Certified Tutors From University of Maryland-College Park

...with students. I am very experienced in working with struggling or below-grade level students in the area of reading and writing. I am Orton-Gillingham trained (including Wilson Reading System) and skilled in providing systematic and explicit phonic instruction. I specialize in working with students at the elementary level in the areas of reading (phonics, comprehension,...

I am a 22 year old senior at the University of Maryland studying Government and French. After having so many great teachers along the way, I'm excited to share my knowledge of French with people!... My philosophy about teaching is to let the student learn the way they learn best. A teacher should be a resource for the student, not a taskmaster. I try to explain things in simple ways and make learning fun by figuring...

I am a constant learner with a passion for not only helping students achieve their highest potential academically, but also acquire some level of comfort, if not pleasure, from reading and writing. I thoroughly enjoy working with young people and find that the learning is always a two-way process when I interact with students.... I am always researching strategies and methods to help students connect with the subject matter and work through challenging assignments. I...

As a tutor, I look forward to getting to know my students and their learning styles, in addition to developing tailored lesson plans to best assist them in their problem subjects. I am and have always been committed to education and helping students in any way I can to achieve their academic goals. ... Every student has unrealized academic potential. My goal is to tap into it and help the student to achieve that which they...

...and at Ohr Kodesh Congregation. I also taught Hebrew School for several hours a week later on as a lead teacher at the Bethesda Chevy Chase Jewish Community Group later on. At these different schools, I worked with children whose ages ranged from kindergarten to sixth grade. Informed by the formal education courses I took...

...working as a reporter at a local radio station. I have a passion for the English language and my hobbies include reading and writing. I have been working on a writing a book of short stories since high school that I hope to finish and publish one day! In the meantime I am reading every...

...my brother and I became close with all our neighbors, playing basketball and soccer out in the large driveway. I spent most of my elementary, middle, and high school years at the American Community School of Athens (ACS), learning with the U.S. educational system in a Greek environment. I formed life-long friendships with several of...

...I am currently studying biology. I've had experience tutoring students from 2nd grade to college. My expertise lies in Conversational French, reading, math, biology, chemistry, and biochemistry. By working with you, I hope to help you gain first the confidence that you CAN be successful in this material. We will look at what you're struggling...

...look forward to serving students throughout the United States in the subjects listed on my profile. I have helped out classmates with various subjects over the years, and started working as a paid tutor after graduating from college. I enjoy tutoring students and will continue the activity until recalled to active duty later this year.

...no matter how many students I have had at a given time, it's the one-on-one communications that have been the most memorable and substantive. I have always had a propensity for identifying an individual student's needs and modeling lessons to optimized learning. And have greatly enjoyed experiencing the progress we have achieved.

...of Maryland. I was lucky enough to have great teachers that helped me excel at math in school, and because of them I developed a passion for it. I love to help my friends whenever they need math help, so I hope that I will be able to help many more students through Varsity Tutors!

Apart from being a certified special education teacher, I have been tutoring regularly developing youngsters for the past 25 years. I enjoy working with, and, getting to know my students to discover their individual strengths and use those specific strengths to optimize learning. ... By helping the student become more self-confident and teaching learning strategies that may be generalized across the curriculum

...specifically biology. I have a love for teaching and I take a creative approach that emphasizes teaching my students reasoning and learning skills rather than direct memorization. I enjoy approaching teaching from different angles in order to assure that my students learn in the way that is best for them. I am also a ballroom...

...to the University of Maryland for my undergraduate education, then to National University of Health Sciences in Chicago for chiropractic school. My objective is to help students learn about various areas of biology, anatomy, physiology, medicine and/or nutrition, and to relate them to other areas of study both inside and outside of this field. This...

J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (Dean's Fellowship); B.A. in philosophy and psychology from University of Maryland, College Park (Banneker/Key Scholarship recipient)

...standardized test preparation, and after only a few months, I increased more than twenty students' scores on both the ACT and SAT by an average of ten percent. After receiving my Master in Fine Arts Degree from the University of Maryland, I moved to Manhattan to join the New York City Teaching Fellows, earning a teaching...

...approached to tutor my younger sister's friend who was struggling with algebra. I was a senior in high school, excited and intimidated at the prospect of someone's understanding and success becoming, in part, my responsibility. Her progression and eventual success in understanding algebra solidified my interest in tutoring. I find great satisfaction in helping others,...

...1 month. So, I would like to share my methods and experience to other students who want to have a better performance in a short time. As a Mandarin native speaker, I speak, read, and write fluent Mandarin. And I am more than happy to teach people Mandarin and share my culture.

...I find tutoring adds variety and balance to my life. Two years ago I started volunteering at Greenbelt Cares tutoring program working with K-12 students and thoroughly enjoyed seeing them grow their skills and gain self confidence in math. At Varsity Tutors, I look forward to helping students succeed in Middle School Math and Algebra.

I am a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering major studying at UMD. As someone who loves chemistry, physics, and math, I aim to share that passion with my tutees.