Experienced, patient tutor with a passion for teaching!

Valerie E.

Thank you for checking out my profile! My name is Valerie and I am a current undergraduate student at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. I am planning to dual major in English and Psychology, two topics I greatly enjoy. My main interest is anything that has to do with reading and writing. I scored a 790 on my SAT reading, have won multiple writing competitions including the Scholastic Writing award, and have received many certificates of literary achievement including the Texas UIL Literary Criticism Regional Award.

For the past four years I have worked as a tutor online, in person, one-on-one, and in group settings. I have experience with SAT reading prep, essay proofreading, and grammar support for high school students. I ran an online "SAT Bootcamp" for six months, in which I helped students raise their reading scores at least one hundred points via a sustained method of practice and mistake analysis. I have also aided high school students with college essays, literary analysis essays, and even creative writing essays. My strength lies in proofreading for grammatical errors and clarity while also helping students focus on improving the effective parts of their essays.

I have also worked with elementary school students in a variety of subjects, and am willing to work with middle school students as well. The bulk of my experience with these age groups has been during my time as an assistant teacher at Warner Elementary School. As an assistant teacher, I was often in charge of patiently guiding small groups of children who were behind on the lesson. I also often worked one-on-one with ESL students. I have plenty of experience both helping students catch up with the rest of the class or get ahead of the class depending on their individual needs. As a tutor, my goal is to understand exactly how a student learns, and curate a lesson plan that best supports them. With my personalized assistance, students can expect to see concrete results regarding their grades and test scores!