Laura S.
Private tutor in Albany, CA
Education
MA, Education, UC Berkeley, 2002 Secondary English Teaching Credential with CLAD certification for teaching English to speakers of other languages.
Experience
I have 14 years' experience teaching and tutoring in private homes, public schools, and the UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program. I also have extensive experience as a professional writer and editor. As a teacher, tutor, and writing coach, I provide students with the personalized feedback that they need to improve their writing fluency and composition skills. I help students to recognize and use their own strengths to develop their academic skills. When it comes to homework support, I can help students to better understand the expectations, and I can guide them toward the skills they need to meet or exceed those expectations. Alternately, I can work with the student to develop an independent academic enrichment program that will strengthen his or her preparation for college. I help both young people and adults to articulate their ideas and get them down on the page in a clear, well-organized (and often even beautiful) form.
Subject Expertise
EnglishPoetry WritingPersuasive WritingMiddle SchoolLiteratureLiterary AnalysisIntroduction to PoetryIntroduction to FictionGrammar and MechanicsPSAT Critical ReadingEvidenceEuropean HistoryEssay EditingESL/ELLArt HistoryAP Art HistoryAmerican History4th Grade WritingPSAT Writing SkillsPublic SpeakingReadingSATSAT Critical ReadingSAT VerbalSAT WritingShakespeareShort NovelSocial SciencesSocial StudiesSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelStudy SkillsStudy Skills And Organization12th Grade ReadingWorld LiteratureWorld History5th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading5th Grade Writing4th Grade Reading12th Grade WritingWriting11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing10th Grade ReadingCollege EssaysCreative WritingExpository WritingFiction WritingVocabulary8th Grade ReadingUS Constitutional HistoryUS History8th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingACT EnglishAmerican LiteratureAncient and Medieval HeritageAnthropologyAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and Composition
Availability
Sunday after 10AM, Weekdays after 1PM
Can Meet
Up to 25 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Art history, painting, sculpture, collage, anthropology, science fiction, world history and current events
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