Award-Winning Tutors serving Port Jefferson Station, NY

...ELA and ESL for 15 years. I have an MAT in teaching English and an M Ed in education. My experience includes one on one Tutoring and after school compensatory classes in ELA. In teaching as a Special Education Teacher I am proficient in developing Executive Functions, and taught Study Skills in Middle School.

...tutoring students whose native language was not English. They truly helped me grow as an instructor because of the cultural and linguistic challenges that they brought to the fore. My tutoring philosophy is simple. Teach a student how to think and study. In the academic sphere, this is akin to the old saying teach a man...

...students with their Math and English along with grading both subjects. While I tutor in a range of subjects, my personal favorites are Math, History, and Science. Beyond tutoring, my own employment of a variety of study methods from blurting to note-taking will allow allow me to guide students in finding effective strategies for their...

...Child Development in 2016. Since graduation, I have had many memorial teaching experiences! I have served as a Lead PreK teacher, Kindergarten teacher, and First Grade teacher! While I have experience tutoring a range of elementary subjects, I am most passionate about reading and phonics. I love to read books for leisure, and I love...

...has the capacity to learn and improve in every subject area if they embrace their unique learning style and approach new material with determination and an overall zest for learning, personal growth, and education. I have a calm, positive, and encouraging demeanor that reduces the anxiety some students feel about learning and test taking. My...

...Literature and Psychoanalysis. I enjoy helping students discover the 'critical twist' to general questions in order to perform strongly on essays as well as in the Critical Reading and Writing portions of standardized exams. I also pride myself in having developed critical thinking techniques when it comes to foreign language examinations (SAT Subject tests, etc.)...

...NYC. I recently moved back from France where I lived for the last three years working as an elementary school teacher and professional actress. Having struggled with dyslexia throughout my high school and college days, learning how to learn has been a life-long process and I apply all the tools, patience and determination I have...

...would compare a historical event to an ongoing, contemporary controversy. Or I would encourage students to think of historical figures as actual characters with goals and motivations instead of just a name on a page. Likewise, when tutoring vocabulary, I would encourage students to make an educated guess about a word's meaning by thinking of...

...help children understand and gain new knowledge. As a former ESL student myself, I believe in giving confidence to my children and helping them to realize that they already have what it takes to learn anything they want. They just need to believe they can. My teaching philosophy is fostering curiosity through love. I believe...

...2003. I have taught middle and high school (both public and private), as well as at the college level. I have a BA in English from UC Berkeley, an MA in Secondary Education from CUNY Brooklyn College, an MPhil in Anglo Irish Literature from Trinity College Dublin and a PhD in English from St. John's...

To utilize my academic ability and personal desire to instruct/tutor students in a variety of subject areas, and to instill a sense of desire into students within the areas of subjects taught.

...Science, but I am officially undecided as of now. I am currently involved with SAT Prep tutoring for underprivileged high schoolers, as well as a mentoring and homework help program for middle schoolers. Primarily, my expertise is in standardized-test-tutoring, but I am available for other subjects as well. I'm a history buff, so that's always...

...CUNY Queens College in European Studies and a Masters Degree in Special Education grades K-12 and Informational Sciences. I have been teaching for about 10 years and my favorite subjects are pre-algebra, middle school math, social studies (Global History, European Studies, Geography, and United States History), Reading Comprehension, Writing, Public Speaking, Phonics, and Literacy. I...

...with the AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, and AP Biology curricula as I took all of them in high school and continued on that foundation during my undergraduate I have been studying over the past 6 years to ultimately become a mental health professional specializing in methods of communication, language and information acquisition, and child development....

...self-help strategies to ensure that students do not become dependent on the crutch of a tutor or teacher. Often, a student may work well with an instructor but is unable to solve problems or understand concepts alone. I make sure to prod students in the appropriate direction of thinking, without blatantly doing the problems for...

Rising sophomore at Vanderbilt University. Political science major.

...Everyone has a story to tell and some people feel they cannot express it in words. However, with patience, organization, and practice, they can become better at doing so. I have worked at a newspaper and also do medical editing. I have helped young and adult students become better writers and readers. As a result,...

...motivated me to learn new skills myself, and I hope my enthusiasm is contagious! I want to help you not only understand the material, but understand why it is exciting and worthwhile. I am a patient listener and celebrate mistakes. When I work with students, I make sure that they find a way to get...

...with a focus on finance. Between undergraduate graduation and Business School, I worked as a trader at Goldman Sachs. I am passionate about helping students to improve their standardized test scores across the GMAT, SAT and ACT, with a focus on the Critical Reading and Writing portions of the exams. I am also knowledgeable across...

...but I am not tied to the pursuit of trivial facts that waste a lot of time in history course. I prefer to discuss the key ideas because I believe that if a student can understand a basic concept that he or she will succeed. I have access to numerous powerpoints and videos that will...