Hi! My name is Brian. I am a teacher who has worked with children and adults to help them improve their English language skills and reading comprehension. (read more)
...My approach is simple and well-tested: personalized instruction + intelligent practice = higher scores. I graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences from the University of Arizona. I have studied and performed research in a myriad of disciplines within this category including: Geochemistry, Seismology, Structural Geology, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Geophysics. (read more)
...I also wrote for the campus newspaper and magazine, winning an award for one of my articles. My Chicago coursework included the 19th century Russian novel, Soviet period literature (Bulgakov, Solzhenitsyn, Tertz, etc.), James Joyce's Ulysses, Tolstoy's late period, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Boccac... (read more)
...I grew up in Boston, MA where the subject was highly emphasized every other year through school. I also have a minor in history in which I looked at women's history in the U.S. and world wars I and II. I love history and I have a great respect for it. (read more)
11 Subjects: includingReading,ESL/ESOL,ACT English,World History
...I also support students in the area of vocabulary and reading comprehension. Lastly, I wanted to share that I have nine years of experience tutoring students outside of my regular teaching job whom were considered to have learning disabilities or difficulties learning due to some gaps. I live in the West Valley area with my husband. (read more)