Abby
Expert writing instructor, Michigan B.A. & Harvard M.A
With more than 20 years of professional writing and teaching experience and a master's in journalism from Harvard, I know what it takes to write well, and I can teach you how to conquer writer's block, say what's in your heart and mind, make yourself understood, stand out from thousands of applicants ... and get good grades. I also have a knack for explaining grammar to my students in a way that's easy to understand. ** It's time to get started on essays for New York Times Spring 2023 Edi...
ACT English
English
ESL/ESOL
grammar
literature
proofreading
PSAT
SAT reading
SAT writing
study skills
writing
Jason L. from Brighton, MA
Abby is a great tutor. She helped my son with his college application essay. She was very enthusiastic and had a quick response time for any requests from us. Her feedback was useful and right on point.
Kathryn C. from Medfield, MA
Abby has a great combination of practical and solid writing skills, and a real enthusiasm for engaging in the substantive material with the student. My son has not always had writing assignments to work on for each tutoring session and Abby has always found a way to do something creative to teach a writing lesson. My son was advanced from remedial college prep English to regular college prep English this year. Abby was instrumental in helping him.
Elena D. from Cambridge, MA
We are extraordinarily fortunate that we met Abby. My daughter's progress with Abby is amazing, she is all inspired after their meetings, her confidence grows, her writing improves, and her grades are up. Abby is a wonderful teacher. Can't thank her enough.
Kevin C. from West Roxbury, MA
Abby is very skillful writer. She gave comprehensive feedback and edits on the essays my teenager wrote. Her thoughtful points, mixed with a sense of humor, make it easier for my teen to accept and take action upon. She was flexible and responsive. I highly recommended her!
Jeanette D. from Jamaica Plain, MA
Abby is great! She's extremely friendly and funny, which is always helpful. She was able to quickly assess my current style and suggested I try a couple of writing techniques. Overall, great experience. I highly recommend her.
Noa T. from Brookline, MA
Abby has been tutoring me for a month now and she is amazing. She is helping me to study the English portion of the SAT test. She has lots of patience, very kind and she has a great knowledge on the subject.
Gee T. from Westwood, MA
Abby is very skillful in helping my son brainstorm essay topics and ideas. She's able to help my son get his "inner voice" on paper, refine passage for meaning. She is very professional and a pleasure to work with. Writing college application essays can add to one's stress. With Abby's help, I can tell my son is feeling a lot better about the process.
Ann R. from Needham, MA
My son met with Abby on two occasions to write essays for college applications. She was helpful, and knowledgeable in the writing field. I was pleased with my son's essays that Abby assisted him with. I would definitely recommend her for writing assignments.
Nan L. from Newton Center, MA
Abby is a very great tutor. She is helping my son with his writing skills in the past couple of months. Abby is very skillful writer. She gave comprehensive feedback on the essays my son wrote. Her thoughtful points, clear explanations, make it easier for my son to accept and take action upon. She was flexible and responsive. We can't thank her enough!
Lily G. from Newton Center, MA
English writing and SAT. Abby teaches every important parts in writing: idea, structure, tone and word. My son's writing is making progress day by day with her help. Also, Abby inspired my son's interest in reading.
Vipul C. from Cambridge, MA
Abby is a patience and persevering teacher, extremely satisfied with her teaching style. We have her for both of our kids who are 16 years and 11 years and she is able to modulate her teaching style according to the stage of the student.
Jennifer B. from Cambridge, MA
Abby helped me turn a grad school essay into a more compelling story, and reduced its links to meet the requirements of my schools. She is an excellent writer, and even taught me a few things to keep in mind in my own writing.
Judy C. from Brookline, MA
Abby was teaching my son how to get a "topic sentence" from each paragraph! Abby also pointed out my son's current writing problem which is very helpful!! My son told me he did learn something from Abby's tutoring class and he wants to keep learning with Abby in the coming days!!!
Janet B. from Newtown, PA
(This was our first session) Abby was really great with my son! He is in 2nd grade and struggles with identifying what to write, and then getting it down on paper. In fact, there are times when he completely shuts down and goes into his shell. Abby never let that happen and had him very engaged. Her energy level and joie de vivre was catching and my son is now looking forward to using some of the "wild" writing tactics she taught him! We can't wait to see her again next week.