Creative Writing Tutors & Teachers for Lessons, Instruction or Help in Independence, OR

I like to get to know my students and build a strong relationship with each one. I work to connect the subject matter to their lives and to the real world. I set high standards, but understand that each student will work toward those standards at his or her own pace and in his or her own style. I taught high school English, journalism and speech for more than 30 years before retiring in 2013. I also taught a year in middle school, a year in community college and worked in administrative positions at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. I have worked with students at all levels, from remedial to advanced placement and worked in an alternative high school setting. I have received training in the scoring of advanced placement literature exams and am a published writer. I also have taught SAT prep classes.

$ 30.00

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I believe in clearly stating learning objectives. A well-organized lesson plan is essential to student success. I've taught all levels from graduate school to secondary/college prep programs. in addition, I've been a licensed architect for over 35 years. I've taught a wide variety of subjects: history, English, mathematics, and many courses in the professional architecture curriculum. I've also functioned as a tutor within academic communities. I'm very confident I can help you.

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I am extremely individualized in my approach; by creating a Plan for each student based on a careful and non-threatening assessment of his/her needs, strengths and challenges. I feel very strongly about authentic and credible teacher reinforcement for every increment of effort and progress made toward each objective and goal within each respective student's Plan. I am also ardent about incorporating a method of Self Reinforcement for the student so that he/she can feel proud and successful about task attempt and/or completion; regardless of ultimate teacher or institutional feedback. I have taught and tutored at all levels ranging from Elementary through College in both "Mainstream" and "Special Education" environments. In addition, I have a great deal of experience teaching and tutoring ESL and Law Students at the college and post-graduate levels. In conjunction with the instruction

$ 47.50

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10/11-Present Tugard-Tualatin School District, Portland,Oregon Substitute Instructional Assistant. Support lead teacher in a bilingual environment, primarily Spanish. Tutor Ell students with reading and writing in English. 9/06-11/06 Portland Community College,"America Reads Program," Portland,Oregon Reading Tutor. Facilitated phonetic decoding while encouraging engagement with and comprehension of reading material by special education students at Durham Elementary. I lead students in the direction they desire by encouraging voice within their writing. Voice gives way to ownership of each individual's writing; one feels directly connected to the writing process by engaging with their voice. I support all writing styles and offer direction in relieving writer's block. I am open to the individual's choices within the writing process and provide support and the means for the student

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Between pursuing my college degree and beginning my personal career, I have spent the past several years of my life focusing on English and Writing. In addition to completing assignments for my college classes, I also wrote for my campus' newspaper and tutored at OSU's Writing Center as a Writing Assistant. I currently work part-time as a content/technical writer.

$ 22.50

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I'm a writing tutor with more than two years of experience tutoring college-level writing of all sorts, mainly papers but also essays and applications. I've also attended various training workshops about academic writing and helping English-language learners. My tutoring skill-set is robust. In addition to my skills and experience, I also bring kindness and patience to the tutoring table. Writing is a process, so we must try and try again in order to proceed. My tutoring style is geared towards establishing and maintaining a growth-oriented mindset. I aim to help you become more confident and independent in your own ability to write and to learn to write. In college, I worked as a writing tutor and as the head tutor of the writing center on campus. I've tutored for many hours on a variety of writing subjects. I've also though a lot about my tutoring style, and discussed it with ot

$ 45.00

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- BS in Environmental Science from Western Washington University. - Biologist/Data Management Coordinator for R2 Resource Consultants: data management, analysis, fisheries biology, aquatic ecology. -Water Resources Specialist: water quality, oil spill response, data management, quality assurance, study design. -Environmental Science Research Assistant - lab work, technical writing, analysis. Patient, positive, and thorough. I believe true retention and understanding is achieved through active thinking and questioning. Tools I use: Analogies Real World Examples Repetition Song lyrics

$ 31.50

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I hold BAs in History and Modern Languages (German/French), and have done graduate work in Theology and French Translation. This background has given me a broad understanding across the humanities and an ever-deepening knowledge of the world's languages, literatures, cultures, and religious traditions. I am fluent in German, literate in French, and able to provide basic assistance with Russian, Japanese, and Afrikaans. I have been a substitute teacher (all subjects, K-12), a university tutor, an ESL instructor in Montreal, and a guest editor at an academic journal. My writing, both creative and academic, has been published in a variety of journals, and I have presented papers at two university conferences. I am a strong believer in interrelating knowledge in diverse areas and illuminating its applications to real life in the belief that students are more motivated to learn when the rele

