Pricing: How much will my English reading or writing sessions cost?

*Diagnostic sessions are billed at $49 per hour. Session lengths range from 1.5 to 5.5 hours and are established before appointments for diagnostic sessions are finalized.

WHAT ELSE WILL I RECEIVE?

• Professional academic coaching from an experienced and personable English tutor who has been in business since 2011 (but has 21+ years experience) and has a reputation for helping learners of English language get the results they need

• Consistent, reliable service and guidance

• Accountability mechanisms that ensure you do what you need to do to communicate better in English

• Personalized program driven by a comprehensive diagnostic session

• 1-to-1 or small group availability

• Appropriate guidance for advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels

• Prompt and consistent meetings

• Zero empty promises

• Early-morning, evening, and holiday availability

• In-person reading and writing tutoring in The Bay Area’s Downtown or East Oakland, California regions

• Online English reading and writing tutoring available to anyone with internet access

Private English Writing Coaching for Adults & Teens Who Speak Other Languages

Get the help you need to improve or develop advanced, intermediate, and basic reading comprehension, stamina, and powers of analysis using English language. Fill gaps or work ahead of your class to make yourself more competitive to recruiters (or for your own pride’s sake) by preparing yourself to do well on tests such as SAT, ACT, HSPT, GRE, US Naturalization, or IELTS.

Common Writing Issues:

• Having trouble writing lengthy essays without help

• Earning low grades on essays, even though you take pains to use smart language

• Sitting down and just getting started

• Beginning English writing assignments but not finishing them

• Turning in poor-quality work but knowing you could have performed much better

• Being afraid to start assignments because, somewhere inside, you’re afraid you won’t do a good job because English is not your first language

• Taking writing or grammar quizzes, just for fun, and not doing nearly as well as you thought you would do

• Getting credit for completing English-related assignments but knowing, deep down, that your teacher or other mediator did not have high standards

• Failing high-stakes tests (e.g., Praxis Core Writing, CBEST Writing, SAT Writing, GRE Writing) even though you communicate often in English or have almost always earned A’s or B’s in English courses

You’ve struggled finding the right private writing tutor online. I may be just what you need to help you with:

• Diction

• Writing Mechanics

• Essay Development

• Grammar (Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced)

• Detail Manifestation

• College Composition

• AP Composition

• Paper Formatting

• Punctuation (Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced)

• Spelling

• Expository Writing

• Persuasive Writing

• Paragraph Development

• Middle School Composition

• High School Composition

• Morphology

If consciously applied, the help you get here will boost understanding in other subjects and help you perform well on tests such as IELTS, EDTPA, SAT Writing, ACT Writing, GRE Writing, HSPT Writing, CBEST Writing, Praxis Core Writing, US Naturalization Writing, ASVAB Writing, and GED Writing.

Of course, for current students, improving your grades is important, but remember that grades can be subjective (as some of you already know). Here, I want to help you earn high marks, but, more importantly, I want you to develop or sharpen writing-related skills that empower you to stand toe-to-toe with nearly anyone, in nearly any situation, and use what you know about English language to help you correctly interpret other people’s writing, especially when it’s time to make serious, life-altering decisions. Writing well helps, too, in communicating to folks—especially those who’d otherwise dismiss you—that you understand how to produce written language that demands that you be taken seriously. Learn what the writing rules really are and when to honor or break ‘em.

Private English Reading Coaching for Adults & Teens Who Speak Other Languages

Get the help you need to improve or develop advanced, intermediate, and basic reading comprehension, stamina, and powers of analysis in English. Fill gaps or work ahead of your class to make yourself more competitive to recruiters (or for your own pride’s sake) by preparing yourself to do well on tests such as IELTS, SAT, ACT, HSPT, or GRE.

Common Reading Issues:

• Having trouble remembering what you read

• Having trouble interpreting unfamiliar words (even when there are context clues)

• Regularly misanswering reading review questions

• Having trouble pronouncing words that seem easy to everyone else

• Having the motivation to complete reading assignments in English

• Properly contextualizing what you’re reading—even when you’re enjoying what you’re reading

• Understanding antiquated pieces written in English

• Failing high-stakes reading tests even though you read a lot and/or almost always earn A’s or B’s in English

• Failing high-stakes reading tests even though you follow advice given in traditional test prep courses

I may be just what you need to improve:

*Although grammar and punctuation are associated with writing, understanding both helps improve reading.

If consciously applied, the help you get here will boost understanding in other subjects and help you perform well on tests such as SAT Reading, ACT Reading, GRE Reading, HSPT Reading, CBEST Reading, CSET English, Praxis Core Reading, US Naturalization Reading, US Naturalization Speaking, ASVAB Reading, and GED Reading.

Of course, for current students, improving your grades is important, but remember that grades can be subjective (as some of you already know). Here, I want to help you earn high marks, but, more importantly, I want you to develop or sharpen reading-related skills that empower you to stand toe-to-toe with nearly anyone, in nearly any situation, and mentally digest whatever’s presented to you and make decisions—especially grave, life-impacting decisions—based on correct interpretation of the written word.

Meet Your English Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Tutor:
Kenisha Carr

Kenisha helps adults and teens turn English and other academic subjects into tools for personal and financial success by closing their understanding gaps or helping them intellectually reach beyond what’s offered at school. Got a test you keep failing? She can help you pass—

WITHOUT MAKING YOU FEEL SMALL FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU HAVEN’T BEEN REQUIRED TO LEARN.

Her specialty is English language arts (i.e., writing: advanced grammar and composition; reading: fluency and advanced comprehension; speaking: fluency, pronunciation, and listening), but she has a knack for effectively helping teens and adults make sense of arithmetic, basic and intermediate algebra, basic trigonometry, geometry, and other subjects. Let’s not forget her eagle eyes and the nimble fingers that aid her in sprucin’ up documents for professionals and graduate students.

With 21+ years in the education arena, an appreciation of different learning modalities, and a love of cross-curricular teaching, Kenisha’s developed proven approaches to strategically helping her customers earn more scholarship dollars, gain membership to their preferred schools or programs, get or keep their teaching jobs, improve their writing, get a solid grasp of math, earn US citizenship, and develop or improve their ability to communicate in English.

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