Award-Winning PRAXIS Tutors
serving Albany, NY

Jennifer's social sciences degree and broad teaching range across reading, writing, math, and elementary content give her solid coverage of the Praxis Core Academic Skills domains — particularly the reading comprehension and essay sections where candidates often underestimate the scoring rubric. She walks test-takers through ETS's specific expectations for constructed responses and teaches them to budget time across question types so nothing gets rushed at the end. Rated 4.9 by students.

Mona's own academic path — a pharmacy degree followed by a master's in epidemiology — means she's deeply familiar with the content knowledge tested across Praxis subtests in math, science, and reading. She breaks down each section's question style so candidates know exactly what the scoring rubrics reward, not just what the right answer is.

Blair earned her Master of Arts in Teaching from Johns Hopkins and has spent years in the classroom teaching high school ELA and AP US History — exactly the kind of real-world experience that makes Praxis content and pedagogy questions feel familiar rather than abstract. She walks test-takers through the reading, writing, and social studies sections with concrete strategies drawn from her own successful path through licensure.

As a certified social studies teacher who passed her own Praxis exams, Michelle knows firsthand what the test demands — from content-area knowledge to the constructed-response questions that catch many candidates off guard. She walks test-takers through targeted review strategies and practice question analysis tailored to their specific Praxis subject area.

Passing the PRAXIS means knowing not just your content area but how to navigate the test's specific question formats and time constraints. Nicole tackled the PRAXIS herself on the way to earning her M.A. in Teaching from Western Kentucky University, so she can walk candidates through both the content review and the test-day strategy that makes a difference.

Elizabeth's political science degree and 32 ACT give her strong footing in the reading, writing, and analytical reasoning domains that anchor the Praxis Core — and her broad teaching range across English, math, social studies, and grammar means she can pivot quickly between content areas during prep sessions. She zeroes in on the constructed-response sections where many candidates lose points by misreading what ETS's rubric actually rewards.

The Praxis covers a broad sweep — reading, writing, and math on the Core, plus content-specific depth depending on your certification area. Prahith is a practicing classroom teacher who passed these exams himself and now pinpoints which content strands a candidate needs to shore up rather than grinding through full-length practice tests blindly. That targeted approach is why students rate him 5.0.

Rachelle's decade-plus of tutoring experience spans elementary math through college-level writing, which maps neatly onto the broad content the PRAXIS exams cover. She approaches test prep by diagnosing exactly which content areas need reinforcement — whether that's algebraic reasoning, source analysis, or argumentative writing — and drilling those sections with targeted practice.

Having gone through teacher licensure at Vanderbilt herself, Karen knows the PRAXIS inside and out — not just the content, but the particular way questions are framed to test pedagogical reasoning. She breaks down each section's expectations so candidates spend their prep time on what the exam actually rewards.

I am listening to and learning about him or her as an individual. I can also discover what motivates the student during this conversation and plan for how to frame future tutoring sessions in terms of what the student already knows and enjoys.

Ten years ago, I started as an elementary substitute while attending Hanover College. As my interests in the education field changed and progressed, my philosophy stayed the same; education is something that can happen anywhere, not just in the traditional classroom. I went on to gain a Master's in School Librarianship & Facilitated Learning from Indiana University-Indianapolis. During this time I had started actually teaching, first with library sciences, elementary technology, elementary science, and tutoring. Over the past six years, I have tutored; homework help, organization, special education, exam reteaching, and mentoring for students from 3rd grade through adults taking professional licensing exams (ie. PRAXIS). While things have changed, my passion is still finding what a student needs for their best learning possible, and adapting content to work with them. My philosophy is simply that I think everyone can learn, sometimes we just have to look at the education differently.

As a licensed secondary education teacher who has navigated the certification process himself, Lee knows the PRAXIS inside and out — both the content knowledge sections and the timed, multiple-choice format that catches many test-takers off guard. He builds targeted review plans based on diagnostic results so candidates spend their prep time on actual weak spots rather than re-studying material they already know.

I am a certified biology and social studies teacher for grades 7-12. My time teaching has been both rewarding and challenging. One of my focuses as a lead science teacher was to work with students on college readiness. From ACT prep to rigorous lab based science instruction, we saw students grow five points on the ACT and increased the pass rate on the state exam. As my time with Teach for America comes to an end, I am excited to continue my commitment to education with Varsity Tutors. Currently I am working on a Master’s in Public Health at Emory University.

The Praxis exams test both content mastery and the ability to apply knowledge in classroom-relevant scenarios, which means rote review alone rarely gets candidates across the passing threshold. Emily, who holds a doctorate and has extensive experience with standardized professional exams in her own field, walks test-takers through targeted content review and question-analysis strategies specific to their Praxis subject area.

Holding teaching certifications in six different content areas, Ariana has personally navigated the PRAXIS testing process more than most educators ever will. She understands how each exam is structured — from the constructed-response scoring rubrics to the way questions test pedagogical knowledge alongside content mastery. That firsthand experience across English, social studies, French, psychology, health, and music makes her unusually versatile for candidates preparing for multiple PRAXIS exams.

The Praxis covers a wide range of content depending on the certification area, and Kiara's own teaching background means she knows firsthand what the exam is actually measuring. She builds review plans around each candidate's weakest content strands — whether that's reading pedagogy, math reasoning, or constructed-response writing — so study time targets the points that matter most.