...My focus as a tutor is to help students believe in themselves and build confidence to take risks in their learning. I always remember my 6th grade teacher who taught me the power of "yet" and helped me to believe in myself and in my abilities. My hope is to be that person for another student. (read more)
...My tutoring journey started with the profound belief that strong literacy skills are the foundation for a student's academic and professional success. I attended the University of Washington and graduated from the distinguished Creative Writing program where I gained admission based on a portfol... (read more)
...My respect for English leads me to distinguish between "Long A" and "Short A" --- between "Long E" and "Short E" --- between "Hard C or G" and "Soft C or G" --- and on through the many subtleties and nuances our spoken language entails. I even remember from years ago the meaning of the "murmur d... (read more)
...I grew up in Seattle and went to high school at the Bush School.l was lucky in that time to have excellent English teachers who nurtured my interest in the humanities and helped me become technically adept. In college I majored in journalism and learned newswriting and reporting, but I most enjo... (read more)
...Besides having a degree and a 4.0 GPA in this subject area, I will be an asset to you because I am going to look at your reading comprehension and writing on two levels: --Do you basically know what you are doing? --How can we polish this until it shines? This approach allows me to make sure y... (read more)