Award-Winning SSAT Tutors in Rensselaer County, NY

...them my language for an hour, and then they teach me their language for an hour. My tutoring philosophy is that I'm not here to give you the answers; I'm here to provide encouragement, experience, and guidance. The specific strategies we use to help you reach your goals will depend on what subject we're looking...

...based on trust, honesty and open-mindedness. I see student success beyond just comprehension or memorization. I help students to truly synthesize the skills and concepts they need to feel confident in their internalization of the knowledge as they reach their goals. I am available throughout the week, including summer! Let me help you help yourself!

...activities and games that are of interest to the student and keeps their attention. I have a love of books that I always aim to pass on to the student through reading a variety of different texts. I am cheerful, enthusiastic and committed. I convey this into my teaching by creating positive relationships through communication,...

...student. Creating fun and engaging lesson plans based on their interests, and needs will help students achieve their goals. I believe in modeling and guiding students through their weaknesses will allow students to become more comfortable when working independently. I am currently an elementary teacher, as well as a summer school teacher. I have tutored...

I am dedicated to helping students achieve their learning goals, and to making learning and mastering materials fun.

...love to learn and want to share that with my students. Beyond helping my students better understand subject matter, I want to help my students appreciate how they learn and the ways for them to negotiate challenges. I am an avid reader; I try to alternate between history, philosophy, and literature. I enjoy spending time...

...I have been tutoring since I was a teenager. I love learning and helping others learn! I went to the University at Albany for my B.A. and M.A. I have tutored at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Boston Public Schools, public schools in New York's Hamilton, Fulton, and Montgomery counties, and privately in homes.... I love to gear lessons specifically to each student and what they need. No one student learns the same as another.

...taken the words of Ignacio Estrada and made them a personal slogan of sorts "If a child can't learn the way we teach. maybe we should teach the way they learn" This is my personal mission as an educator, to always find the best way to reach students and ensure that they become life long...

...Masters Degree from SUNY Albany with certification in both special education and literacy. Also, I am a certified elementary education teacher and received by Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Oneonta. I understand the rigor of standardized test and use the student's prior knowledge as a base to build on. I am extremely patient and my...

...both flexible and patient. No two students are the same, and therefore there is no "right approach" to tutoring. Rather, I try to meet students where they are, and find ways to help them accomplish whatever goals they have in mind, be it an SAT score, a better writing style, or a new approach to...