Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Suffolk, VA

...and conduct weekly women's health clinics in lower income neighborhoods; instructing them on the importance of yearly mammograms, healthy eating, and proper exercise habits to aid in the prevention of breast cancer. Growing up in Los Angeles, California, in a lower income neighborhood where health issues are not taken as seriously as they should be, has given me a heightened affinity for the importance of community based healthcare programs and seeing such challenges in healthcare...

I graduated from Bellarmine University with a B.A. in English and secondary education, and from the University of Louisville with an M.A. in English and an emphasis in creative writing. I taught high school English for nine years and know the need to be flexible and understanding to best teach a student. I enjoy helping students develop their writing and am very passionate about helping students prepare for the ACT. My goal is to encourage...

...Department's study abroad in Bath, England program. I have taught in England, and conducted lectures in Greece and Malaysia. I graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. and M.A. in English and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Antioch University. I also have a background in magazine writing and editing. Before becoming an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Hampton University, I was a Teaching Fellow and Lecturer at Loyola Marymount University....

I spent the past year as a teaching assistant in Bordeaux, France - my job was to supplement teachers' lessons with more hands-on, interactive sessions with students aged 6 to 14. I my experience makes me an excellent tutor in both English and French, as I know how to keep students interested and engaged in the subject matter while still adhering to a strict curriculum.

...Liberal Arts from Mary Washington University. I currently teach ninth grade English but I have taught grades 7-12 at one time or another during my 26 years of teaching. For the past two years I tutored a young man in English for grades 7 and 8. I have home schooled my own children for 8 years. I have been awarded Reading Teacher of the Year for my school and have received the literacy award as...

I am a second grade teacher in the Virginia Beach public school system. I have been teaching for 11 years, all of which have been in Virginia Beach. I have spent most of my time teaching 2nd grade, but I have also taught 4th and 5th grade. I grew up knowing I wanted to be a teacher and spent my high school and college years volunteering with different children's programs, primarily in my church. I...

...10 years of experience teaching Reading and Language Arts for grades k-12, I am eager to lend my expertise towards working with your student. I have become well-equipped with an extensive "teacher tool-box" of multi-sensory, multi-modality strategies proven effective for a diverse assortment of learners and am experienced with a range of needs including Reading and Language Disabilities (specifically Dyslexia & Dysgraphia), test preparation, ADHD, and more. I look forward to meeting you and your...

As an intentional teacher and a “Life Long Learner," my mission is to motivate, inspire, encourage, and support students in their educational journey; while helping to create an effective foundation for life-long learning. I am currently enrolled in a MAT program dual endorsement English and Special Education. I teach ESL online in Japan and Korea. I have a Bachelor's degree in accounting as well as a Master's in business.

...working in coal mines and textile mills, children in America toiling in canneries, coal mines, textile mills, and southern fisheries. We examined pictures from The New York Times to figure out what was happening by looking at the details and sharing our thoughts. Students wrote poetry based on their lives, their perspective, and their hopes. We learned empathy and compassion for others by examining the viewpoints of Scout, Jem, and Atticus Finch in To Kill...

...Linguistics with an emphasis in Sociolinguistics at Old Dominion University. While completing my M.A., I was a teaching assistant for a Rhetoric and Composition course, and tutored undergraduate students. Since then, I have taught French in Virginia Beach City Public Schools for three years. Currently, I tutor French and English Composition, and enjoy both equally. I believe that learning happens best when teachers, tutors, and students are all inspired, and so I work to incorporate...