Award-Winning SSAT Tutors serving Washington DC

...skill, and my first priority in a tutoring session is that my client feels comfortable and free to learn without judgement. I received my bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature and Film Studies and embraced my love of close reading and analysis. I worked at the Writing Center at my university and tutored undergrad students, then was a teaching assistant to the Writing Center's tutoring course. I also taught SAT and ACT prep courses...

...admissions process, and tutoring a variety of AP and IB subjects. As a lover of languages and a traveler, some of my favorite subjects to teach are reading, writing, French, and world history, but I also love turning standardized test prep into a game to help students succeed while having fun. I personally struggled with the math sections of college admissions exams when I was in high school, but ended up with a near-perfect score,...

...with students one-on-one, since it helps me understand how their brain works. I love to learn new things. Currently, I am focusing a lot of my energy on mind brain education and on equity in the math classroom. Everyone can learn math and everyone can find beauty and joy in it. It's all about finding the right path through a problem. My tutoring method involves asking questions, tapping into prior knowledge, and presenting options of...

...Teaching someone to understand the information they are studying brings me great joy! I love to read and write and communicate my ideas clearly to others. I have been teaching others all throughout my career, as a teacher, a director and manager in the business world, a contractor in the government and as a homeschool mom and co-op teacher for multiple classes. We never stop learning and I love to help others learn!

...then that I realized I loved helping people, especially young children, improve and further their education. Since then I have tutored elementary and middle school math, high school chemistry, and reading comprehension. Working with students from my local elementary school is still one of my favorite ways to help my community. Currently, I am pursuing a degree in Sociology and Community Health at the University of Maryland. Other interests of mine include reading, fitness, cooking,...

...up to my camp counselors, tutors, and older students when I was growing up, and I look to be the same role model for younger students today. I realize the importance of having a comfortable and fun learning environment, so I make sure that all of my sessions are informal and open, while still being very efficient. Let's learn together. I tutored students throughout pursuing my high school and college degrees. I have worked with...

...Exceptional Student Education. I have participated in after-school educational programs and interned as a camp counselor at Camp Endeavor, a non-profit educational summer camp for DHH children ages 7-17 in Dundee, FL. In my experience I have educated students with intellectual, emotional-behavioral, and specific learning disabilities; I address each of their needs through goals and interventions I create, modify and implement based upon individual assessment. I feel it's important to put myself in my student's...

...needs and learning disabilities, and English Speakers of Languages/English Language Learners. I was a Tutor/Site Manager for an after school reading and math program for socio-economic challenged environment. I am an experienced adjunct professor teaching Principle of Psychology, Health Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Trends in Assessment and Education Issues. I enjoy tutoring a range of subjects, however, reading/writing/math for elementary students are key to student success in higher grades, and I enjoy working with psychology...

Hi Everyone! I am a theoretical physicist with a passion for teaching. I want to make students enthusiastic about physics and math. I believe physics should not be boring. I like to relate the lessons to something from the students' own experiences. It helps them to be motivated and have a clear understanding of the lesson topic.

...at the Yale Daily News. After college, I served for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the West African nation of Guinea-Conakry. There, I taught 5th grade full-time in French to 60 students in a village elementary school and tutored local high school students in English. My time in Guinea cemented my love of working with children and teenagers, and I am currently pursuing a career as a teacher. I tutor a broad...

...fondly of his ability to break down challenging topics and present them in a simple, easy-to-understand way. My favorite subject to tutor is math because there are so many different ways to approach problems and because each topic is sure to have a connection to things a student has learned previously. I enjoy assisting my students in finding the method with which they are most comfortable. In his spare time, I enjoy physical fitness, reading,...

I have alway enjoyed teaching, starting while I was in high school with inner-city Chicago sixth graders, and continuing with identifying, training, developing and encouraging young talent in 25 years of business. I believe there always is an infinite world of information to learn and we should learn to enjoy and share what we learn.

I am originally from the Bay Area in California, and I am a first year student at American University in Washington D.C., studying Political Science, Economics, and Finance. I have been working with kids since I was a kid, including teaching children with special needs, and coaching gymnastics for two years in high school. I love math, and I love teaching math. I am looking forward to helping you!

My aim is to not only help students succeed in their subject matter, but to ensure that they understand the greater concepts as well.

...I believe I have a good understanding of any eventual struggles a student may encounter when learning a new language. I am a pre-medical/pre-nursing student with a Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Psychology, and I was born on Reunion Island( bonus points if you know where it is!). I had the chance to travel across Europe, and grew up in Paris, France. I grew up learning three different languages ( French, Creole and English)...

...instruction for students. I also am very familiar with teaching Elementary Math, Reading, Phonics, Reading Comprehension, and test preparation. I love to challenge a student's learning style while also catering to their personal needs. Teaching is my passion and full time career and I love changing the lives of children. I am a very competitive individual who always seeks to find answers if I do not know them myself. In my spare time I really...

...involved in tutoring was in middle school where I participated in a program called Homework Helpers. Since then, I have taken up multiple tutoring/teaching opportunities. For the past 3 years, I have been a teaching assistant at Manabadi, a Telugu school, where I help students learn to read, write, and speak Telugu. Recently, I taught a group of elementary and middle school students the basics of Java (a programming language). While I am open to...

...more force to one's writing. As someone who has studied two foreign languages and took honors English courses as a student, I have a deep understanding of grammar; I am also able to help my students understand how mastering it can be fun. As author of an award-winning novel and a lifelong passionate reader, I can also instill a love of reading in those who might not have discovered it yet. It starts with truly...

...due to my sense of humor. Even someone's least favorite subject does not have to be a bore, and I quite enjoy taking some of the pressure off by being lighthearted and enthusiastic. As long as the student feels comfortable with the progress he or she is making, that's all that matters. I will never define what is successful for my students, I always adhere to how they define their own success. As far as...

...broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Latin, European History, and anything to do with grammar! My teaching style is fluid; I like to incorporate other disciplines so that I can help my students develop their weaknesses by playing to their strengths. I believe strongly in the value of a liberal arts education, and I hope I can inspire students to think about how all academic subjects relate to each other. When I'm...