Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Pennsylvania

...The most rewarding moment, for me, is helping create that "aha!" moment for my students. I have been tutoring students of all ages in languages - French, German, Latin, and Spanish, among others - and the social sciences - including sociology, psychology, and linguistics - for more than 8 years. This includes children of 7...

...children aged 9-10 for the UK exam that determines where they attend secondary school. Subjects I tutored for this class included verbal and non-verbal reasoning, math, and English composition and comprehension. I also ran special literacy and numeracy workshops which focused on various topics such as grammar, creative writing, percentages and telling the time. I...

...Tufts University. And I have an MFA in Creative Writing from Rutgers-Camden. While I worked on my MFA, I taught Writing courses at Camden County College. This past fall, I served as the Emerging Writer-in-Residence at Penn State Altoona. I can teach and tutor a variety of subjects, but I adore English: high school essays,...

...between pupil and tutor. I want you to help you learn, not to be your drill sergeant! That being said, I do have high expectations for my students, because you should hold yourself to high standards if you want to improve your skills. Outside of instruction/studies, I played basketball in high-school, although ultimately other interests...

...with a degree in English and a prospective student of Princeton Theological Seminary where I hope to pursue graduate degrees in Divinity and Youth Ministry. I have extensive experience tutoring and teaching English in a variety of settings: college classrooms, private homes, churches, SAT schools, and even abroad in places like Cuba and China. I...

...to success (rather than trying to "lead success to students"), and teaching a solid list of fundamental skills is crucial to accomplishing this goal. My greatest strength as a tutor is my flexibility and familiarity with the content knowledge I teach. I have experience working with students from all over Philadelphia. In addition to having...

...tips and tricks I have learned through the years, not only for the math sections but also the reading and writing portions. As an avid reader in my downtime and having done a lot of critical reading for my scientific career, I have mastered various strategies for analytical reading that I love passing on. In...

...coming to ASU, I taught undergraduate humanities and English literature courses. I have also served as an SAT Prep instructor for the verbal and writing sections of the SAT . I really like working with students on the verbal and writing portions of the SAT because I find that, when approached the right way, these...

...or otherwise) a laid back and comfortable place for my students to be. I want them to love coming to class and to be just as ready to laugh as to learn. I would love the opportunity to help you understand and appreciate the beauty of literature or to demystify the semicolon.... I believe that one of, if not the most important part of teaching is providing the students with a clear purpose of what they are doing, why they are doing it, and how am I going to help them. I have always appreciated teachers who brought the past into the present or molded esoteric theory into a practical application; it immediately made my education relevant and necessary.

...have worked previously mostly with children between ages of 6 and 13 but I am comfortable working with students of all ages. I tutor in almost all subjects, but my favorites are Math, English, Psychology and Study and Organizational skills. Outside of tutoring, I like to write (mostly poetry), read, play all sports and do...