1,382 Fishtown Reading Tutors

...Many students encounter texts that they are not familiar with, contain confusing language, or are simply uninteresting to them. I have a passion for literature and I also understand that not everyone finds joy in reading. My objective is to help the student work through their reading assignments while developing comprehension and critical thinking... read more

I am your tutor, that is, if you need assistance in any kind of writing or reading assignments. Currently, I am a PhD candidate in philosophy at Villanova. I've taught at the University level as well as worked as a writing tutor for undergrads. I am patient and willing to work through anything with you, no matter how long it may take. In my experience,... read more

...My tutoring is more about the process. I know how it feels to be discouraged academically and I know what it takes to get good at learning. I'm also flexible. I've mastered the basics in a lot of subjects from reading and writing to science and math. I have done plenty of test prep (mostly GED, but also SAT, ACT, and GRE) though I prefer to make... read more

...I began piano lessons when I was six years old. I have taught piano since high school, and then took piano classes throughout my undergraduate degree. I've been certified in proficiency in transposition, reading all clefs, harmony and accompaniment, and sight reading. I have taken 3 years of sight singing, and have passes sight singing through a... read more

...I graduated from Swarthmore in 2007 with High Honors. My major was Greek (my minor was Latin.) I studied Greek for 4 years on the undergraduate level, and have read Plato, Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Lysias, and some of the lyric poets in the original. I am most familiar with Attic and Homeric dialects, but am willing to tutor Biblical Greek at... read more