The Best ACT English Tutors in Oakland, CA

I am a dedicated, innovative, and energetic professional with 6 years of experience as a teacher, substitute teacher, tutor, behavioral interventionist, and adaptive skills coach. I possess a California secondary teaching certificate with an authorization in physical education, and I am also certified in first aid, CPR,... read more

Hello, my name is Nick! I graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Science, Technology, and Society as well as an MS in Mechanical Engineering. As the son of two educators, I have always valued the chance to share my knowledge with others in ways that help them reach higher levels of understanding. I started... read more

As an English Language Arts teacher and tutor and a grammar expert, I can teach students strategies for performing their best on the ACT English section. The ACT English section addresses English grammar and usage as well as rhetorical skills. As an experienced grammar teacher, I can help students sharpen... read more

Hi! I graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University with a 3.8 GPA and a BA in Biology in 1987. Since then I've gained more than 25 years of experience as a tutor, teacher, writer, editor, and developer of educational content, including how to approach the SAT and ACT. I have taught classes at numerous Bay Area... read more

Hi prospective students, my name is Ricky, and I have over ten years of experience as a professional tutor. I am passionate about tutoring because it helped me achieve academic success in my own life. I struggled with certain subjects when I was a child, but ended up being valedictorian when I graduated from Woodside... read more

My 15+ years in the educational arena--and ongoing professional development--have taught me the importance of helping students shift from lower- to higher-order thinking, which is really only coaching students to go from knowing the "what" of things to putting all those "whats" together to understand the "hows" and... read more

Hello, my name is Ed and I am a math tutor. I received my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University and I previously worked in the automotive industry as a senior engineering specialist for 28 years. In my spare time, I worked with elementary through high school students coaching FIRST Robotics in my... read more

Having tested these strategies in the January 2016 ACT and scoring a perfect 36, I know that the key to excelling in ACT English is to test for objectively correct choices by plugging in and noting specific mechanics, including subject-verb agreement, proper verb tense, proper adjective/adverb usage,... read more

Hi, all! I'm Carson and I'd love to help guide you to your academic goals and achieve the success that your hard work deserves! Currently, I'm a college student studying mathematics and statistics, and previously I have completed associate’s degrees in engineering, physics, and math. I firmly believe anyone can excel... read more

I have a decade of teaching experience (middle school, high school, college, and adult). I discover the students' own needs and meet them. For example, I have helped elementary school students interested succeed in spelling bees, high school students improve their math grades, and graduate students improve their GRE... read more