Find Philmont, NY Spanish Tutors For Lessons, Instruction or Help

Will d.

• Hannacroix, NY 12087 ( 15.6 mi )
• Experienced Spanish Tutor

• Male Age 76
• Member since: 07/2013
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $30 to $40 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: French

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Spanish is one of my top subjects! Qualified to work with students from Middle School to college and beyond. Especially like to work with adult students.

I am certified to teach French and Spanish, 7-12 in New York State. I have over thirty years of teaching experience in both public and private schools, as well as religious schools and boarding schools. I am a superior one-on-one instructor who guarantees results! I have prepared many adult students for living and studying abroad, as well as preparation for job promotions. I like to work with the home school community. I have brought failing students of French and Spanish to a level of high performance and have been able to change attitudes from "I can't learn this...to I want to TEACH this!".
My one-on-one approach is to first assess the needs of the student, and then I tailor the lessons to meet that student's specific needs. There are many reasons for wanting to learn a foreign language, or to improve existing skills. One sole approach does not meet the needs of every st ... read more

Elizabeth O.

• Albany, NY 12222 ( 24.9 mi )
• Expert Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 08/2013
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $70.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• On-line In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: English ESOL

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Spanish is one of my top subjects! Bachelors degree in Spanish. Studied abroad in Spanish speaking countries.

My language learning career began in middle school when I chose to study Spanish. having enjoyed the language so much, I continued all throughout high school and eventually chose to continue my Spanish learning in college. I chose to study Spanish and Secondary Education. during my undergraduate work, I was recommended for tutoring Spanish at the beginning and intermediate levels. I continued that work for my sophomore and junior years. During my time in college, I was fortunate enough to have the ability to study abroad for a semester in Granada, Spain. There I lived with a host family for four months and was enrolled in 4 college level courses at the local university. It was an excellent experience that will be impossible to forget. After returning to the states, I completed my student teaching at an inner city High School and a suburban High School where I taught levels two a ... read more

Kathy B.

• Hudson, NY 12534 ( 7 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $50.00 to $57.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: French

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I believe teaching is more than just showing how to solve a problem, but is helping the student to discover the “bigger picture”. For that reason, I ask a lot of questions to ensure that a student is not just learning by rote, but understands a topic within its larger context. In that way, he or she is learning not only how to solve a particular problem or answer a specific question, but also how to apply it to other problems in the future. I also like to make problems relevant. Students often complain that there is no reason to study something – math, for example. But I like to show that indeed, they use it all the time and that it can be fun. Learning should not only be effective, but enjoyable as well.
At my Ivy League college, we were taught not just facts, but how to learn. This invaluable skill has stood me well and put me in an excellent position to teach. I have continued ... read more

Mary B.

• Old Chatham, NY 12136 ( 13.1 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $63.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: French

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A Little Bit About Me...

I teach to my students so they can learn. Each of my students has a different modality of acquiring and retaining information, so I assess that style and present instruction in a way that is meaningful. My work towards a master's degree in special education highlighted the various ways in which a student gains knowledge. I use that information to engage and educate my students.
I began my teaching career in Cooperstown, NY in 2001, as a mid-career professional in search of a meaningful job. Previously, I worked in the entertainment industry. Seeking to make a difference in the lives of our children, I moved to Los Angeles to teach English to the children of Latino immigrants. It was the highlight of my teaching profession. Subsequently, my husband and I relocated to NY state where I have been teaching high school (all subjects) to emotionally challenged adolescent students. I h ... read more

Brian E.

• Selkirk, NY 12158 ( 21 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 12/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $51.00 to $63.00 /hr

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I love to teach children and have fun at the same time. I love to incoprate games, i.e. jeopordy, or watch various DVD's on the subject that I am tutoring. I also realaize that not every student leanrs the same, what may work for one may not work for another.
I am a senior at the State University at Albany, where I am majoring in History. I am aniticapting graduating in the summer of 2010. I earned my AS degree in Liberal Arts. I currently work as a after school counselor at PineBush Elementary in Guilderland NY. Majoring in History, I have learned to write various papers and analized data. I have tutured students also in other subjects such as English, and Government.

