Award-Winning SSAT Tutors serving Ramapo, NY

...currently a fourth grade teacher at a public school. I have also taught second and fifth grade. I believe every student can learn and be successful as long as they are willing to work hard and not be afraid to make mistakes. It is important that instruction is engaging and differentiated in order to meet...

...and literature. I can also help with preparation and test-taking strategies for the ISEE, SAT, and ACT. I can be your guide and critic in helping you construct your college application essays and make them substantively interesting and grammatically perfect. Aside from tutoring, I enjoy swimming, working out in the gym, playing tennis, and composing...

...was exposed to students who exhibit a wide array of different learning disabilities. I worked and tutored students that benefit from a wide array of support systems in the classroom. More recently, I am working towards gaining entry into medical school. I am comfortable teaching students in elementary school from kindergarten to fifth grade in...

...tutor for over seven years now, both with a tutoring company (Sylvan Learning Center and Educational Services Center), as well as individually. I have tutored in English, writing, study skills, psychology, and math. I also have experience preparing students for the SSAT and the ISSE. Furthermore, I have prepared students for the verbal section of...

...I do not know, I look at what information is given to me. I also look at the problem from a different angle to see if it is another way to solve the problem. I hope to teach students that despite how challenging a problem may appear, they shouldn't feel discouraged. They should know that...

...allowed me to work with multiple groups of students with diverse learning styles across several grade levels. As a result, I have experience with a wide range of curricula. It is both my honor and my duty to make education accessible and enjoyable for all students. I am a 4th grade special education teacher and...

...the joy of thinking can inhabit. I am excited to work with students and learn from them and see the ways in which their thinking can develop, as well as help them acquire the skills to succeed in their courses. In my free time, I enjoy playing music (piano, guitar bass), as well as reading...

...on teacher learning communities in an online learning environment. Needless to say, data plays a very big part of being able to maximize teaching and enrichment of content. By using informal and formal screeners along with pre assessments - I will always have a map of where to take any tutoring session. Having an academic...

...on the same "page" as my students, I make it my priority to always explain as thoroughly as possible, what practical benefits are, of learning the lesson that I'm teaching. If the students can connect the lessons with their interests, desires and motivations; the students will be fully ready, willing and able to learn and...

...Bachelor's degree in French and History. I have been tutoring and teaching students from elementary to college age in French and English for nearly seven years. I have worked as a private tutor for American students, as well as French students when I studied abroad in Strasbourg, France for a semester. I also worked as...

...is Zoe and I will be starting as an apprentice teacher at a NYC public school in the fall! I am passionate about educating the next generation of leaders. I hold my students to high standards and give them the support they need to reach them. I encourage students to learn from mistakes and keep...

...Community College , and have been tutoring students of all ages in English, math, and history for ten years. I experience joy every time I can help a struggling student understand, or even enjoy a subject. I am very experienced in tailoring lessons to meet an individual's needs, so no matter what your issue is,...

...academic in the research fields of mathematics and computer science. I'm a strong believer in the benefits of well-guided mentorship in learning a new topic and have a long history of effective tutoring. I will do everything I can to make sure my students understand concepts thoroughly in an environment that's pleasant and conducive to...

...to communicate across the language barrier as well as to keep students interested. My favorite subjects to tutor are grammar, writing, and literature because I love to read, but I also tutor test-prep, algebra, and lower-level maths. In my free time I like to read, play my bass/guitar, take my dog for walks, and cook.

...English Language Arts for three years and developed a popular creative writing elective, which I also adapted for a pre-college summer enrichment program based out of Cambridge University in England. Fascinated with the learning potential inherent in international experience, I took a professional "gap year," during which time I traveled extensively through Europe, Australia, New...

...torture. It can even be fun. I promise! As a tutor my primary goal is not to teach towards specific problems. Rather, it is to establish strong foundations and to teach methods to figure out how to apply those fundamentals to any problem the student might encounter. I try to really drive home, on a...

...Outside of tutoring, I am a published author and translator who likes to write about science. I graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in the Literary Studies program at Middlebury College. I played basketball for three years there, and I still love watching the game. I am a meditator and yoga practitioner who likes...

...help enable esteemed scholars and academics craft their written work to make their specialized knowledge available and accessible to educators and students. Some of my past collaborative efforts have resulted in the successful publication of scholarly articles, books, textbooks, dissertations, collections of plays, essays, translations, and short stories. My most recent collaborative project was nominated...

...teaching excellence. A bit on my background: I am a Duke University graduate and recently completed my Masters in Advanced Math Education under the auspices of the NYC Teaching Fellows program. I have experience teaching various levels of math and understand how to convey concepts in practical and clear ways so students gain a real...

...of work. I create a structured curriculum tailored to each individual student. I've always enjoyed coaching students to take tests, because I can help them realize how to find patterns, crack codes and see the whole structure behind the puzzle. Getting better at tests is like any other sport. You have to train better, become...