...