Award-Winning Spanish 2 Tutors serving Philadelphia, PA

...if the student can teach me how to correctly solve problems and arrive at the correct answers. In my opinion, there is no better way to assess the depth and breadth of one's knowledge than to try to convey it to others. The study habits I hope to pass on to my students are ones that have benefited me throughout my educational career. I graduated salutatorian of my high school and won third place overall...

I am a graduate of UCLA with a major in Physiological Science and a minor in Spanish. This past year, I worked in a third grade math class with City Year New York. I have years of tutoring experience, and I am passionate about learning and working with children.

...postgraduate research, including a US-UK Fulbright Award and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. My areas of competency include English, Art History, Rhetoric, Spanish, and French. I am also proficient in SAT, GRE, and GRE Subject Test in English. My first Master of Arts is in English from the University of Sussex (UK) and my second is in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley. I am happy to work with students at all stages and look...

...have optimal resonance. Third, I follow the plan while continually checking for acquisition and if there are any new areas that need to be addressed. I am creative, intuitive, patient, and a really great listener. As such, I use these traits as often as possible in order to create an atmosphere of optimal growth. I have two Masters degrees--one in English Textual Studies and one in Philosophy. I am also getting a PhD in Philosophy....

...range of students, including those with Autism, ADD, moderate OCD, as well as students who are physically challenged. In the near future I am looking to return to school to earn my MA in Elementary Education. In the past I have also been a literacy tutor for elementary school students. I loved seeing my students' progress and enthusiasm about reading. My love of language also extends to foreign language. I studied Spanish for four years...

...curiosity and a desire to learn about the world around me. I would love to instill that same type of enthusiasm in my students. My photography classes introduce the possibilities of the art by providing examples, asking questions, and allowing students to fill in the blanks. My hope for all of my learners is to help them communicate their own unique perspectives of the world and to acknowledge those perspectives as valid. I have also...

...teach both of those subjects now as a Varsity Tutor. I believe that the goal of education is to give students life long learning skills and most importantly teaching students to be critical thinkers. When I am not teaching you will find me playing sports, usually tennis or ice hockey, or playing guitar. Also, in the winter time I try to make it to the mountains to snowboard as often as I can.

...customers into advocates. From 2006 to 2010, Roberto worked with global biopharmaceutical company AstraZenca, where as the Senior Director of Global Marketing for their Cardiovascular Division served to lead the creation of a multibillion-dollar diabetes line (dapagliflozin & saxagliptin) leading Operational Planning activities and the brand Marketing Strategy. Roberto started in 1991 in the International Marketing Division at Coca-Cola Company, in 1998 began serving as Vice President of International Marketing at Wal-Mart and in 2001...

...difficulties and I care about my students' best interest. I rely upon many activities that involve a total physical response by the students: develop the five language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture) and which prepares students to communicate effectively in both written and spoken Spanish on a variety of topics related to themselves, their personal experiences, and everyday situations one might encounter in a Spanish speaking environment. In my spare time, I enjoy...

...a graduated Interpreter and Certified Translator for English and Spanish and I have several certificates of German as a Foreign Language. I like cooking - mainly Mediterranean Cuisine - cinema - especially classic movies- literature, swimming, dancing and long walks, preferably along unknown cities. I enjoy music and occasionally singing. My motto: "Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible". St. Francis of Assisi... Teaching means...

...enjoyable experience. I specialize in mathematics, particularly at the high school level, and I also have experience tutoring other subjects. I also have done SAT prep for the mathematics section of the New SAT and am very familiar with the recent changes to the exam. My belief is that everyone is capable of learning with enough time, explanation, and practice, and I hope to pass this on to all the students I work with. For...

...visa; when I returned to Philadelphia, I started working as a classroom ESL teacher for Kaplan International. Maybe because of these experiences, my favorite subjects to help with tend to be those most involved with language - Latin, Spanish, Reading/Writing skills - as well as Psychology, a more recent passion. I'm also happy to assist students with math for test prep like the SAT and GRE. As a tutor I would consider my style to...

...and Interpretation to study Spanish language, literature and culture. Since graduating I have worked for a government agency, and much of this work requires communicating in Spanish and across cultural lines. I am also qualified to teach ESL/ESOL as I have previously tutored both in the US and in Spain. My training in several foreign languages broadens my understanding of the language learning process and has helped me understand learning styles and to craft my...

...assistance. My students are very important for me and it is my priority to make sure they understand what I teach and they can learn. My background is in Counseling and Education, I have worked as a counselor for about 18 years and 6 years as a tutor. As a tutor I have worked teaching GED in Spanish, basic computer classes and ESL. I am from Puerto Rico and my native language is Spanish and...

...community, and assisting them in the development and implementation of educational activities. I had the chance tutoring students with their Spanish communication, vocabulary and grammatical skills. I became interested in tutoring while working in different areas, cultures and people. Sharing my experiences has become my new passion and especially helping others develop new language competencies that matter. In my free time I love to read, learn, cook and teach my little daughter Spanish words in...

...I am most passionate about science, environmental health, and health policy. I am used to using all kinds of tools to teach students the material. I am proficient in personality and learning skills typing which helps me customize the tutoring experience for my students. I am passionate about the use of technology so expect to use many technological tools for educational purposes. In my experience helping struggling students prepare these tools can be of great...

...purpose of language is communication, not only to speak but to understand. I'm a native Spanish speaker who went through the process of learning English several years ago. I have experienced the process of learning a new language and I understand knowing the language it not enough, you have to use it. I help my students learn and practice Spanish whether it is to support them at school, business or at work or to help...

...where I tutored other high school students in math and the basic sciences. As an undergraduate, I also spent two and a half years as a teaching assistant for the Introduction to Chemistry courses during which I acquired extensive teaching techniques and skills. I tutor math, a broad range of science courses, and Spanish and love to tutor all of these subjects equally. Specifically, I enjoy tutoring students in Algebra because I believe that having...

...a positive learning environment where my students have the opportunity to grow in their second language. There is no such thing as speaking "bad Spanish" or "bad English", it is simply a matter of the level the student has reached up to that point, something that can change with effort and practice. I know first hand that acquiring a second language can be frustrating at times and demoralizing at others, so I know how to...

...SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DE CHIMBORAZO. I have obtained a scholarship from the OAS where I studied Statistics at Xalapa University in Mexico and then I got a scholarship for a study in economic development strategy in South Korea. I speak only a few languages, three of which are commonly creole, French and Spanish. I have been teaching for more than 17 years in various universities in Ecuador and Haiti. I have a proven capacity to meet...