Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Waltham, MA

...tutor students and professionals in finance and accounting. I know how challenging business topics and professional exams can be at first, based on my own personal experience. I am hoping to be a mentor and guide those who are looking to follow in a similar path and further advance their careers and finance/accounting knowledge-base. I am confident that I can help put you in the best position to achieve success. The obstacle is the way.

Teaching is a special calling. As educators, we can, and should, apply all of our knowledge and skills to positively affect students' lives for the rest of their lives. A good teacher, at every turn, continually endeavors to augment his/her pedagogy; yielding students knowledge, well-roundedness, a positive personal image, happiness, quality of life, and good citizenship. A good teacher's day never ends. Once a teacher, always a teacher.

...of mine in that I can directly help my student succeed and achieve their academic, personal and professional goals. I always relate tutoring to my dream of becoming a physician, where we place ourselves in a position to help someone else with knowledge that we have acquired. As a tutor, you can always expect me to be happy, passionate and focused on your success. My goal as a tutor is to make sure that you...

Hi! I'm Laura, a sophomore at Boston University studying Computer Science. I love anything math/CS related, but I also love to read and write. I've tutored many friends in math classes and helped many of my international friends with writing and grammar. I love to learn and I love being able to teach and tutor students of all levels.

...also involved in several other video game projects with smaller studios. This work has opened my eyes to seemingly unconventional teaching tools that are on the rise - and can be very effective! I also have written a full-length comedy musical with my former college roommate, which we are looking to get professionally produced in the coming year. As a script writer, my voice and editing have flourished on the page due to my previous...

...for 10 years at the Harvard-Yenching Institute at Harvard University. At that point, I decided to make a career switch to classroom teaching. I have had professional teaching certificates in both Massachusetts and Florida. I taught in elementary public schools for 8 years. The subjects that I have taught vary including math, science, social studies, reading and writing. Mostly, I have taught English Language Arts to 4th and 5th graders, but I enjoy teaching all...

...During these years, I have worked at tutoring centers, in clients' homes, and via a virtual classroom. I have a passion for tutoring English because I believe that English literacy is essential for succeeding in one's professional and personal life. I strive to help students develop confidence and independence in reading comprehension, vocabulary building, grammar, and writing skills. In addition to English, I am a jazz drummer and have experience in music, dance, acting, and...

...in the same local district for nearly twenty-five years now. I like to focus on the writing process, reading comprehension and math skills. I have also worked extensively with students regarding task management, study techniques and organizational strategies. I have two children, one who is completing a program to become a Physician Assistant, and the other who is a college Sophomore studying to become a middle school science teacher. I spend my spare time reading...

I have taught English, French, and Latin at both the middle school and high school levels. I have also tutored students in individual and group settings for the reading and writing portions of the SAT. ... My goals as an educator are to build student confidence, and to help students to set and reach measurable markers of progress.... In a first session, I try to get a read on the student’s needs and personality. Together with...

...that the most important part of learning is figuring things out by yourself, so my teaching style largely consists of providing support in addition to explanations and challenges that help my students learn to think creatively in order to solve problems. As a recent high school graduate, I understand the pressures associated with standardized test preparation and the importance of tests such as the ACT and SAT. I will be tutoring preparations for both of...

...help me provide a pragmatic approach to learning & educating towards students. This background also helps in my specialized field of teaching qualitative, analytical & subjective courses such as English, marketing, and essay & creative writing. Outside of academia, I enjoy hobbies such as martial arts, fitness, cooking & music composition. I find these help build my positive, tenacious & forward-thinking mindset which I hope to impart on my students. In summation, I look forward...

...and performed well. The first time I took the SAT I actually wasn't satisfied with my score, so I spent 2 months working hard to get my score to where I wanted it to be. The second time I took the exam I saw a 200-point increase. Previously, I have had experience teaching the SSAT and the SAT. The student I tutored in SSAT successfully passed the exam is now attending a private high school...

...students feel truly seen and supported. As an afterschool counselor, I tutored 3rd to 5th graders primarily in math and learned how important it is to tailor support to each student's needs. Whether working one-on-one or in small groups, I focused on identifying specific struggles and using tools like visuals, step-by-step breakdowns, and games to keep learning engaging and effective. My tutoring philosophy centers on breaking lessons into digestible chunks, checking for understanding, and encouraging...

...for three of my four years as an undergraduate in the Roth Writing Center located at my alma mater. As a writing center tutor I helped students of various skill levels promote clarity and eliminate ambiguity in their writing. Additionally, I have helped students develop close reading strategies across the humanities, particularly in the area of U.S. History, one of my personal favorite subjects. My approach to tutoring tends to revolve around questions; I often...

...which I have been trained by professionals to qualify for this position. I hope to help students become more confident in their studies, and in grasping difficult topics. I understand that learning can be a slow and tedious process sometimes, but I hope to ease this stress by explaining confusing topics in an interesting and original light. I believe my liberal arts education enables me to do just this! Outside of my studies, I enjoy...

...Varsity Tutors student myself, I can confidently say that our services not only allow students to be proud of what they can achieve (for myself it was an SAT score and college admissions essays) but also who they are. Tutoring had a huge impact on my confidence in the classroom and other academic settings (i.e. testing, presentations, etc.) My greatest wish is to pay it forward. I am a passionate learner of developmental and abnormal...

...from Suffolk Law and a proud University of Pittsburgh alum, I bring years of academic experience and a passion for helping students succeed. I specialize in essay writing; whether for class assignments, standardized tests like the SAT/ACT, or college admissionsand in sharpening reading comprehension skills. I enjoy working with students to build their confidence and clarity in writing. Most of all, I love seeing their hard work pay off through real, measurable results.

...to graduate school to become an educator. I have been a licensed teacher in MA for 3 years and I love teaching. It is by far one of the most exciting and rewarding careers to have. Although I enjoy working with a larger classroom of students, I especially enjoy working 1-on-1 with students. There is incredible joy in working together to make progress towards a goal, or to discover capacities students didn't even know they...

...worked as a high school math teacher, academic & test prep tutor, nanny, after school program coordinator, and manager of youth programs at a Chicago-based non-profit. I am Jewish, can speak some Spanish, am a trained domestic violence advocate, and love reading, cooking and traveling! I tutor multiple levels of academic Math, Spanish, and ACT & SAT prep (focusing on Math/English sections). I am also available to help with high school and college level writing,...

...and educator. I'm currently a theatre advisor at a high school in Boston. I have been tutoring since I was in high school myself, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where I'm from. I believe that all students deserve a chance to succeed, and strive to personalize my teaching style to best suit my students' needs. I tutor in: Theatre, Acting, Audition prep (Theatre), English Literature, Spanish Literature, Conversational Spanish, and Spanish 1.