...I won the John Creasey Award for best first novel, and have been nominated for the Ian Fleming Award. My work has been translated into twelve languages. Additionally, I have optioned or sold multiple screenplays. (read more)
...Nearly every one who took the exam, passed it for college credit. I coach International Baccalaureate English students. I coach TIQA-TIQA-C: topic sentence, introduce and quote, analyze, conclude. (read more)
...In other words, there is less time devoted to grammar and more time devoted to simply having the student engage in conversation. The dialogue can be on subjects of interest to the student, anything from baseball to computers. When I utilize this method, rapid gains are made in language ability. (read more)
23 Subjects: includingEnglish,GRE,Public Speaking,Career Development
...I look forward to inspiring students in the writing process. About 10 years ago I became certified to teach Princeton Review ACT Prep. I quickly realized that my experience as a copy editor made me the perfect tutor for the English section of the test. (read more)
...I scored a nearly perfect score on the SAT Reading when I took it in high school. I earned my Bachelors in environmental science from Yale and have experience working in environmental nonprofits. For the past few years I have taught 8th grade environmental science and I am professionally certified to teach physical science at the high school level, as well. (read more)