Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Santa Barbara, CA

...I’m certified by the National Tutoring Association as an Academic Coach, and I’ve tutored high school students and worked as a substitute teacher for middle school. I am the mother of young adult identical twin daughters and live in Phoenix, Arizona with my husband, Roger, and our dog. I am a published author, so I enjoy tutoring reading and writing at all levels. I also tutor math grades K-8 and help students prepare for high...

...with kids! I want to not only be a tutor, but be a mentor to my students. I want to be someone they can look up to and feel comfortable with. My main goal in tutoring is not only teaching students about the subject material, but to also teach them how to study and be organized on their own, when I am not there to help them. I am very outgoing, but also patient, persistent,...

...Specialization from UMass in Professional Writing and Technical Communication. I spent more than ten years working as a technical writer in various industries, ending up finally at Bank of America. In 2012 I left that career to pursue a Master of Arts degree in Education from Pepperdine University. I completed that degree in 2013. I also hold a preliminary Single Subject (English) teaching credential in California. Although my ultimate career goal is to obtain a...

...my Bachelor's degree in German language. I have worked as a Foreign Language Teacher at an elementary school for one year and at a high school for one year. Since moving to California I have been working as an online Foreign Language Instructor for Czech and German. I love to teach foreign languages, especially the grammar, phonology, history and literature of English and German speaking countries. I am very patient and I try to teach...

...in Anthropology from the UCSD with a focus on historical archaeology and how the application of social network theory can be used to examine Viking Age Iceland. I value using an interdisciplinary approach in my work, a style that has profoundly shaped my teaching philosophy and my commitment to helping students build a well-rounded and productive academic foundation that draws upon both the hard and social sciences. My unique teaching approach and passion for learning...

...for themselves, and to be able to take note of the progress they are making. Empty praise such as "Great job!" or "You are so smart," have little effect on students. However, a simple statement of fact, like "Your letters are so well formed that I can easily understand your ideas," to a first grader, or "This sentence uses the evidence about how bullfrogs' skin blends in with pond water so well to prove your...

I'm the first to graduate college in my family for two generations. I can testify that education has been economically empowering, enriching and enlightening; I embrace lifelong learning and want to help students reach their academic goals and beyond. I'm most thankful to my teachers and tutors for helping me reach goals outside my comfort level by raising my expectations.

...of my time studying for an endless amount of midterms, finals, standardized tests, and thesis essays. My knowledge of the current educational system, specifically primary education, is vast, and I can help you with anything from passing the CAHSEE to basic grammar rules to SAT subject tests, and even college application essays. In my spare time, I love being at the beach, hiking, swimming, trying new and different foods, and going to concerts. I also...

...provided platforms to relate abstract concepts in science and math to physical processes. It's my belief that the real factors for success are time and effort, everyone has the ability to be an expert with practice and the true challenge is learning to focus on the skills someone wants to improve. I'm a huge fan of live music, hiking, swimming, running, movies and tea or ideally any combination. I enjoy anything that can represent scientific...

...the elementary school level to the high school level. I tutor in a wide range of subjects, but I am most passionate about tutoring students in the written word, whether through literature, writing, or foreign language. I would describe my tutoring style as step-by-step; I like to break down subjects in ways that are easy for students to understand, and adapt materials to various learning styles on a student-by-student basis. When I am not tutoring,...