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Courtney D.

Private tutor in Denver, CO

Education

University of Colorado Boulder - Bachelors, English and Sociology (double major)

Experience

Critical reading and critical writing are two subject areas in which I am very confident of my tutoring abilities. I believe that reading is fun and it is my goal to help students discover their own joy in reading. It is very satisfying to me when I have the opportunity to assist students in digging into stories, getting past the basics, and understanding the deeper meaning. Critical writing assignments and school essays are also processes I thoroughly enjoy. I get excited when I dissect projects and this excitement helps me reach my students where they are and connect their interests to their writing. I am passionate about helping my students learn and I measure my success by their successes. I love the English language and that is evident when I am teaching.I am very capable of tutoring native English speakers as well as those for whom English is not their primary language. After graduating from the University of Colorado in Boulder, I traveled throughout Asia, spending almost four years teaching English as a Second Language. In 2007, I earned ESL certification from the University of Cambridge where I completed a CELTA degree.When I am not tutoring, I enjoy reading, watching movies and writing critiques, and walking in the park.

Subject Expertise

10th Grade Reading 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing 1st Grade Reading 1st Grade Writing 2nd Grade Reading 2nd Grade Writing 3rd Grade Reading 3rd Grade Writing 4th Grade Reading 4th Grade Writing 5th Grade Reading 5th Grade Writing 6th Grade Reading 6th Grade Writing 7th Grade Reading 7th Grade Writing 8th Grade Reading 8th Grade Writing 9th Grade Reading 9th Grade Writing ACCUPLACER ESL ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills ACCUPLACER WritePlacer Adult Literacy American Literature British Literature CAHSEE English CLEP CLEP American Literature CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP College Composition CLEP English Literature CLEP Introductory Sociology College Application Essays COMPASS Reading COMPASS Writing Skills Composition Creative Writing Criminology Elementary School Reading Elementary School Writing English ESL/ELL Essay Editing Expository Writing Fiction Writing GED Graduate Test Prep GRE Analytical Writing High School English High School Reading High School Writing Homework Support HSPT HSPT Language Skills IB Literature and Performance Introduction to Fiction Introduction to Poetry ISEE Languages Linguistics Literature MAP Middle School Reading Middle School Writing Other Persuasive Writing Phonics Poetry Writing PRAXIS Public Speaking Reading Social Sciences Sociology Test Prep Thesis Writing TOEFL Vocabulary World Literature Writing

Availability

Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time

Can Meet

20 miles at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

Reading, writing about movies, pub trivia, long walks

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