137 Des Moines TOEFL Tutors

...My previous educational experience includes 7 years as an ESL teacher, both in the US and abroad, as well as professional experience as a technical writer and a content editor and ghost writer for various publications (including a teachers' supplemental companion to a Cambridge ESL textbook series). My educational background includes a BA in English... read more

My name is Julie and I mainly tutor students for English as a Second Language (ESL/TOEFL), basic/intermediate German/Russian, and basic Italian. I am also certified to tutor (English) Grammar, Phonics, Reading, Proofreading, Spelling, Study Skills, Vocabulary, and basic general education (K-6th only). I love to teach and try to make it fun. When... read more

...Throughout the years, I have developed a variety of techniques that are effective in simplifying students' progress, enabling them to easily overcome these difficulties and reach their language objectives. In both English and Italian, I use an approach which synthesizes conversation, grammar, vocabulary and listening comprehension in an entertaining,... read more

...Each fully functioning human has the innate desire to learn. The motivation is already there. It's just that other stimuli/emotional upsetness/imbalance of nutrients/lack of exercise/etc. can interfere with this. Each child wants to learn, you simply have to provide the fodder for the wanted consternation by relating the task to something in... read more

...I am starting my Masters in Teaching in the fall and am working toward becoming a certified Slingerland method teacher. It is my ambition to work with students with learning disabilities. As a student who struggled with Dyslexia myself I have a unique perspective on how difficult overcoming this learning challenge can be, and am determined to help... read more