Desiree MacdonaldSan Angelo, TXPhi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member-Scholarship Recipient-Experienced Remote Essay Writing Tutor
Middle School English provides an important foundation for student success in their academic career. Increasing comprehension of grammar and semantics, as well as improving listening and speaking, are valuable aspects of communication that are built upon in Middle School English. These foundational skills also led to my favorite parts of tutoring this subject: reading and writing. Exploring different forms of literature and helping students discover a lifelong love for reading is a joy. Helping students in this way was a great experience for me while working with Varsity Tutors and Paper Tutoring. Discovering each student's unique interests and abilities helped to form the basis of our learning plans. By adapting to each individual's learning style, I was able to develop successful tutoring relationships with my students. I also encouraged creativity and self-expression by expanding my students writing skills. By improving the skills formed in Middle School English, such as reading, writing, analysis, and critical thinking, students are given valuable preparation for higher learning.
High School students are often preparing for college, and English is a subject that will benefit them in their continuing academic success. Being able to analyze diverse forms of literature and communicate that analysis as an essay or research paper can sometimes be a challenge. As a college student, I can relate to the stress and pressure faced by today's students. Although it can be stressful, this is a great time to not only refine reading and writing skills but also to further develop tastes in literature, creative voice, and skills such as critical thinking, active reading, study skills, and test prep. Encouraging creativity through writing and sharing my love for reading were two ways I was successful tutoring High School English through the Paper Tutoring chat platform and the remote one on one Varsity Tutors platform.
