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Robert M.
Private tutor in Albany, CA
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - BS, Journalism
Experience
I am passionate about teaching English Language Arts and about guiding students to effective writing. Because I so enjoy working with students and helping them to develop effective English skills and find their voices in writing, I formed my own tutoring and writing/editing enterprise in 2005, while working full time as executive director of an education nonprofit organization providing writing support for middle- and high-school students. As the organization and program grew underneath me and I was consumed with management duties, I was pulled farther away from contact with the students we were serving. So, after ten years, I turned the reins over to someone else and returned to what I most love, working directly with students as a tutor. While not a credentialed classroom teacher, I have sought and found teaching and training opportunities at virtually all of the enterprises with which I’ve been affiliated during my working life, or I've been asked to take on those duties, in addition to other job titles and responsibilities. I believe I was born to do this work. I work with students at all grade levels in English, writing, and reading, with a particular specialty in personal statements for undergraduate college admissions and personal statements and statements of purpose for grad school applications. I think the students with whom I work, and their parents, can probably best describe why I appear to be good at this. A parent of a student whom I recently helped get into college said, "Bob is a fabulous writing coach. Our son loved working with him on his college application essay. He always looked forward to his sessions, and always came home with a smile on his face. Our son really valued Bob’s advice, support and encouragement. Bob skillfully guided him to help choose the topics that would best reveal the kind of person our son is, and gave him reasonable deadlines to keep him on track. Not only was working with Bob a great experience for our son, but his essay also did its job, and he was accepted to the college of his choice." And the student himself said, "Working with Bob really helped me to write my college-application essay. I really enjoyed working with him, and the time he spent on it with me really helped me to make my essay as good as it could be. I believe working with Bob played a huge part in getting me admitted into college. I was very lucky to have his help." Other testimonials from students, parents, and teachers are viewable on my website, www.wordorder.com. I would be pleased to hear from you to discuss how I can help you and/or your family with deeply caring and personal academic support!
Subject Expertise
10th Grade, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, 1st Grade Reading, 1st Grade Writing, 2nd Grade, 2nd Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade, 7th Grade Reading, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, ACT, ACT English, ACT Reading, ACT with Writing, ACT Writing, Advanced Placement, AP English Language and Composition, Creative Writing, English, Essay Editing, Expository Writing, Fiction Writing, ISEE, ISEE- Lower Level, ISEE- Middle Level, ISEE- Upper Level, Persuasive Writing, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Study Skills And Organization, Vocabulary, Writing