1,674 Van Nuys 1st Grade Tutors

...English is my passion! I have been a teacher (primary and junior high) and tutor (primary, junior high, high school, and college) for seven years, and I worked as a legal secretary for ten years where strong business writing skills are a must. I also taught a business writing workshop for adults at a local organization for three years. Proofreading... read more

...I am also a certified Referee in AYSO Region 55, I helped coach my younger brother to a scholarship at Long Beach City College. I have been studying the Bible all my life as I have been raised in a Christian Church. I have experience using concordances, lexicons, different Bible translations, as well as studying the Greek and Hebrew words of the... read more

...I have taken a phonic approach with nearly all of the students I have tutored over the years. Once the rules of phonics are clearly understood, over 90% of the words in the English language can be spelled properly. I have compiled several books, charts and lessons focused on phonics development. When I started at LA Valley College way back in the... read more

...Through strengthening a students knowledge of letter sounds and the rules of blending those sounds together, I have had great success in helping students to become excellent spellers. I have taught elementary school for over 15 years with my main focus on reading,writing,spelling, language arts, vocabulary, and study skills. Phonics is the foundation... read more

...Through my experience as a teacher, as well as my education in Speech Pathology, I have a thorough background in phonics. I can effectively teach phonemic awareness, phonological segmentation, blending of sounds, and other aspects of phonics. For young children, I use rhymes, naming games, and other fun activities to increase their understanding... read more