Catherine S.

• Rensselaer, NY 12144 ( 23.3 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 01/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $48.00 to $62.00 /hr

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I have worked with children for 30 years. I understand the elementary level reading progam having subbed for teachers, teaching assistants and reading teachers for 2 years. I taught pre-reading skills to 3 year old children for 8 years in a local preschool. I am 3/4 of the way through my Teaching Assistant Certification. I have an adult son with ADD and have struggled right along with him throughout his school years. I fought for/with him to get the appropriate learning needs for him. He was to smart for services so it was a struggle. I have learned that all children learn differently and one approach does not work for all. I have also learned several techniques to guide my son and not only help him learn, but to make it an enjoyable experience. I am very patient and nurturing and work very well with children at the elementary level.
Again, I have learned that all childr ... read more

Rachel C.

• Averill Park, NY 12018 ( 23.4 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $51.00 to $58.00 /hr

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I am a patient, sensitive, and committed tutor who desires to help students to achieve success in their Spanish classes. I design tutoring sessions that focus on students’ needs, including activities that will strengthen areas of weakness. I am enthusiastic about Spanish and hope that my students will experience the fun and excitement of learning another language.
Through my education at Houghton College, I have earned two BA degrees in Spanish and Intercultural Studies. My undergraduate experience included a semester abroad in Santiago, Chile, involving a 5-month homestay with a Chilean family and direct enrollment in courses at Universidad Pontificia Catolica de Chile. My Spanish teaching experience includes tutoring high school and college students and serving as a teaching assistant at Houghton College. I also teach a weekly English class for refugees at the US Committee f ... read more

Tara G.

• Albany, NY 12209 ( 24.6 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $46.00 to $60.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Italian

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I realize the importance a child’s academic instruction plays in their future. I am well prepared, seeing as I have a B.A in English, to provide my students with a concrete and enticing curriculum. I have witnessed and engaged in remarkable teaching experiences. I have had the opportunity to function in a variety of educational settings, in which I learned various ways to create an energizing and productive learning environment that will promote a genuine interest in English and all of its wondrous offerings. All of my principals, department heads, and other members of the faculty have recognized that I have created constructive changes in students’ academic and overall attitudes and performance. I believe that my intense energy, exceptional education, experience and ability to motivate every child in my class combine to make me a teacher who is ready and dedicated to help her stu ... read more

Timothy S.

• Woodstock, NY 12498 ( 24.9 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 09/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $58.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: English ESOL

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In my extensive experience studying, living and traveling in such countries as Spain, Nicaragua and Argentina I have become fluent and able to speak with a native-like accent. This, in conjunction with a BA in the language, has given a knowledge and edge verbally as well as grammatically. Most recently, I received a 130-hour certificate in TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages) giving me the training and experience to tutor non-native speakers in English. I bring a dynamic understanding of English as well as Spanish to my tutoring sessions based on years of experience and studying.
As a teacher of English (ESL) and Spanish, my insight lies in the experience of being a second language learner. I have been in the position of having to learn a second language, which has given me greater empathy and understanding for students. Individuals need to encounter the language ... read more

Emily J.

• Albany, NY 12208 ( 25.4 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $58.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: English ESOL

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As a student in a professional college I am very focused on learning and I have gained many skills and useful tips for studying. As a mentor with a program that my college hosts, I teach inner city 3rd grade students about science and math and reading. The purpose of the program is to encourage them to stay in school and pursue a career in the sciences. This program has taught me a lot about dealing with and mentoring small children and has given me the desire to continue with this career path.
I love teaching and I am very interested in helping children/young adults better their lives by achieving their goals academically. I consider myself to be very in-tune with the mindset of children and employ various tricks of the trade to engage them in learning. I am very proud of the students I teach and I strive to help them better their own lives. A very important aspect of my teaching ... read more

Amanda D.