$ 64.00

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I would say that my style is one of direction. Helping students find answers, teaching them how to research for the answers and developing paths of choices to determine which one to take and determining the outcome of that choice or the alternatives. I feel better challenging them to use their thinking skills, their cognitive processing skills & decision making skills. Every child, I believe, learns differently and a good tutor or teacher, takes the time to find that out for the student(s) they are working with. Success is important for growth, independence and adulthood. I have over 20 years experience in training individuals in materials related to their employment & career preparation. I've also worked as a CASA worker in Idaho and had to prepare reports for the courts/judges review to determine placement of at risk cildren. I was a career information counselor for Marsing High Sch

$ 36.00

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Every child has a window of time when learning to write and read is at its peak. I’ve observed this can begin as early as three or four years of age. Yet the child who discovers his/her fascination with language at the age of eight is no less gifted. So I believe patiently leading children through auditory, kinesthetic and auditory learning channels will grant them opportunities to learn rapidly. Methods like Nellie Edge’s “Early Literacy” or the “Right to Read” program offer them these chances at appropriate ages in the classroom. Tutoring offers exceptional chances at all ages because nothing matches one-on-one assistance. The voyage of deepening a child’s enthusiasm to write and read well is so delightful and satisfying! This revelation didn’t come in my writing courses in high school or college but when I taught my four children to read and write. Now that they’re all in college or g

$ 30.50

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I am very passionate about teaching at every age level (e.g. my daughter is 7). I am patient and kind and believe that instilling self esteem is one of the most important aspects of learning. I have been awarded for teaching excellence and recognized for my ability to work with diverse groups of students. I have a Masters degree in anthropology (with minors in zoology and philosophy) and a Bachelors degree in zoology (with a chemistry minor) from Oregon State University. I have tutored high school students in math, science, reading, and writing for the Upward Bound program, was a teaching assistant in college biology laboratory and biological anthropology courses at OSU, and later a teacher of bioanthropology at Klamath Community College, OSU (online and on campus) and Western Oregon University. I was laid off in December 2009 due to budget cuts, but continue to present lectures and

$ 56.50

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As a graduate of Cedarville University in Ohio, I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Electronic Media. Before I pursued a degree in Media, I pursued a degree in Engineering for 3 semesters. I've taken classes such as Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry in both high school and college. I often unofficially tutored other classmates who were struggling. At the time I switched out of the Engineering major, I had a GPA of 3.05. I was not doing poorly, I was simply looking for something I was more passionate about. I found that in Media. I decided to use that degree to pursue a career in screenwriting, so I am also strong in English and writing. I love interacting with people. I like to think of myself as a people person and I've come to love teaching my classmates when they don't quite understand as well as I do. I think everyone has the ability to learn, it's just a matter of understand how we learn. S

$ 40.00

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For over 12 years, I have taught K-12 students and adults, ESL English, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation skills, college level essay writing, creative writing, TOEFL and SAT test taking skills. I bring to my students, my expertise, creativity, and knowledge of the English language as well as my professional journalism skills. I have a teaching degree, a( B.S.)in Secondary English Education, and an English degree, a (B.A.)in Creative Writing. As a tutor, I treat each student with respect, enthusiasm, and encouragement. My extensive experience has taught me that each student, given support, and understanding of their unique learning styles, will succeed when given a proven methodology that works. I also create individual lesson plans for each student that is tailored to their needs. Furthermore, I bring to each tutoring session, a sincere belief in a student's potential, and given the co

$ 37.00

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I graduated with my master's three years ago, so I haven't had any actual teaching, but I have tutored for the community college where I live. I tutored essay writing and some math. I was also certified as a tutor through our community college. In college I taught certain subjects, but just for part of certain classes. I am presently tutoring on line also. As an older student I was very driven to achieve a high level of excellence in my education, hardly ever missing a class. I earned my bachelor's degree from Oregon State University, taking mainly writing and literature. In my master's program I did a lot of writing classes and I focused mainly on publishing, and subjects such as editing and grammar. Instead of taking Spanish, I took statistics. This was very hard and I passed all three math classes after not having any math for many years. I also did some technical writing and creative

$ 36.50

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