747 Castro Valley Essay Tutors

...Tutoring is an act of observation. It succeeds where normal instruction fails because it is geared toward a student's particular strengths. My best experiences as a tutor have been with the students who needed me most, learning how they needed to learn. Regarding my areas of expertise, as an undergraduate I was a teacher's assistant in English,... read more

...I also received a minor in Philosophy. Upon graduating college, I was chosen among my graduating class for the Spanish Award, for which there is only one recipient. For my college, each department has to complete and pass final exams, which cover all material studied throughout the four years and I was the only student to receive the highest honors... read more

...I use Lindamood-Bell LiPS, Barton Reading & Spelling, and Wilson Reading. The curriculum is specific for those with dyslexia but is effective for others as well. It is critical that students learn to read by 3rd grade because at that time there is a paradigm shift from learning to read to reading to learn. If they haven't mastered reading by then,... read more

...Though my academic credentials should speak for themselves, I'd like to emphasize that I'm extremely knowledgeable both in the specific details of History and English, the names and dates and places of a certain period and the grammar and structure of a certain texts, but also in the general ideas of the two subjects: I can help you contextualize... read more

...I have tutored students both privately and one-on-one in Language Arts and Math. One-on-one tutoring mostly included school work help. I also worked in the Oakland Unified School District with J-Vision, Inc. under the No Child Left Behind Act teaching Language Arts and Math skills to elementary and middle school students. With this company we pre-tested... read more