Brenda X.
Private tutor in Seattle, WA
Education
University of California, San Diego B.A. Political Science Minor in German Studies Trinity College Dublin 1-year study abroad program, focusing on the Northern-Ireland Conflict University of Geottingen (Germany) 1-year study abroad program, focusing on Immigration in the E.U.
Experience
I have taught English in China, and have years of tutoring experience in English, Reading, and Writing with children and adults. I have worked in the San Diego and Seattle school systems as well as volunteered for The International Rescue Committee in tutoring refugee women from Somalia. I grew up in a bilingual household (my parents spoke in Mandarin Chinese to me and vice versa), and later learned German in college through courses and by living in Germany for a year. Having had experience learning foreign languages, I feel that I have personal experience with how to best learn to communicate in both academic and informal/conversational settings.
Subject Expertise
4th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading7th Grade6th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading6th Grade5th Grade Reading5th Grade5th Grade4th Grade Writing7th Grade Writing4th Grade Science4th Grade Science4th Grade Reading5th Grade Writing4th Grade Reading5th Grade Reading4th Grade math4th Grade math5th GradeEssay EditingWritingStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsMiddle SchoolLiteratureLiterary AnalysisIntroduction to FictionHandwritingGuitar4th GradeEnglishCreative Writing9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade8th Grade Writing8th Grade Reading8th Grade12th Grade2nd Grade1st Grade Writing1st Grade Reading1st Grade math1st Grade12th Grade Writing12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade Reading2nd Grade math11th Grade Reading11th Grade11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade11th Grade10th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading10th Grade4th Grade4th Grade4th Grade Writing3rd Grade Writing3rd Grade Writing4th Grade Science4th Grade Reading3rd Grade Science4th Grade math3rd Grade ScienceKindergarten - 8th Grade3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Writing3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade math3rd Grade2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I adapt my teaching style according to the temperament of the student. My first goal is to instill a self-motivated curiosity in the subject (something which took me a long time to acquire myself), so that he/she will be inspired to learn without a tutor or teacher eventually. I am a singer/songwriter in my spare time. I am a strong believer in creativity being a vehicle for learning.
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