285 Aventura Literature Tutors

...Best of all, my methods are engaging and motivational! I have a true penchant for writing and a gift for helping others improve their writing skills! I am not only a published author of two non-fiction books and an extensive collection of poetry, but I have also been a by-line writer for various newspapers, newsletters and professional journals... read more

For many years, I was a professor of Classics (Latin, Ancient Greek, ancient literature in translation, ancient history) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. My PhD is from Columbia University. I am now retired, but eager to share my knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for these subjects. I am also one of the few... read more

...For the past five years, I have been using of interactive computer programs that give practice in the skills I teach. These programs have significantly added to my ability to monitor and pinpoint progress. The lessons are rigorous, intense and enjoyable. When you sign up for lessons with me, you get not only a tutor, but a mentor as well. Your success... read more

...Reading and writing work together, so that when you teach reading, you have to show the student that any good piece of writing has one main point, and that the rest is the details which support that main point. Even in a work of literature, this will be generally true, so your method of teaching will be similar to when you show how essays are written... read more

...A lifelong voracious reader, I majored in English to explore great books in depth and to learn how to write critical essays. I then began my Master's level studies with the intent of teaching. My interests run from the classics of American and English literature to contemporary world literature. My husband and I read to our own children from infancy... read more