Joan P.
Private tutor in Boston, MA
Education
M.S., Public Relations - Boston University B.A., English - Boston University
Experience
Tutor college students in writing and English skills and tutor elementary through high school students in language arts including MCAS, SSAT, and SAT prep. Writing Tutor at Framingham State University - Tutor college students including ESL students and those with a variety of learning abilities in writing and English skills and in developing, researching, and writing papers and essays. Writing and Language Arts Tutor at Commonwealth Learning Center, Needham, MA - Perform diagnostic testing and tutoring of 4th and 5th graders in reading, writing, and spelling skills under a Title 1 SES Program in Waltham, MA. Tutor middle school, high school, and college students in writing papers and essays and in MCAS Language Arts and SAT Verbal prep. Private Tutor - Tutor elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and graduate students and adults in reading and writing skills and in researching, developing, and writing papers, essays, and personal statements. Trained adults in business writing skills in a number of area companies. Professional writer for over 30 years. My approach to tutoring is to start by finding out where the student's weak areas are and then work together to focus on those areas. We usually also go over the basics such as vocabulary, grammar, word usage, sentence structure, and themes as well as practicing the different styles of writing. I give some fun and interesting vocabulary and writing assignments for homework which the students seem to enjoy. We always go over these in great detail so I can see which areas need work.
Subject Expertise
5th Grade Writing9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading11th Grade Reading5th Grade Reading4th Grade Writing4th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing
Availability
Thursday at any time, Weekends at any time, Tuesday at any time, Wednesday at any time, Friday in the morning, Monday at any time
Can Meet
Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
My hobbies/interests include: reading, writing, Boston sports teams, tennis, hiking, biking, travel, dogs, volunteering.
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