Diana
Diana M., MFA
Diana has an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Virginia and a MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Goucher College. She has been an Adjunct Professor at Montgomery College, Rockville campus, since 2003. She has taught composition and writing and tutored students in all academic classes (including ESL) in the Writing and Reading Center. In addition, she teaches classes on how to write a successful college application essay and on self-publishing at the Writer's Center in Beth...
autism
I have an 18 year old son who is non-verbal (uses augmentative communication) and enjoys working with crafts and on the computer. I am willing to teach other parents how to open a business for their adult with autism. Contact me for more information.
business
career development
English
ESL/ESOL
grammar
literature
marketing
proofreading
reading
special needs
speech
study skills
vocabulary
writing
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Fran B. from Derwood, MD
My senior daughter had drafted her college applications essays, but wanted a second set of eyes to give advice on grammar, theme, style, etc. Diana provided such creative insight and boasted my daughter's confidence in her writing abilities. I would highly recommend Diana as a college essay tutor.
Constance M. from Bethesda, MD
My bright daughter is an enormous reader who's inspired by learning, but struggles with writing. She'll write her homework for other subjects, but rarely completes her English homework which is frustrating for everyone, especially for her. My daughter also has a Math tutor and Math is now easy for her so I know that tutoring works for her. My daughter's former therapist recommended Diana and we started working with her at the start of this school year. Diana is not only teaching my daughter how to write and writing skills, but also dealing with the years of frustration that has built up around writing. They haven't been working together a long time, but I have to give Diana credit for not giving up on my daughter and I'm hopeful that Diana will help her work through this hurdle. She engages the parent in the process and has asked me to provide tools and books and other things to help my daughter. It's an effort by all of us, but it's really about Diana and my daughter working together to achieve a great goal.
Ifeoma T. from Gaithersburg, MD
Diana has been a valuable asset. She is very patient and very resourceful. Always recommending materials to improve learning. her method has been extremely helpful. She is also very flexible.
Andrew C. from Rockville, MD
My son has a severe anxiety problem when it comes to essays and often gets "stuck" on the writing process. Diana showed exceptional patience and skill in working with my son to help him get unstuck helping him to understand the task at hand, find a way to organize his thoughts and get these down on paper. She really went out of her way to help our son while instilling in him the self-confidence he needed.
Keiko K. from Bethesda, MD
Diana is an experienced tutor(specialist) for ESL(ESOL) students like my daughter. For the first meeting, she had prepared several materials so that she could find the best way for my daughter. Since my daughter wanted to improve her pronunciation, Diana introduced some web site regarding pronunciation and my daughter can learn how to pronounce correctly with the help of Diana. She also suggested to get a mirror to see the mouth carefully when my daughter speaks. Now, my daughter has found words she cannot pronounce correctly. We have been satisfied with Diana so far.
Minsuk L. from Rockville, MD
Diana M is a wonderful tutor. She is well prepared for sharing a lot of cultures and interests in USA as well as teaching English. I heartily appreciate her diligence, passion and experience that enabled me to have more confidence in English. Thanks a lot Diana.
Sandra L. from Gaithersburg, MD
Thank you Diana, You gave my daughter renewed hope, inspiration and motivation!! We look forward to further lessons!