Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Kansas City, MO

...name Patrick) and I'm here to help you think, choose, and score better in the world of academia! My specialty is English grammar and writing skills, but I've also tutored previously for study skills, social studies, and much more. I'm excited to connect on a personal level and get you to the place you need to be, academically. We are all called to be the best version of ourselves possible, so let's make that a...

...a job I consider myself lucky to have. I believe that being a patient and caring educator is what helps students achieve their fullest potential. Recognizing that all students learn differently is a key factor in reaching educational goals, which is why I teach content using differentiated instruction. I am excited to branch out and tutor subjects besides Spanish in the Kansas City area, including Math and English language skills, even though Spanish holds a...

...do the legwork it takes to understand not just how to comprehend subject but how to thrive within the system of education. I worked with many students who were used to being overlooked and underrepresented in education. When I taught my course, I focused on personal voice. I taught my students the importance of their voice and place in academia. The key to getting your voice heard and respected in education is to understand the...

I have been teaching for over 15 years. I have a 15 year old son that loves to play sports. I spend my spare time taking him to football tournaments. I love to spend time with family and friends. I love to go camping and hang out at the lake.

...with a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). I have 9 years of teaching experience as a Preschool, Elementary & College level instructor. I've taught general education courses, ESL, Spanish Native Language Literacy and a University Writing course. I love teaching! My favorite subjects to tutor are ESL, Reading, Writing, Grammar and Spanish. My tutoring style involves getting to know each other and sharing our interests, discovering my student's goals...

...mathematics, and computer science/programming courses because these subjects present so many opportunities for problem solving and students to obtain that "aha" moment. That said, I am qualified and willing to help you reach success in all the subjects in which I am approved to tutor. I started tutoring classmates informally while in college and accepted several teaching assistant positions that enabled me to clearly explain course concepts to students with various backgrounds. Instead of lecturing...

...teacher in the Kansas City area. I first began tutoring while I studied abroad in Thailand. I developed personalized English language programs for Thai graduate-level students. When I returned to the United States, I taught refugee fifth grade boys in all subjects for a year. I have tutored middle school and high school students in Geometry, Algebra, Writing, and Chemistry. And I have tutored college students in Biology. For tutoring, I create personalized study strategies...

...these skills are interconnected, and progress in these areas requires use and understanding of complex syntax, morphology, phonetics, orthography and semantics. For this reason, I utilize a multilinguistic approach that simultaneously targets word-level spelling and reading, vocabulary expansion, spelling and writing conventions,and the use and comprehension of complex sentence structures. This approach can be tailored to each individual based on their needs and skill level. I firmly believe that competence in spelling, writing and reading...

...State University with a degree in philosophy. I look forward to tutoring as an opportunity to help students discover their strengths in subjects they find difficult or unnecessarily complicated. I believe that anyone can learn anything, as long as they are taught well. Given my background in philosophy, I am familiar with transforming the unbearably boring into the deeply fascinating. I hope to help students learn that such transformations are fully within their control.

...most passionate about Math, Literature and Science. With helping struggling students prepare for Standardized Tests, we always seem to have the most fun (with remarkable advancements) in understanding a variety of mathematical strategies. I hope to continue igniting a passion for learning for each student I encounter, no matter where they are at in their learning journey. In my spare time, I enjoy dabbling in new experiences and learning. From taking cooking classes to attempting...

...I want to help struggling English students develop theirs. My goal is to help my students raise their grades/test scores and let them grow into the wordsmiths they were meant to be! My sessions include: -learning about my student and their reason for hiring a tutor -setting goals and a time frame for achieving them -assessing their skills -providing assistance with their assignments, test prep, and skill development -wrapping up our sessions with quick assessments...

...will be working as a 5th grade teacher in Leavenworth, KS in August of 2020. I am currently student teaching in a 2nd grade classroom and we have now moved over to online teaching. During my off time, I like to hang out at my house with my animals, drink coffee, prepare for next year's class, and find new shows on Netflix and Hulu to watch! I absolutely love reading and have multiple book shelves...

...(2-88!), in one on one lessons, small classes as well as large corporate workshops. Some of my more unique experiences included training a student for a speech contest, learning lines with a Japanese actor for a role in an American film, and developing original curriculum for classes. After 15 years in Japan I returned to the states and earned my MS in Global and International Education through Drexel University. Most recently I have worked as...

...as well as those I have already taken. I enjoy being in school and I want other students to feel the same way. For me, tutoring is important because it can help students feel like they finally understand a concept they have been struggling with for a while. Getting to see when a student has a light bulb moment is the most rewarding part. With just a little bit of individual attention, learning can become...

...feel that I am qualified to tutor all middle and most high school levels of math, chemistry, and Spanish. As for standardized tests, I am most oriented towards the ACT. My favorite subject to learn and tutor is Math because it allows the student an opportunity to understand a concept much deeper than the surface. And that is my focus for when I learn a concept or teach a concept: understanding not only the what...

My goal is to provide students with educational experiences that will prepare them for lifelong learning and help them achieve their maximum potential.

We all have something new to learn everyday, and how we embrace this knowledge is what defines our education.

As a teacher and tutor, one of the things that I enjoy most is helping students find the confidence to tackle their challenges in academics. I aim to understand each student to the best of my ability in order to provide valuable learning tactics for an ever changing world.

...and the University of Georgia Overseas Program (Cortona, Italy). Altogether, I have almost six years of college teaching experience. I spent years helping both my children with their English assignments, and even spent a few sessions teaching English grammar to my son's 2nd grade class. I feel particularly at home teaching English writing and grammar to younger students because their minds are still open to the possibility that English grammar and writing can actually be...

...As an avid reader myself, I love helping others be able to connect and understand the words on a page, and in congruence with that, I always love writing as well. I was probably one of the only people in my class who preferred essay answers instead of ones that had answers in front of you but were multiple choice or true/false. With this mindset, and my past experience virtually tutoring, I look forward to...