...I was a student teacher at UC Berkeley for two semesters. I worked with 5 students once a week and also provided office hours out of the classroom. I also helped the Berkeley Fiction Review publish 2 chapbooks filled with short stories and poems. (read more)
...I've scored very highly on the GRE areas of qualitative and essay writing, and am confident in my ability to help my students achieve these same skills. My Spanish experience began when I lived abroad in Santiago, Chile as a 16 year old for 6 months. I minored in Spanish in college before moving to Austin where I worked in bilingual classrooms with children and mothers. (read more)
...My ability to adapt to any personality type and learning style makes my teaching method not only unique, but also very effective. I am proud to say that I have seen grade/score improvements as a result of my tutoring in every single student I have ever worked with. Specifically, students see significant grade increases at school and substantial standardized test score increases. (read more)
...Additionally, I have formal classroom teaching experience in English and social studies. I am truly passionate in helping students of all skills improve their reading and analytical skills. I believe patience and persistence are the keys to developing successful readers and writers. (read more)
...I provide instruction tailored to students' specific needs and to engage them with the material in general. Active-learning activities are very important to me; for example, in addition to going over official practice questions in detail to discuss the correct and incorrect answers, I also have ... (read more)