Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Santa Monica, CA

...a large music nonprofit. My tutoring approach is to develop a personalized learning approach for each student. My experience in education has taught me that everyone learns differently and tapping into the learning style of an individual is the key to learning success. I enjoy exploring the creative and passionate aspects of an individual's personality and combining this with the implementation of a tactical strategy for learning success. Education is my passion and I look...

...and studying in China. I have been tutoring students since 2004 in math, English, History, composition and grammar, and test-preparation techniques. I am now enrolled in the CSU Long Beach teaching credential program where I am actively pursuing my dream of helping others succeed. When working with students, I model as best I can my deep interest in learning, along with the specific study skills and organizational strategies students need to study effectively.

...a semi-circle to facilitate easier dialogue between students? created weekly posting of top ten to fifteen students with the most hours of attendance? used “Funny Money” incentive system, rewarding various students for outstanding classroom achievement daily? utilized various TESOL games from free internet sites? used classroom textbook series: McGraw-­Hill’s All­-Star Series, as well as Azar’s Fundamentals of English Grammar and various other texts. Generally spent twelve to fifteen hours per week in classroom with eight...

I graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Economics. Go banana slugs! I also took biology classes at UCSC and earned a 5 on the AP Biology exam. In high school I volunteered as a camp counselor for three years and was an AP scholar with distinction. I like bodysurfing, card games, and reading.

...that as they encounter future material that is seemingly boring or too challenging they will be equipped with the skills to engage confidently on a path to success. Outside of teaching I have an avid interest in the arts. In my spare time I can be found busily painting away in my studio, or bicycling around the city visiting different cultural events. I also love to cook, read and listen to music.

...to pursue other studies. I returned to Pierce College to study American Sign Language. Along the way, I discovered a passion for tutoring. My favorite subject to tutor is math, but I also enjoy English and essay writing. I currently work part time for a non-profit organization that provides supplemental educational services to K-12 students in need of one-on-one assistance in English language arts or math as part of the "No Child Left Behind" act....

...students at a weekly Girl Scout program in Watts. In high school, I tutored for the SAT as well as teaching swimming lessons for over four years, so I am very confident in my ability to make complicated topics understandable. My favorite area is standardized testing. I love the look on a student's face when they realize that they don't have to be nervous about an exam - that it can actually be really fun...

...background for my extremely well-developed writing, test-taking, and study skills. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 2007, I had many experiences working with youth and children in social services and counseling settings as well as academic contexts. I found myself continuously drawn toward the academic realm, and in January of 2012 I entered a Master of Arts and teaching credential program in Special Education at the California State University, Dominguez Hills. For the past three...

...2013 with a Bachelor in Science in Engineering (ABET) and a Certificate in Architecture and Engineering. While at Princeton, I was in the yoga club, college councils, chapel choir, and community service initiatives. I plan on pursuing a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in the future. Coming from a small high school in rural Pennsylvania, I definitely was not ready for Princeton and hired a tutor myself to help me with physics....

...tutoring at a university where I earned my BS in Biomedical Engineering. I switched from a career in engineering to one in education because I just love working with kids, teenagers, and young adults. For me, coaching a teenager to improve his jumpshot beats educating a client about a new product; and helping students prepare for the SAT trumps preparing for a design-team meeting. Having taken a year away from teaching to pursue a Master's...