Award-Winning Phonics Tutors serving Washington DC

...is that all students, regardless of ability or disability, can achieve to their highest potential when provided with academically and developmentally appropriate instruction and supports. It is therefore my teaching and tutoring style to appropriately create, differentiate, and modify content and/or lessons to make them accessible, engaging, and rigorous for students with a wide range of ability levels and/or disability classifications. I graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Master of Arts...

...have experience tutoring mathematics one-on-one to high-school students. My goal is to improve and help solidify the student's understanding of the subject matter. With a better understanding, it is expected that the student will be motivated to approach problems with increased skill and eventually confidence. A student's insight is important to solving mathematics and calculus problems. Sometimes this insight is based on physical intuition--but it does not need to be. I spend time to ensure...

...passionate about effectively demonstrating my communication and leadership skills. In addition to my resume, I provide below a brief overview of my ability to match your specific needs based on the position competencies. My professional services experience and my educational background encapsulate a number of the position competencies. I have a history of strong staff management, working closely with teams on individual development plans, and understand my role to assist and promote staff member success....

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...

...college, which trained me in the critical thinking skills necessary for teaching Grammar, Foreign Languages, ESL, Math, and standardized test prep. I started tutoring when I was 15, and I was trained as a Student Teaching Intern with Breakthrough in 2010. I've tutored students ranging in age from 8 to 88. I love working with students individually or in small groups, and I readily change my lesson plans based on each individual's learning style.

...applied to Prince Georges County Public School at the behest of a friend and went on several interviews. On my last interview, the principal asked me if I was ready to be recognized as a great teacher or a great educator. He advised me that being a great teacher meant that I came into class with a lesson prepared, used a textbook, graded papers and repeated this process each day. An educator, on the other...

...school and am planning to attend next Fall. I am an experienced student in most Math, Science and Engineering specialties, but I am also passionate about English, Literature and History. I greatly enjoy helping others understand difficult subjects and am an avid learner myself. My tutoring style derives primarily from helping friends throughout the years. In my experience, there is almost no subject out of reach of a passionate and curious mind. I therefore strive...

I am a Graduating Senior Psychology and Administration of Justice double major French minor at Howard University. I have always had a heart to help and enjoy doing so through education is an long last impactful way to make a positive change.... My teaching philosophy is to cater to the student. Not everyone learns the same, so it is important to find a way to connect to each individual student.

...at the White House during the Obama Administration. My policy portfolio included the Arts, Education, Energy, Environment, and Youth Issues. In my teaching and tutoring, I have worked with students from many backgrounds on several subjects, and in grades K-12. I have served as mentor for the DC College Access Program, helping low income high school seniors stay on track to graduate and matriculate to the college of their choice. In addition to my work...

...through college in various subjects. I like tutoring for elementary math and reading, as well as high school and college English and biology. My favorite students to tutor, though, are medical students who need help with NBME or USMLE exams. Education is very important to me and I have the desire to help every student reach their full potential. I find it very rewarding to work one-on-one with students and I look forward to making...

...that, was the assumption that because I was raised in a small, low-income area, that my dreams and work ethic were supposed to be miniscule and subpar as well. Instilled in me at a very young age was that, "We are blessed to be a blessing" and I carry that quote with me everywhere I go. I grew to understand that giving back to others, whether it was physical, spiritual, or financial was much more...

Education is for everyone. Everyone can learn. The more you know the better your chances of being successful in the world. Education can take you wherever you want to go.

...comprehensive plan and continued effort, but you will enjoy the journey. You CAN do it. There is absolutely nothing that is stopping you. I would have never thought that I would be here today as an ambitious learner who has experienced many setbacks, yet still has chosen and is still choosing to set initially-believed-to-be-unachievable goals and explore any opportunity because I knew that there was no limit to what I could do. As a young...

...been a great way to stay current on teaching methods both virtual and in-class. My tutoring experience includes working with extended family members in middle school, for other tutoring companies, and as a helper in my children's classrooms over the years. I have seen the young people I tutor soar to new heights with a little bit of extra help that builds confidence and independence. Also, I have also been tutored myself so I know...

...so they can understand more advanced concepts. I started tutoring over 12 years ago during college with America Reads where I earned "Outstanding Mentor." While my tutees scores vastly improve, I am concerned about the child's total success. I not only seek to give them the right tools to succeed but also encourage them to believe that when they try, they can improve and succeed. An example of my work includes a student who spoke...

...elections and at the Library of Congress, as well as working as a tutor to pursue my passion for teaching and education. I am most passionate about tutoring English Literature, World History and Philosophy, with a personal emphasis on reinforcing good study habits and learning techniques to improve both short- and long-term academic performance. I specialize in students on IEPs and who struggle with Executive Function challenges, emphasizing the importance of both short- and long-term...

...and Instruction for TESOL. I have extensive experience teaching English as a foreign in Brazil, and I have also tutored writing at the Washington English Center. My approach to second language teaching and writing is that students should always feel comfortable with making mistakes and that learning does not have to be painfully dullif you learn by making connections with things you are passionate about, you can do anything! I am a firm believer that...

...some needed help after getting behind in their current ones. All of them have succeeded in the classes that I was tutoring and received good grades in those subjects. I tutor math (k-8, algebra 1 and 2, geometry), elementary and middle school English, as well as Russian. I am passionate about teaching because I love connecting with students, learning more about their learning styles, and finding a fun way to navigate them through learning. I...

...variety of subjects from math to reading to ACT prep. I do not have a particular favorite subject to tutor, but my favorite part of tutoring is when a concept first clicks for a student. My goal as a tutor is not just to help the student learn the material but to establish study and organizational skills that can help them throughout their academic career. I tailor my lesson plans and tutoring to the student's...

...tutoring students when I was in high school, in subjects ranging from Algebra to Writing to Music to German. When I left Germany and came to the United States for college, I became certified to tutor Calculus I and the German language at Johns Hopkins University through their student-to-student tutoring service, "The Learning Den." Tutoring has been such a joy of mine because of the students I've been able to work with. Working together to...