Hattie R.

• Longmont, CO 80503 ( 9.9 mi )
• Experienced Portuguese Tutor

• Female Age 34
• Member since: 08/2018
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $34 to $40 /hr
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Spanish, English ESOL

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Portuguese is one of my top subjects!

I am a very fun and practical language teacher. From the beginning, I will help you become confident in your language skills and not be afraid to fail. Putting yourself out there when you are traveling or simply in the classroom is key to progressing with a language. I will use movies, music, videos, current events, and pop culture to create an interest in a new culture and country that will help you learn the language that much faster.
As well as being a certified TESOL instructor, I graduated from Smith College with a bachelors degree in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and Latin American Studies. My studies focused on language learning, reading, writing, and cultural history and studies in Spanish and Portuguese. I studied abroad in Lisbon, Portugal for one semester and was in intern for a summer in a sustainable village in the jungle of Panama. Before college, I did my gap year ... read more

Pamela Y.

• Superior, CO 80027 ( 18.9 mi )
• Portuguese Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2008
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $44.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: French

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A Little Bit About Me...

As the daughter and sibling of educators, I have been teaching since I was 6 years old; I taught a 4-year old boy to write his name at an inner-city program. As a teenager I tutored a 9-year old girl in math. After graduating college I managed an adult learning center for a local non-profit organization. I currently substitute teach for K-12 in Boulder Valley schools and recently began substitute teaching a Composition course at a community college. Most significantly, however, I have developed unique approaches to reinforcing classroom concepts for my two children with special needs so they can be successful students in light of their non-traditional learning styles.
My goal is to excite students about learning. I encourage my own children as well as those I teach in the classroom to focus first on finding at least one concept in each lesson that attracts them and about which t ... read more

Suzana N.

• Golden, CO 80401 ( 30 mi )
• Portuguese Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2011
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $51.00 to $62.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: English ESOL

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More About This Tutor...

I have experience teaching elementary school children in the USA and other countries,all core subjects, including ESL. Also, have worked with the adult population teaching English as a Second Language,Spanish,Reading.I have a BA in Education from Brazil, have taught in country as well as Japan, the Middle East and here in the United States.I have taken many classes in Bilingual Education at CU Boulder and are starting a Master's online program in Spanish language/teaching, with a Spanish University.I can also teach Portuguese(my original native language).
I consider myself a very creative teacher.I like to use techniques such as Total Physical Response(TPR), when teaching a second language. I have mastered two second languages myself,and raised two bi literate children successfully.I believe everyone can learn, and I need to find the student's learning style and work from there. I ... read more