Alissa
Engaging Tutor Specializing in English, Spanish, History, Sports
My passion for education has been cultivated from an early age. I have extensive experience with kids of all ages from tutoring, teaching English (while working in Costa Rica), coaching sports, being a camp counselor, and aiding with the college search/admissions. My strengths are in the Humanities - English (language arts and literature), social studies, geography, history, Spanish, and related fields. I also have extensive experience with playing and coaching volleyball, soccer, softball/...
American history
biology
I have taken Biology at the college level at George Mason University. Biology requires a lot of memorization and study time. My tutoring approach is to identify the student's learning style and then suggest various study strategies that will help categorize the information whether it's cell structure, nomenclature, genetics, what have you. In Biology, everything builds off of something else, so it is important to grasp the basics first before you move onto the next step.
vocabulary
grammar
European history
prealgebra
I earned a grade of 94% in my College Algebra class at the university level. I have also received tutoring in math throughout middle school and high school. I know what it is like to feel frustrated with some of the material and I like to help others find success and understanding, just like I was able to accomplish.
reading
Spanish
writing
geography
English
government & politics
literature
world history
economics
I have taken Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, and Economics of Developing Countries at the college level at George Mason University. I teach Economics with many examples so it is easier to understand the shift of money, choices, supply/demand, buying power, policies, etc. Although there are a lot of definitions and correlations to memorize, we can make it easier by breaking down the definitions into smaller parts and easier language.
proofreading
spelling
Terra R. from Carrollton, TX
Alissa was easy to reach, courteous, flexible, timely and professional. My ten year old had five times the confidence after one 1.5 hour session and I am booking another. Alissa is a gem.
Yolanda V. from Dallas, TX
Alissa responded very quickly to my response to meet with my son. She was able to help him with his essays for his English IV/Lit class. He has a very demanding teacher and she was very impressed with his progress after only a few sessions with Alissa!
Karen I. from Southlake, TX
Lillian's demeanor used to be one of dread and crying when it came time for her reading homework which is 20 minutes of reading 4 days a week. Lillian's demeanor has changed to happy and excited to see Alissa and READ to her for most of that hour since Alissa has been coming! Her reviews are succinct and informational. The interactions between her and our daughter are professional yet personal. She listens to Lillian and adjusts her guidance accordingly. Alissa has provided us with the additional information we have asked her to include about her sessions. Example (Name of Books, Pages Read) We are very satisfied with her tutoring our daughter and have given her 5 stars each time she has come.
Anusha T. from Irving, TX
Alissa has been working with our daughter for the last few weeks , and we're already seeing a lot of improvement in her Reading and Writing skills. Alissa is patient , calm and very friendly with kids, so much that our daughter looks forward to her tutoring lesson every weekend. Highly recommend Alissa for tutoring your child , she's amazing !
Corey I. from Southlake, TX
Lillian's demeanor used to be one of dread and crying when it came time for her reading homework which is 20 minutes of reading 4 days a week. Lillian's demeanor has changed to happy and excited to see Alissa and READ to her for most of that hour since Alissa has been coming! Her reviews are succinct and informational. The interactions between her and our daughter are professional yet personal. She listens to Lillian and adjusts her guidance accordingly. Alissa has provided us with the additional information we have asked her to include about her sessions. Example (Name of Books, Pages Read) We are very satisfied with her tutoring our daughter and have given her 5 stars each time she has come.
Samaina B. from Coppell, TX
My son is very happy the way the sessions are going. He is feeling confident. I like the way Alissa teaches. She first try to understand where the student is struggling and then starts working on that. She is very polite. I will definitely recommend her.
Keyur P. from Irving, TX
I can't thank you enough for being proactive and caring for my daughter. I believe that she should be able to get to the longer and challenging books because the encouragement is from her tutor rather than a parent.