"I graduated summa cum laude with a 3.95 GPA from the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English literature with both honors and distinction. The Honors status was not simply because of my G.P.A. but because I wrote an Honors thesis that was judged by the chair of the English Department to be worthy of that status. I also graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Camden County College with an Associate of Arts in communication. New Jersey rated my Praxis testing for teaching certification as "excellent" in all subjects from kindergarten through 5th grade, as well as in English and all related language arts for grades 6th-8th.

I have taught SAT prep courses for the verbal portion (reading and writing), so be confident that I can help your child be as successful as possible when taking the SAT or the ACT. I am also the college prep testing coordinator for my school.

My past experience includes tutoring at Camden County College for English, pre-algebra, and first-year Latin. I have also worked as a certified substitute teacher in all subjects for grades K-8th in the Evesham Township school district. For years, I have been tutoring students privately in various subjects--with special emphasis on English and writing.

Moreover, I have worked full time as a tutor at a private academy that employed an online curriculum. I helped these middle grade and high school students better understand the online material in all their subjects.

In addition to tutoring, I home schooled my children, covering subjects from Shakespeare to Latin and everything in between. At age 14, my daughter took The College Board's Accuplacer and tested into college-level math and English. She will earn her Associate degree in Psychology at age 17.

My emphasis is on fully comprehending material before building on it, rather than accepting a decent grade only to press on to new, more complicated material. My approach to tutoring is the same. The importance of a student fully grasping the basis of a concept before piling on more compone" less...