Valerie M.
Private tutor in San Francisco, CA
Education
Masters in Second Language Education at McGill University, Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and French (double major). K-12 California Teaching Credential (English Language Development), TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate
Experience
I loving helping students of all ages be successful learners! I have 10 years of classroom teaching and tutoring student experience, and 7 years experience teaching test preparation for various academic tests, including the SAT. I consistently received a rating of "highly qualified" while I was teaching for the NYC Public Schools. Over the years, I have had the pleasure to train teachers and help students meet their learning goals.
Subject Expertise
Essay EditingLanguagesHSPT ReadingHSPT Language SkillsFrench 4French 3French 2French 1FrenchForeign LanguageExpository WritingLSAT Essay SectionESL/ELLCOMPASS ReadingCOMPASS Writing SkillsCLEP Introduction to Educational PsychologyEnglishCollege EssaysCLEP SpanishCLEP FrenchCLEP College Composition ModularSpanish 2VocabularyWritingTOEFLTest PrepSummer TutoringStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsSpanish 4Spanish 3ASPIRE ReadingSpanish 1SpanishSAT WritingSAT Critical ReadingPhonicsPCAT WritingPCAT Reading ComprehensionOAT Reading ComprehensionLSAT Reading Comprehension3rd Grade Reading7th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading5th Grade Writing5th Grade Reading4th Grade Writing4th Grade Reading3rd Grade Writing8th Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading1st Grade Writing1st Grade Reading12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade WritingACT WritingASPIRE EnglishAP Spanish Literature and CultureAP French Language and CultureAP FrenchACT with WritingAP Spanish LanguageCLEP College CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionAP English Language and Composition10th Grade ReadingACT ReadingACT EnglishACCUPLACER WritePlacerACCUPLACER Sentence SkillsACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER ESL9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I was a musician before I started studying languages and teaching. I play piano, guitar, violin, and I played bass guitar in a band. I love to travel (I have lived in Spain, Quebec and England and traveled to many different countries), explore new places, and meet new people. As a teacher, I find that I can always learn new things from my students. I like to customize my lessons to fit their interests and needs!
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