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Hello, I am an experienced instructor with 10+ years of experience teaching chess lessons. I was a former United States National Scholastic Chess Champion, and competed in high-level competitive chess tournaments for several years. Now I focus on helping my students improve their game! Chess is an amazing game that helps improve focus, cognition, memory, strategic and critical thinking and it's also fun! I have experience teaching chess to all ages and all playing levels. Please reach out... ... More

Hello! My name is Melissa and I am the ideal tutor for your som or daughter! I recently graduated from Chatham University with a Master's in the Arts of Teaching and a PA teaching certification in elementary education. I have experience tutoring through organizations such as Read Across America and other opportunities presented at my undergraduate university (Allegheny College). Besides tutoring, I have taught with Teach for America and am currently working at a local pre-school and ... ... More

Since I was a little kid, I always knew I wanted to teach. I want to be able to help children succeed. I want children to look back when they are older and say I remember that teacher that helped me succeed in school. I believe that tutoring is a great way to show that. A little about me, I earned my B.S. In Early Childhood. I have worked as a preschool and pre-k teacher. I've tutored 1st-5th grade. I am currently taking some time off to stay at home to be with my baby, but would love to ... ... More

I am an English Fiction Writing major from The University of Pittsburgh. As part of my education, I have studied Psychology, Art History, Literature, and Film. I also have experience tutoring, though not professionally. I would like the opportunity to share my knowledge with others, and am passionate about education. Further, I am willing to teach myself about a subject to further my students' education. I view education as a collaborative effort, and I feel this makes me ideal as a tuto... ... More

Dealing with dyslexia is difficult because it is experienced by students from gifted level through remedial level. The problem does not involve the student's intelligence, but the way the student perceives the written, or typed word. Through experimentation, each teacher must determine what will work best to guide dyslexic students toward decoding on their own and making meaning from what they read. This is often accomplished through the combined effort of teacher, student, and parent. All dyslexic students can progress through their difficulties by finding ways of navigating through the ... More

During most of the 1980's I tutored English as a second language to Spanish speaking people in Venezuela. During this time, I also taught English in a private pre-school, high school, and language institution. When I returned to the United States, I taught Spanish in a private school to students in grades K-8 for two years. Since the mid 1990s, I have tutored students in Spanish, both at high school and college levels, and in more recent years, I have also tutored adult learners of all ages... ... More