Hicksville, NY Writing Tutors

I have over five years of experience teaching writing to all levels and special needs (children-adults). Students will have fun writing poems, short stories, and essays. My teaching goal is to increase students self esteem and confidence.

Writing is a process and everyone works differently. I work well with everything from planning work to editing and restructuring. My years of lit-based education have enabled me to encounter many different styles of writing and therefore I have a great deal of respect for the process of putting pen to paper. Tutoring college students with all different backgrounds taught me how to hone in on both strong and weak aspects of writing.

Having worked as an assistant to the head of pedagogy at Purchase College, I have had experience with hands-on assignment building and was often instrumental in assisting students with very challenging materials.

Repetition, repetition, repetition. The more you write, the better you get at it.

I give my kids example prompts- we review them. For homework, I have them do a writing on their own and we make corrections together.

I have written numerous highly reviewed and ranked papers, primarily in the field of architecture. Architectural history, building technology, and green architecture are a few of the topics that I have previously written about. I know how to grab the reader's attention and keep it throughout the remainder of the piece. Graphics, detailed explanantions, as well as real world examples are a few trick I use to captivate the reader.

I prefer to Teach using a Highly INTERACTIVE approach.

Almost EVERY time, I seem to be able to make an almost INSTANT “Connection” with KIDS! I EXPLAIN – SLOWLY, using EVERYDAY words and expressions that kids ALREADY know and USE EVERYDAY. I use COMMON objects in THEIR home, usually RIGHT IN FRONT of where the Student is SITTING – to EXPLAIN IDEAS. I use my HANDS to form SHAPES to create VISUAL examples of what I am explaining.

Sometimes it even works after only ONE session!

YES - I said ONE Session! - They "GET IT"!

Thanks! - Alan.

I have been teaching and tutoring ESL for many years now, both in the USA and even abroad. I scored a 5 on both my AP Language and AP Literature exams. I have experience also teaching the SAT Writing section and essay. I also have experience with writing personal statements and résumés.

My approach to teaching writing begins with learning where the student is currently at ability wise, then taking the time to build a custom lesson plan that will cater to strengthening current weaknesses while not being boring or generic.

I want to help you find your voice on the page! Organizing one's thoughts can be difficult, whether it's to write a research paper, to tell a story, or to complete a homework assignment. I am passionate about writing, and I also love to teach students. I have worked as a tutor and teaching assistant at a college for several years now, and I specialize in upper level school, but can also tutor elementary and middle school students.

There's nothing more frustrating, intimidating, and scary than a blank white page. But no need to fear -- I can work with you to help process what it is you want to say and how you want to say it. Whether it's college admission essays or school papers, whether you are starting from a complete draft or an empty page, I will teach you smart, creative ways to express yourself with the written word.