...It just takes practice and confidence! I am certified in both ACT reading and writing. Although I am a high school English teacher at present, I have also worked for many years with K-6 students in addition to raising my own three children. (read more)
...My formal background in engineering (electrical) has given me a great deal of patience when dealing with abstract concepts (!). The most important aspect of the tutoring relationship is in clearly determining objectives! Some students simply learn at their own pace; others suffer from external d... (read more)
...I focus on organization and grammar/usage, which I teach through such techniques as visual cues and online exercises which provide instant feedback. I teach literature in a similar fashion, having the students look at a writer's diction-- how he or she uses words-- and use of rhetorical devices,... (read more)
...I spent two years of my tutoring career working with Arabic-speaking immigrants and refugees in Lincoln, Nebraska, while I was working on my master's thesis--which was about the training of writing tutors. My favorite student to work with a high schooler writing for their college applications an... (read more)