1,130 San Mateo English Tutors

...have been tutoring privately since 1997 and have worked with all ages and levels. Prior to going to graduate school, I worked for Ivy West Educational Services, where I taught English/Language Arts (SAT/ACT Reading and Writing, ISEE/SSAT Reading)Spanish and, of course, French. I have a Ph.D. in French from UC Davis with an emphasis in Second Language... read more

...I very often start by showing my student how to write out the prime factorization of the integers from 1 to 50, and then having the student continue, as a homework exercise, from 51 to 100. I have found it to be critical to be sure that the student has mastered skills from Algebra 1 before going forward. My first session thus usually involves some... read more

...I have tutored kids from ages 5 to 18 in every subject including some at the college level. Pretty much any subject that you'll need help in, I'm sure I could help. My strongest subject is Spanish. I learned Spanish at the same time as I learned English, so I'd love to tutor in that as well. I find I have a very simple approach as to how I teach... read more

...As a credentialed teacher in America, I have taught students from pre-K to graduate school level, focusing on reading, listening, and speaking skills. As an ESL teacher, I have taught "business English," as well as helped students with accent reduction/problematic phonemes, grammar and syntax, and idiomatic English. I hold a multiple subject credential... read more

...unning a private school in our home for the past 15 years has enabled our own four children--and numerous other children- to reach their academic potential. Our oldest son graduated from our school and is now a Doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar studying in Vienna, Austria. I personally teach History, English Grammar and Composition, Spanish,... read more