Award-Winning Reading Tutors in San Francisco-Bay Area, CA

...at UC Santa Cruz in Astrophysics/Astronomy. While I enjoy all Science and Math, I am most passionate about Astrophysics and Exoplanetology. I have tutored middle school, high school, and early college level students as well as special needs students. I love to find a student's favorite way to learn and incorporate it into the lesson. In my spare time, I am a voracious reader and I enjoy board games, video games, and crafts such as...

...political thought) from the London School of Economics. While continuing to read seriously in these areas, I have made my living as a writer, addressing a variety of audiences of audiences over various media: music journalism when Rolling Stone and I were both young, wrote soaps here and in England, done a fair amount of freelance copy editing and currently design/write online training programs for employees of large companies. I have a California secondary school...

...and Philosophy. I have extensive experience tutoring various levels of French, as well as writing in English and literature. My style approach to teaching relies heavily on dialogue and equal participation. I believe that the best way to teach anyone anything is to 1.) Demonstrate to them their capacity to learn on their own 2.) Emphasize how their present knowledge of other fields and experiences can help them to grasp new ideas.... As I wrote in my personal statement, I believe that the best way to teach anyone is to demonstrate to them their capacity to learn on their own and emphasize how their present knowledge of other fields and experiences can help them to grasp new ideas.

...Cal, tutoring elite athletes in every subject. During the summers, I was the lead Statistics teacher for the football team and worked as a peer advisor for the incoming college athletes to prepare them for the rigors of college. I have tutored psychology, math up to calculus 2, philosophy, and have a deep passion for tutoring writing and reading comprehension. I help students break down the writing process into a linear algorithm, with an emphasis...

...I received my Bachelor's degree from UC-Berkeley in 2008, where I majored in American History and minored in Gender and Women's Studies. In between undergraduate and graduate school, I was the Assistant Director of a tutoring company in Wisconsin for three years, where I tutored students of all ages in a variety of subjects, including test prep, math (through advanced algebra), writing, reading, phonics, and study skills. I continued tutoring while getting my Masters, working...

...and embrace the unique intellectual skill sets and cultural-intellectual backgrounds of my students. As a first generation graduate student, I had to work hard to gain the skills that helped me acquire scholarships and fellowships at UC Berkeley while maintaining a 4.0 G.P.A. As a college professor, I am well aware of the current climate of student competition and the expectations of academic excellence students must work to achieve. I specialize in U.S. ethnic and...

...a demonstrated track record of effectively assisting students succeed in their academic classes as well as on their college personal statements and SAT essays. I believe it is both a privilege and a responsibility for me to pass on to students what has been passed on to me by fabulous, inspirational teachers, professors, and professionals. These individuals have helped me find my voice as a professional writer, gain the confidence and skills needed to succeed...

...participated in the California Childhood Leukemia Study at Berkeley's School of Public Health. Currently, I am taking a few years off before applying to medical school. In my free time, I like to read, run, do yoga, and cook. I have experience teaching both Verbal Reasoning and Math portions of the SAT, and I also have tutored Chemistry, Biology, Calculus, and Writing. When teaching, I like to give relatable examples and prefer to get to...

...and Digital Art and an International Business Certificate. I've been tutoring for 8 years now through various avenues and really enjoy helping other students get interested in the subjects they find most difficult. I have had experience previously tutoring at a Middle School tutoring center, and online through another tutoring company. I prefer to tutor students in English, Writing, Math until Algebra 2, and French. My favorite subjects to tutor however, is writing and French....

...have taught both English and Spanish to children and adolescents. I lived in French-speaking Martinique and tutored adults in English. As a child, I lived in Mexico for 4 years for elementary school. I attended bilingual immersion schools in the United States until 9th grade, when I went back to live in Mexico for a year. I have traveled extensively around the world and love meeting new people and learning new languages. I currently teach...