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Katy L.

Private tutor in Santa Cruz, CA

Education

M.A. in English Literature, GPA: 3.84 Sacramento State University '11 B.A. in Literature with Honors UC Santa Cruz '09

Experience

I've always loved helping other people with their writing and reading, and I've been doing it professionally as a tutor for the past 5 years. As an English Literature graduate student at Sacramento State University, I worked at the University Writing Center, assisting undergraduates with reading and writing assignments. I learned a lot from my first tutoring job, and I worked with students with varying backgrounds and academic majors, including ESL learners and students from STEM fields. Later, while studying in the Comparative & World Literature graduate department at San Francisco State University, I worked at the Learning Assistance Center. At the LAC, I really cultivated a love for helping other university students with their writing projects and reading assignments. After an initial semester of tutoring drop-in students, I taught multiple weekly writing workshops to college freshmen in English composition courses. I also saw students one-on-one for weekly tutoring, usually those who needed extra help in lower-level composition courses. Seeing the same students every week gave me the privilege of witnessing their progress over the course of the semester, which I loved. After leaving my job at SFSU, I taught 10 reading classes per week to groups of 15-25 K-12 students and adults through the Institute of Reading Development. At IRD, I learned how to teach to every grade level and the standards to which each one is held. Now, I work part-time in admissions at an independent K-8 school on the westside of Santa Cruz. I would love to fill my free time with tutoring opportunities. If you are struggling with writing or reading, let's work through it together! I'm eager to help you become a better reader and writer.

Subject Expertise

PSAT Critical Reading CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP College Composition Graduate Test Prep GRE Analytical Writing GRE Subject Test in Literature in English HSPT Language Skills HSPT Reading Introduction to Poetry Introduction to Fiction Literary Analysis Literature Medieval Literature Persuasive Writing Poetry Writing CLEP English Literature PSAT Writing Skills Reading SAT Critical Reading SAT Subject Test in Literature SAT Verbal SAT Writing Short Novel Vocabulary Summer Tutoring CAHSEE English COMPASS Reading COMPASS Writing Skills Creative Writing SAT ACT Reading Writing World Literature 10th Grade Writing 10th Grade Reading 11th Grade Reading 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Reading 12th Grade Writing ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills ACCUPLACER WritePlacer 9th Grade Reading 9th Grade Writing ACT English HSPT Verbal ACT with Writing ACT Writing American Literature AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition British Literature College Essays English Essay Editing Expository Writing Grammar and Mechanics GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment CLEP American Literature

Availability

Mon/Wed/Fri after 1PM

Can Meet

Up to 25 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

My hobbies and interests include reading nonfiction, hiking, and photography. I enjoy learning new things in my free time. RIght now I am interested in creating art or jewelry from found objects, like sea glass and microplastic. Taking a pottery class and learning how to surf are also on my list! I love talking to people with different interests because I find that I learn new things from their experiences.

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