The Best Writing Tutors in Oakland, CA

During my time at UC Davis and my time at my previous community college, I worked as a writing tutor and teaching assistant helping students with academic writing, reading comprehension, and grammar, and tutored everything from English essays, to personal statements, to journalism stories, to STEM lab...See Meghan's full profile

Through feedback protocols and power-affirming questions, I get the student to think about their choices as a writer and the effects they may have on their intended reader. While my feedback is precise and clear, it is not designed to get them to change or correct their writing. Instead, I want the writer to see...See Ward's full profile

For middle school, high school, college, post graduate, and working adult students, my key areas include: essays (argumentative, expository, narrative, descriptive, textual analysis), thesis, literature review, papers, college and grad school applications, reports, PowerPoint, critical writing, compare and...See Sara's full profile

I have 20 years of teaching/tutoring experience and understand the challenges that students face when trying to write. I structure lessons to build skills methodically and integrate practice to solidify skills and increase confidence. I have substantial experience (academic and professional) writing...See Menaka's full profile

Writing is a powerful tool of self-expression. I help my students gain the confidence to write this way. For my part, I have years of journalism experience, and I received a perfect score of "5" on both the AP English Language and Literature exams. Essay writing is a key expertise of mine...See Richard's full profile

I have 14 years of experience teaching essay writing across elementary, middle, and high school, including AP English Language and Composition. My training in analytic philosophy at UCLA, while earning my B.A. degree, gives me a strong foundation in argument structure, clarity, and persuasive writing. I...See Jason's full profile

Provide individualized instruction in essay writing, organization, grammar, and revision strategies. Guide students through brainstorming, drafting, and editing to help them develop clear arguments and effective written communication. Help students improve academic writing by strengthening structure,...See RD's full profile

From 2020-22, he helped almost 30 students get selected for a distinction by The New York Times and three students to win first prize. Every year half of his students receive gold key, silver key, and Honorable Mentions from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards commission. Jeffrey works with executives at...See Jeffrey's full profile

I help all age levels - from young children to doctoral candidates - unleash your writing skills. Through our work together, a young child who froze with stress about writing learned to enjoy it. My grad students and dissertation students replace overwhelm with confident writing. International...See Eva's full profile

More recently, I taught chess at OUSD and HUSD while currently running the after-school chess program for Escuela Bilingüe Internacional in Emeryville. I also have experience teaching English literature, including international stints as an ESL teacher. Aside from teaching, I held a variety of writing and...See Glenn's full profile

...intelligence. I worked directly with students 1-1 in my own office hours, and also in larger lecture settings of 20-30 students. I have also tutored reading and writing composition to high school and college students while I was in college. I want to benefit the students I work with as much as possible, and welcome any resources...See Thomas's full profile

I have a masters in clinical social work from Fordham University in NYC. I am highly familiar with the theory and practices of social work. I also am a professional tutor, skilled in helping adult students with their academic writing. See Jason's full profile

I scored a 5 on both of the corresponding AP exams. Additionally, I am quite experienced in college level nonfiction writing, having taken a number of core humanities classes, Spanish composition classes, STEM writing classes, and proofreading for my peers. If you would like to see samples of my work,...See Kalvin's full profile

I am a Chinese from mainland China, left the country in my 20s. I am very good at reading, writing and conversational Chinese. These skills are hard to lose. Also I am teaching my son and husband Chinese at home. Being able to explain and make sense those Chinese characters and expressions helps me to teach. The...See Heng's full profile

I wrote a 100 page thesis. I tutored in the subject of Writing for 10 years. I was an Editor for 2.5 years. I am currently writing a manual.See Chameeta's full profile

My success has come from preparation, awareness, and mentorship, and I aim to help my students access the same opportunities. I’ve guided learners through essay writing, mock interviews, and practical case studies in machine learning and data science, helping them stand out for top programs and employers. At...See Aaron's full profile

As a native English speaker and experienced writer and writing teacher, I can help students improve their English writing skills. I help students to structure their writing to express the meaning they intend in a way that is appropriate to the context in which the writing will be presented. I...See Marie's full profile

I have experience tutoring at-risk youth, foster youth and other high school students in writing and have worked as a freelance copywriter and editor. I have also taken courses in creative writing and write my own poetry and prose.See Cecily's full profile

I have greatly enjoyed working with first graders through high schoolers and been impressed by how disciplined, hard-working, and curious they are. I have worked with students to improve their reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, pronunciation, and writing abilities. Although...See Michael's full profile

Writing is 25% inspiration and 75% technique. I have taught writing in high school and middle school for more than 20 years. I can offer the how to as well as how to generate ideas for what to write about!See James's full profile

Writing is part of the English Language Arts. I facilitate free-style and creative writing for my students as well as structured essay analysis and composition that is required for standardized tests like ACT, SAT, GRE, etc. I especially enjoy helping students with personal statements for their college...See Barbara's full profile

I have helped multiple students with college applications and my students have received admission to Cornell, Georgetown, Columbia and other top universities across the country. Along with essay writing and test prep, I can teach chess, math or tutor any subject for elementary and middle school students. I...See Sarina's full profile

My background is in Marketing and Public Relations. After many years I wanted a change. I decided to go to Costa Rica for my TEFL Certification to learn to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). I’ve been teaching now for 10 years. I specialize in Speaking by building confidence in all areas of learning...See Jessica's full profile

Perfect 36 scores on ACT Reading and Writing portions Previous tutoring experience with AP English Language and AP English literature coursesSee Ariya's full profile

Hello, my name is Sade, and I am a recent UC Berkeley graduate, Class of 2024. I am passionate about providing affordable writing and college application support, particularly for those who may not have access to extensive financial or academic resources. Coming from a humble background myself, I understand...See Sade's full profile