• Albany, NY 12203 ( 25.6 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 08/2010
• Will travel up to 15 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $55.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: English ESOL

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I began as a middle school English teacher in the Bronx a decade ago. For ten years I’ve taught English language and literacy skills in New York, Oakland and Ecuador. I speak Spanish and have a second master’s degree in journalism. I achieved humbling recognition as a writer and producer of print and radio journalism in Alabama and New York. Called back to my original love for helping young adults, I returned to my starting point, accepting another middle school job in the Bronx in 2009 before circumstances pushed me upstate. As a teacher and journalist I have developed a deep understanding of English, and have had much success in teaching it to all levels of learners.
I understand frustration at school because I experienced it myself. I believe a better grasp of communication (reading, writing, speaking skills) can change a student’s confidence about learning (and life) and improv ... read more

Mary M.

• Albany, NY 12203 ( 25.6 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 10/2010
• Will travel up to 5 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $51.00 /hr

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The best teaching style in my opinion, explains how to research, plan and write essays, gives students time to practice these skills in class, and ensures students get feedback on how well they have done on each sub-skill. Students learn skills by using them in a realistic, subject-specific context, and in a combined way. So they might use other skills taught before such as note taking, highlighting, all in context. The purpose of the skills are stressed, students are taught not just what to do and how, but also why. The students then reflect on how well they used the skills, what gains they were getting and so on, and then they action plan for improvement.
As a graduate from the State University of New York at Albany, I am driven to achieve the highest level of excellence in education especially in the following generations. I have received a BA in Chemistry and Pre-Med. Thes ... read more

Terry W.

• Albany, NY 12208 ( 25.8 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 09/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $47.00 to $56.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Chinese

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I am an experienced, certified teacher of Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, with teaching experience from elementary school through adult learners. I hold a Ph.D in Foreign Language Education and am a national-level demonstrator teacher for Mandarin Chinese pedagogy. I have a background in Linguistics and pedagogy as well as extensive personal experience learning languages (eleven at last count), so I have several different ways to explain any issue or difficulty that a student might be experiencing. I also author Chinese-language readers for beginning-level students and will be publishing a textbook next year. This text is currently being piloted by seven schools nationwide.
I believe strongly that any human being who does not have actual damage to the brain is capable of acquiring a second language. Unfortunately, many language classes rely far too heavily on worksheets, grammar exe ... read more

Barbara Fisher F.

• Albany, NY 12206 ( 26 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 06/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $50.00 to $54.00 /hr

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I have been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to possess the drive and desire to want to achieve academic success. Having a love of learning and understanding what it takes to transfer that love to young people is a gift and my purpose in life. I believe in helping individuals to become the best that they can be. When you are on target in your purpose, it is like breathing - easy. With that said, my area of expertise is math up to algebra. On the elementary level, I can assist with all fundamental subjects but again math is my love. If they are willing to try, I'm the right person. Positive encouragement goes a very long way.
I believe in showing through example, repetitiveness, breaking a concept down to basic molecules and finding the missing link. If you understand the foundation, you will be able to grasp the total concept. My experience has taught me that ther ... read more

Sandra L.

• Albany, NY 12206 ( 26.2 mi )
• Spanish Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 05/2010
• Will travel up to 10 miles
• Rates from $49.00 to $60.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: English ESOL

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I enjoy watching people's faces light up when they grasp a point. Utilizing everything from movies, games, lecture and discussion, I try to find out where my student can plug into the subject under scrutiny and start there. Whatever age my student may be, we can find common ground for understanding a subject in a novel way that makes the material become a part of the student's experience. Learning is not just cramming facts into a person's head, but finding a way to make those facts flow into the digestive system and nourish the whole individual, making the learning a part of the person's life.
I entered college as a pre-med student and came out a writer, but since my family insisted all writers lived in garrets, I became a teacher. Later I traveled with first a classical choir and then a rock band, put my editing skills to work for a geopolitical organization and lectured on econo ... read more