Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Portland, OR

Through the Jesuit Education I received at Fairfield University, I am confident that I have the ability to tutor anyone in the language and literature of English. I also am able to proofread and help edit any English assignment because of my passion for English. I also have many skills including understanding of literature, and grammatical writing, proofreading, and editorial work. These qualities make me a great tutor for you, and or, your child's needs.

Self-motivated, creative and innovative, energetic, goal oriented enthusiast who through effective communication and a charismatic style of leadership is able to get the best out of others with whom I work and ultimately get the job done effectively and professionally.

My daily objective is to use my platform as a teacher and coach to encourage the development of my students and athletes as people. I do this by focusing on building authentic relationships and then encouraging curiosity in specific content areas. In regards to pedagogy, I stress the importance of process-driven results to motivate daily progress!

...a very effective way of absorbing knowledge--simply writing papers (and of course, doing the research beforehand). With this being said, I find joy in helping students to better articulate and express their ideas on paper. Recently, I had the pleasure of writing music content for a digital pop culture magazine, and was an editorial intern for a home magazine. Aside from the writing, I enjoy using my creativity and artistic abilities, especially sketching and digital...

My name is Johna Reisch and I am in my fifth year teaching 7th grade English Language Arts in Hartford, CT. I graduated in 2015, with high honors, from The University of California at Santa Barbara, with a Bachelors Degree in Sociology and English. I recently completed my Master of Science in Educational Studies from Johns Hopkins University.

It's very important for me to empower students to be able to succeed on their own. A real tutor gives them the skills they need to perform on their own, with the training wheels off. I have the content knowledge, the teaching experience, and the calm and disciplined approach to help students get to this place.

I'm a trained actor and graduated from LAMDA, one of the Top 5 drama schools in the world. I received my undergraduate degree in Creative Writing and Literature from Emerson College, where I graduated with honors. Whether you need help preparing for an audition or writing an essay-- I'm ready!

...all phases of business development - from market research and business plan writing to contract negotiation and fundraising. At the same time, however, I have never neglected my commitment to education. Aside from earning undergraduate degrees from Trinity College and Berklee College of Music and an MBA from Columbia Business School, I have continued to educate myself and others by enrolling and also lecturing at other notable universities such as NYU, MIT, and Harvard.

I am a professional writer with decades of experience and I teach all levels of writing including grammar and composition, from basic sentence structure to dissertations. I teach all types of essay writing. I strive to engage students effectively and to improve student work.

My inspiration comes from that moment when you look at a students face and know that they have just understood a concept. It is invigorating to know that you have helped empower a student with knowledge that no one can ever take away.

...the stress of an SAT or AP Exam. While I've been through the wringer with years of math, science, and art, real learning isn't a system of checkboxes. In my tutoring, I make sure to impart the conceptual understanding of the subject at hand, instead of simply how to solve a textbook problem. I love teaching, and I love learning, and I'd hope to give you some of these passions as well!

Once I began teaching, I knew I had found my real calling. As much as I loved working for public television, WNET/13, in NYC, where I had the opportunity to cover then Pope John Paul, it was when I began teaching that I realized that this is where I belonged.

...been an IT professional and run a consulting firm. Many people in my family attended Yale. I graduated from a small school in New York with a BA in History, then graduated from a Manhattanville College whose initial buildings were a donation from the Reid family who were close personal friends of my great aunt and uncle. I taught English to high school, college, grad school and business professionals. I taught the TOEFL to them,...

...5th grade and can't get enough of it! I am certified to teach kindergarten through 6th grade and have many credits in mathematics and special education. I attended Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY for my bachelors degree and then continued to the University of New Haven to earn my Masters in Education. Not only am I confident with content knowledge, but I am also proud of the rapport I have with students and...

My passion for literature and the humanities infects my teaching style. My strong performance at Colgate University studying Philosophy, Religion, Theater and Film allows me to bring a broad knowledge base to a diverse array of topics. I believe that each student has a unique combination of interests and strengths that should be honored and channeled for his or her own personal growth.... I believe each student has his or her own strengths and interests that...

I have been tutoring math, science, and English for the past 17 years (+15,000 hours of experience) to elementary, middle school, high school, and college students attending public and private schools. I have also taught students around the world in ESL and standardized exams.

My name is Allison, and I graduated from Yale University. I majored in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and am hoping to attend medical school next fall. I am currently working as a postgraduate researcher at Yale School of Medicine and am looking forward to working with students through Varsity Tutors!

...all. I know what it takes to succeed in different learning contexts, and have years of experience helping individuals reach their specific goals. I believe that each mind and way of learning is completely unique, and I am dedicated to providing each person with the tools and techniques that work for them. My tutoring experience includes: college-level - English, essay writing and editing and senior theses (employed by the college). Elementary: math and reading remediation...

...abroad programs and international conferences. I've been to China several times and love to practice my Chinese with others! I love to teach math and science and have served as a math tutor during high school and engineering tutor for two college courses. Some of the most fundamental mathematics to understand are algebra and calculus, so I always seek to tutor these subjects as well as any others in which I am proficient. I enjoy...

...immensely gratifying for me. My specialities include tutoring languages like Spanish and Latin and STEM fields (chemistry, biology, physics). I can also help with college test prep and essay writing, as well as general college advising. As a Classics major, I'm big into the Socratic method: leading students to the answer of a problem by asking questions at each step. More often than not, they knew the answer all along! When I'm not tutoring, I'm...