Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Portsmouth, VA

Hello! I have been in education my entire life. As a child my favorite game to play was teacher with my family. As an adult I have been in education for 20 years, teaching all age groups including adults! My personal passion is learning for myself and my professional passion is watching students reach their full potential while gaining confidence.

I have been teaching maths for the past 7 years and teaching statistics for the last 4 years. My primary area of expertise is statistics as I used to work as graduate teaching assistant for statistics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Presently I am employed by the US Navy.

Dedicated and motivated individual with proven leadership, organizational, and multi-tasking skills.

...believe in working to help children of all ages and abilities to achieve their full potential and some of my best experiences have come from in-home counseling clients and residential behavioral health counseling. I hold a Master's degree in sociology, am a qualified mental health counselor (child), and will be certified for Middle School English in Sept. 2017. I look forward to working with Varsity Tutors and helping my clients achieve their educational and personal...

...the following disciplines: government and policy, law, business and other general educational courses. My greatest strengths are in economic analysis, forecasting and assessing business return on investment initiatives, technical training, performance and training improvement analysis and consulting, systems development, performance benchmarking, and business/program auditing and evaluation. I also have a zealous passion for assisting with academic development through knowledge-sharing and knowledge-transferring methods. I have worked as a substitute teacher in three counties and as a...

...passion for helping young students achieve their goals and dreams. I strongly believe all students can succeed and consider it my job to pull resources, experience, and knowledge together in order to help every student realize their fullest potential. I thoroughly enjoy tutoring students in all grades and subjects of elementary school and especially love helping students work on their reading skills, because I see reading as a way to open up a whole world...

I'm a firm believer that all children can learn as long as you differentiate the instruction and use the proper strategies and tools to meet the individual's needs.

I really enjoy connecting and tutoring with the students and assuring that they have the support and academic tools for success.

Through creativity, lies the confidence to achieve anything!

...tutored a few students on the side. As a TA, I worked with hundreds of students in both large classes and small group environments. This helped me appreciate how student abilities range from individual to individual and the importance of building an honest and respectful relationship with clients. I am currently taking a gap year before hopefully attending medical school next fall, so my schedule is extremely flexible. I am happy to meet students at...

Hello! I am a recent graduate who is currently teaching English in France. I double majored in Environmental Sciences and French. I believe learning should be fun and that students will retain information better if they understand how it is pertinent to their own lives.

...and sentence structure to using the language in order to communicate and discuss complex ideas and theories in an academic setting. When it comes to my teaching style, I believe it is extremely important to get to know a student both personally and academically. Doing so helps make my job easier, and the student's experience more enjoyable. I tend to focus on breaking down a task into its simplest parts, so that I can see...

...urgency of developing sturdy, consistent study skills. I decided to work as a tutor my last two years at the university. Not only do I enjoy utilizing and teaching the most effective study skills, I am also passionate about the subjects of English and Biology. Throughout my studies I was first focusing on English Literature, before switching to and deciding on Exercise Science. All of my courses and hands on experience have given me a...

...While I tutor in numerous subjects, I especially have a passion for literacy. My first introduction to elementary education was when I decided to serve my local community and joined AmeriCorps. This helped me find my passion for working with youth. During my time as an AmeriCorps Tutor, I worked with K-3, was nominated for a national award, and was awarded a place on the Virginia Volunteerism Honor Roll. While working, I volunteered with a...

...order to foster a greater understanding of a language, one must immerse themselves into to it to the best of their ability. That being said, I will also recommend fun resources like Spanish songs to listen to or movies to watch outside of lessons, so students can expose themselves more to the language on their own time in an exciting way. Overall, my tutoring philosophy centers around "the three P's": positivity, perseverance and practice. With...

I believe every student has unique strengths and learning styles, and I strive to create a supportive environment where they can thrive. I am eager to share my knowledge, foster a love for learning, and guiding my students toward their academic goals. I embrace Universal Design for Learning by focusing on each student's interests and strengths, while making necessary modifications to align with state standards.

I look forward to helping you meet your goals! Let's see what you're great at, and let's find some new skills to grow! It takes a village to raise an independent learner, and I would love to be a part of your village!

...and IB Visual Arts as my two Standard level courses, while taking IB English, History, Mathematics, and Chemistry at the Higher level course level. I received my IB diploma and then received a full tuition scholarship to VCU, where I majored in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Chemistry. During my tenure at VCU, I held many leadership positions, including but not limited to, being Vice President of my fraternity and being lead teaching assistant...

I went to Virginia Tech for my undergraduate degree and I loved it so much, I decided to stay for my Master's in Elementary Education. I am passionate about learning and making learning fun. I love everything about elementary education. Reading, writing, math, science, and social studies are all passions of mine and I love working with students in all of these areas. In my free time, I love to read, so reading with students...

Hello, hello! I am excited to start tutoring with Varsity Tutors! I am currently a senior at Old Dominion University majoring in Biology with an interest in Wildlife Biology. However, I have a high interest in languages, as I have been studying Japanese for 10 years, Chinese for 2, and Italian for the past year! I also enjoy spending time with my 2 dogs, my enormous black cat, and writing. Don't hesitate to contact me,...