Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Kent, WA

...work with middle school and high school students specializing in all areas of Language Arts: narrative, expository, creative, and analytical writing, including grammar. I also tutor high school seniors with college applications and essays. I have a broad base of knowledge in American Literature and the Arts, I am a published writer and watercolor artist,...

...give positive feedback before pointing out where they can improve in their writing as a means of making them feel encouraged and good about themselves. Tutoring Philosophy: Be Engaging: I strive to make learning fun and interesting. Students are more likely to stick with it through the challenging lessons if they are engaged. This can be...

...skills, or a variety of subjects including up to college level physics, chemistry, and biology. I am currently finishing my Master of Athletic Training, and am extremely knowledgeable in the fields of Exercise Science, Anatomy, and Healthcare. In my free time, I love to hike and bike as well as attend sporting events.... When students are struggling with reading comprehension, I will ask them to underline, highlight, and identify any vocabulary words they do not understand....

...using a wide array of teaching techniques, a great deal of enthusiasm, humor, and encouragement, and various lesson plans that will help you to access your strengths and develop your skillsets. I firmly believe that all students are creative individuals and intellectuals-in-training, and I promise to take your concerns seriously and help you work through...

...I also work part-time at a non-profit guardianship firm downtown. (We look out for the financial and healthcare needs of the elderly and the physically and mentally disabled.) I am an anglophile and ailurophile (look them up! :-)), and I love theatre, movies, Gonzaga basketball (I went to law school there), and Chicago Cubs baseball.

...write poetry, fiction, critical essays, and creative non-fiction. While completing my masters from 2012-2014, I tutored students at my university's writing center. It was there that I discovered another of my passions: helping students who are eager to learn. My profoundly meaningful experience as a tutor led me to join Varsity after graduation. I believe...

...to become involved with my community. I recently took the GREs and was admitted to UW's Master's of Social Work program, so the stress and anxiety of standardized test taking is fresh in my memory. For students preparing to take the SATs, ACTs, or GREs - I feel your pain! Together we can work through...

...concentrating in the fields of Ethics and Analytic Philosophy. I also completed a minor in Political Science. In the fall of 2015 I will be beginning law school, though where is still to be determined. I have been tutoring both formally and informally for years: as an undergraduate I was a volunteer with Seattle Children's...

...thing and should always be fostered. There is a great big world out that that needs to be explored. Always be seeking, improving, and wondering. I have taught middle school for 17 years and try to pass on my love of learning to each and everyone of my students. I believe all students can be...

...my undergraduate degree from Emory University in Anthropology, with a focus on religion and philosophy. After graduating, I spent three years in Africa and Asia working in sustainable development and teaching English to both adults and children, before moving to Paris to pursue a master's degree. I received my graduate degree in international relations and...

...in Korea, it quickly became apparent that Korean students were not being taught to question and think for themselves. Students in Korea were taught to memorize information. They were not taught how to think critically or to ask questions. They were taught to be obedient and to trust what their elders told them. I was...

...I graduated on the Dean's List and received a scholarship to fund an Undergraduate Research paper on American Literature. During my studies I volunteered at a Seattle School in ESL classrooms. There I worked with groups of students and individuals on a variety of subjects including english, math, and social studies. My tutoring style centers...

...taught 7th & 8th Grade English Language Arts, US/World History,and 8th grade Algebra support. In the classroom I focused on individual one on one instruction and took time to understand the strengths and weakness of every student. I believe in a collaborate learning environment and understand that all students learn in different ways. It is...

...Math of all levels up to Pre-Calculus, as well as SAT (both Math and Verbal), Language skills, and History/Government. Having taught at both a small private school and large urban public schools, I have broad experience with different learning styles, backgrounds, and abilities. I find it highly rewarding to help students and guide their progress...

...as Linguistics. During my senior year, I taught a seminar for first-year students about transitioning to college and developing good study habits. After graduation, I spent a year teaching English at a secondary school in rural, southern France. Now that I am back in Seattle, I work in the University of Washington School of Nursing's...

...fluently, with some experience in Arabic as well. I have traveled extensively through Europe, as well as to South America and Latin America. I love to tutor because it allows me to meet students where they are, and develop personal relationships with them that allow me to better understand their learning styles. I'm an artist,...

...who was homeschooled, I spent many hours with my younger siblings, working through languages, math, sciences, history, and English. I graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, majoring in Spanish and International Studies and minoring in Political Science. During those three years, I spent time abroad in both Japan and Spain,...

...class. Sometimes I wish it had been the first class I took in college because it was such a great experience and we discussed so many of the "big" questions of life. It is the only class I have ever taken in which the class spontaneously started clapping and cheering for our professor on the...

...am very familiar with Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and other sciences. I also have spent the past few summers tutoring students in Reading and Writing and am able to help with everything from college essays and writing assignments to skills for standardized tests. I'm happy to work with a range of ages and will do my...

...Political Science at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. Up next: law school! So far I've been accepted to Duke, Georgetown and Harvard, but I'm waiting to hear back from a few more schools before I make my final decision about where to go. I've taken the SAT, GRE, and the LSAT, so I'm...