Award-Winning Phonics Tutors serving Albany, NY

I have over thirty years combined experience as an elementary classroom teacher and as a reading teacher. I have always maintained a love of teaching and a strong dedication to my students, families and profession. I have a thorough understanding of reading assessments, interventions, and educational materials to focus on student learning needs and styles.

I earned my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Cardiff University, and have a Masters in Counseling from Monash University. Trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach to literacy, I am passionate and experienced in using a multi-sensory approach to tutoring students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. Having worked in an educational setting for over 11 years in Hong Kong, I am experienced in working with students from kindergarten all the way through to primary school.

...tutor. In addition to my formal education, I spent a year working as a teacher's assistant at The Bronx Community College for the FYS program. I also volunteered at MASA in New York City, where I tutored children between the ages of six to thirteen on a wide range of subjects. In my other job roles, I've done mainly Customer Service related positions. This experience has allowed me to interact with and support children and...

...a public school. I am very successful at engaging students and reframing any subject to help meet a student's personal learning needs and goals. In addition to my strong advocacy of literacy, I also have a strong love for the power of math and numbers. I know math can be very intimidating to many students and math trauma is very real. Part of the work in tutoring anyone in any subject that has chronically been...

...public and private schools at the secondary level (grades 6-12) for 10 years *Taught at the college level for 10 years, and assessed students seeking college credit for life experience *Teach online French and Spanish classes, elementary level to adult, using many real-life, online materials; tutor students *Former item writer for NY State world language exams in NY, prior to it becoming an exam written at the local level *Graded NY State Elementary and Secondary...

...Daniela and I am a RN-BSN, additionally, I am working toward my MSN studying to become a Pediatric NP. I also have a MS in education, and BA in Sociology. I have been a tutor for over 6 years and have additional teaching experience beyond that. I have acquired a life long love for learning and teaching and understand the importance of flexibility in it. Meeting students where they're at and teaching them in the...

...however I have taken classes on every instrument. I incorporate music theory and aural skills into all music instruction. I am particularly passionate about Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and bring that to the forefront of all of my teaching. During my 5 years at McGill University I took many broad range education courses in addition to the music classes. I am also passionate about the French language, as I lived in Quebec for 5 years....

I am dedicated to helping students achieve their learning goals, and to making learning and mastering materials fun.

...graduated from the University at Albany with my Master's in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology. Previously I went to the College of Saint Rose where I received my Bachelor's for Childhood Education in May of 2012. I have been employed as a teaching assistant for three years at Watervliet Elementary in a special education setting. In September, I hope to be getting my own classroom where I can finally have a group of my own...

...very important and I happily utilized tutors throughout my high school and college careers. I value the experiences I received when I was being tutored and want to carry that on to others! I have been a tutor since highschool when I worked with elementary and middle school kids in reading, writing, and math. Now I have continued tutoring elementary students in college, this time in the sciences. I have also expanded my tutoring to...

...with students of different ages, backgrounds, and abilities. I enjoy learning about each student's unique needs in order to find the right individual path to success. Building a relationship based on trust is critical to the tutoring process, and I want my students to be honest with me about their strengths and weaknesses. I really enjoy looking in a student's eyes when the light bulb in the mind is lit! I live for the "I...

Hello and welcome to my profile! I have taught middle level social studies for seven years in three different districts in upstate New York. However, I also have an ongoing interest and expertise in upper level social sciences, having majored in history, not education. I also consider myself an expert in historical writing and editing, specifically document based and thematic essays.

My goal is to help students achieve the academic success they desire!

...I seek to build and encourage confidence in students. I believe that every learner is unique and as such, no two lessons I teach are the same. I have a Bachelor's of Science degree in Childhood Education and Special Education. I am also working towards my Master's of Science degree in Literacy. I have experience as a special education teacher and as a classroom teacher. With my variety of experience, I bring a wide range...

...warm, attentive, and love to use humor and creativity in my tutoring. I have 2 young kids of my own and especially passionate about working with children in preschool to elementary school who are interested in Chinese language and culture. I also have deep experience in the business world so can guide adults in learning Mandarin for business and travel. Additionally I love writing and literature and enjoy working with high-schoolers in perfecting their college...

Anyone can learn anything with just a little work and guidance. I hope to be able to work together to achieve those goals.

...elementary, middle and high school level. I have taught both English and Remedial Reading classes at these levels, and I have a passion for working with struggling students and helping them succeed. I have a Bachelors Degree in English Education and a Masters in Literacy. I have done extensive work with curriculum development for Reading and English classes. I love collaborating with others, and I feel that I do a great job building relationships with...

...well as higher education core courses and college entrance exams, including the LSAT and FL Teacher Certification Exams. I specialize in both literature analysis and public policy analysis, specifically, discovering unintended policy consequences and offering recommendations to counter them. These policy efforts so often require the use of math, in particular, statistical analysis, as well as more qualitative approaches that account for the critical human factors involved in policy-making. I am inspired by this difficult...

...School of Visual Arts, a MA in Education from New York University, and TOEFL certification. Understanding and mastery of learning content can be achieved by independent perseverance and attention to detail. Never give up! In my experience those students who put the most effort in and are seriously committed to achieving their learning goals, usually do. I have taught students of all ages from elementary school to adult, in the content areas of English reading,...

...Cum Laude. I also have my Master's Degree in Education from SUNY New Paltz in Literacy and graduated with a 4.0. I am certified in ESOL K - 12, Literacy B - 6, Childhood 1 - 6, and ELA 7 - 12. I am passionate about reading and writing, and am more than willing to help with papers, language skills, and the English language. I can differentiate based on ability in order for you to...