Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Newark, NJ

I'm a very easy-going, optimistic, friendly and compassion person. As far as my profession goes, I'm a medical assistant. I love working with or around children. I strongly believe in building a relationship with whom I tend to work with... looking forward to work with you :)... Create an interactive conversation with the student. Get into their comfort zone, and figure out which learning method are they most comfortable with.

I believe that anyone can learn anything they set their mind to. Like Eisenstein said, "genius is 99 percent hard work". As long someone is motivated, they can figure something out, and I'm here to help them along the way!

My philosophy on education is to nurture the individual through my teaching and guidance. My goal is to build relationships with the students I tutor so that they will feel comfortable and learn everything they need help with. I look forward to meeting my future students that I will be tutoring!... My philosophy on education is to nurture the individual through my teaching and guidance. My goal is to build relationships with the students I tutor...

...continue to help students improve. Reduce the frustrations and anxiety you feel about tests and writing with an experienced person like me to guide you. Learning should be enjoyable and I am good at patiently building on your strengths while helping you identify and overcome weaknesses. With a good tutor you can find both success and pleasure even in the most frustrating of academic situations. My students always say I'm one of the most approachable...

...is to work with young people and help them acquire skills they can use throughout their lifetime. Teaching swimming lessons grew into helping my neighbors' kids with homework, and upon graduation from high school I entered Long Island University as a Childhood Education major with a minor in psychology. Since then, I have enjoyed my career as an educator, working with students both privately and in the classroom . When I am not teaching, I...

Hi everyone! I'm Zoe, and I'm in graduate school to become a librarian. I specialize in tutoring English/ language arts, and I can assist students in elementary, middle, or high school with reading comprehension or writing essays. If you struggle with the poetry in ELA standardized tests, I'm you're girl. I look forward to meeting you.

I'm not here to teach you. I'm here to help you save the world.... To make learning a fun, interesting, and exciting experience. I believe that learning is the outcome of enthusiasm.... Get to know who the student is and allow them to get to know me.... By constantly reinforcing my confidence in them. After a while, they'll begin to have that confidence in themselves.... I would use incentives.... I would use repetition until they get...

...I have worked for the past few years with statistical and economic data and I am very comfortable with quantitative analysis. I am also a confident writer -- I write a weekly travel blog and I have been published in travel writing anthologies. I love editing writing and talking students through what can be improved in their writing. I am an excellent test taker as well. I had a near perfect score (2320 out of...

...high school teacher for 20 years and why I am a tutor now. One of my major skills as a tutor is breaking down skills and concepts into small parts to identify exactly where someone is struggling. I can do this with organization and learning needs, too, not just math and English content. I am also versatile and flexible; I can work on all sorts of content and handle unknown problems. I can teach you...

...lot of time to studying the humanities. I even started a blog my junior year as an outlet to further pursue these academic interests! As a result, I also enjoy tutoring in Literature, English, and Writing. Outside of tutoring and academia, I am a professional dancer and choreographer. I also work on other artists' websites to make sure their sites are the best they can be, along with other arts administration work. In my spare...

...environment that engages people to critically think and share their ideas with each other, in order to improve understanding and learning. As educators we need to have an open mind with our students, if not we fail to benefit from countless valuable lessons that the students will teach us. Teachers need to approach and acknowledge children on an equal level. I am New York State Certified in Childhood Education (1st-6th grade). I was a tenured...

...proper context makes the information easier to process as well as more memorable to the student. I have seen this in everything from US History to biology and truly believe this is the best way to fully understand and grasp new concepts. My down time consists of a lot of physical activity, whether that is in the form of going to the gym or playing ice hockey and soccer. I find staying physically active is...

...avid reader and writer. I have been tutoring since I was in high school, and I find it very rewarding to watch my students improve through our work. As a tutor, I make sure my students understand the fundamentals of the topic we are reviewing. I then work on practice problems with them until they know the ins and outs of the subject area. I tutor for high school admissions tests, the SAT, ACT, math,...

...style is dynamic. It's tailored to each student and subject. I work at whatever pace best suits them. I relate subject material to the student’s other interests to best engage him or her. The only things I keep the same for every student are the values I encourage: thoroughness and patience with regard to work ethic, curiosity and appreciation with regard to the material. Outside of tutoring, I like to listen to and compose music,...

I graduated from the University of Minnesota in May and recently moved to Brooklyn. I'm a dancer and have a strong passion for education.

...Mass Communication from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I taught tenth and twelfth grade English to both AP and general classes and am AP College Board certified. In graduate school, I focused specifically on the works of Shakespeare, lyric poetry and modern and post-modern American literature. I have also taught journalism and public speaking. I am a state certified teacher for grades 6-12 and also have experience tutoring college age students. Let me help...

...a valuable skill. I visualize myself using these same skills when assisting young students at Varsity Tutors.. My ability to oversee the development of programming at Citizen Schools, as a Teaching Fellow, was a reason my students achieved a year to year significant increase in math understanding. I customized in-classroom teaching to a classroom of students and had great success. Excited to raise students' academic performance - and confidence - at Varsity Tutors. Best, Mike...

...parent can give his or her children is education. to ensure the child the receives the best education there have to be great teachers. as a tutor I came to realize the importance of education. tutoring and teaching are such rewarding careers which is why I am pursuing them. the difference I can make in a students academic life makes me want t go above and beyond in my tutoring and teaching.

...lengthy experience as an educator I have worked in a variety of capacities which included the position of Academic Intervention Specialist. I had the great advantage of being exposed to various reading programs with the responsibility of selecting the ones I considered most effective and reporting my professional assessment to the school administration. There were clear gains made by most of my students in the area of reading and this increase was indicated using data...

I am currently a 5th grade teacher for the NYC Department of Education. I believe that EVERY student can succeed. All it takes is a little maneuvering and skill from a dedicated teacher and dedication from a student.