Premier English Tutoring in Atherton With Ekoniak Tutoring

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Welcome to Ekoniak Tutoring & Coaching! We offer private 1-on-1 tutoring services in Atherton that go beyond traditional academic support. In addition to subject tutoring for nearly all middle and high school courses, we also provide executive function coaching in topics such as time management, organization, note-taking, and test preparation. Ekoniak Tutoring was started in 2023 to deliver a more personalized approach to tutoring and offer students the ability to focus on their executive function skills, which often aren't taught in classroom settings. 

In this article, we'll be sharing our English tutoring options in Atherton and the surrounding areas. Our expert English tutors all come from the top universities in the US, so you can rest assured that you'll be connected with a tutor who is well versed in the world of writing and reading comprehension. 

We teach English topics from the elementary to high school level, so we can accompany nearly all student's English and writing needs. 

Expert English Tutors

Our team of expert English tutors in Atherton consists of seasoned educators with a passion for language and writing. Each tutor brings not only extensive knowledge in English literature, grammar, and composition, but also previous experience working with students of various ages, to ensure that students receive the highest quality guidance and support. 

Customized English Writing Tutoring Services

At Ekoniak Tutoring, we recognize that every student has unique writing and English needs. Our English and writing tutoring services in Atherton are tailored to address individual strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles. Whether you need help with essay writing, creative writing, or refining your grammar skills, we have the expertise to meet your requirements. 

Tutoring At Your Doorstep

You can get food delivered; why not a tutor? Now you can. We offer in-person writing tutoring at your doorstep for students in Atherton and the surrounding areas and support virtual options for students across the US. 

Flexible Scheduling Tailored To You

We realize that life is busy, and that your schedule may change. That is why all of our clients are provided with direct contact to their tutors. If your schedule changes, don't sweat it! You can easily reach out to your tutor to reschedule with your tutor, as long as you provide ample notice as mentioned by our cancellation policy. 

How do we help students improve their proficiency in writing? We'll tell you how, using the case of an 8th grade student at Hillview Middle School who wanted to improve their writing abilities in preparation for their writing applications to various private high schools in the Atherton area.

1. Student Assessment

First, we assessed the student's ability to structure their thoughts in an essay format on their own. To do this, we gave them a relatively simple topic: "What do you like to do for fun and why?" In this case, the student chose to write about their love for skiing. Why did we ask the student to do this? This self-written essay provided us with a great baseline understanding of the student's skills for our tutors to use as they began their writing tutoring approach. 

2. Learning the Basics of Essay Writing

From this self-assessment, we noticed that the student was proficient in brainstorming ideas to support their thesis that they loved to ski for a variety of reasons. However, we noticed that the student struggled with organizing their thoughts in an essay format. We provided the student with simple writing templates that helped them to organize their thoughts along the popular structure: Claim, Evidence, Evidence, Reasoning. Using this template, the student effectively organized each of their claims about skiing in the form of a complete paragraph. 

3. Revise, Revise, Revise

Once the student had created rough outlines for each of the paragraphs they wanted to use in their essay, the tutor worked with the student to revise and improve their own writing. This included editing the student's grammar, improving the flow of their arguments, and adding smooth transitions between paragraphs. However, it is important to note that our tutors don't just write essays for their students. Our tutors understand that writing is a learning process, and instead act as writing guides for each of their students. 

4. Individual Writing Practice

Now that the student had gone through the process of brainstorming, outlining, and revising their essay, it was time for them to practice writing on their own! In a similar fashion to Step 1, the tutor gave the student a writing prompt and encouraged the student to go through the full writing process by themselves. 

5. Results

Prepared to tackle the daunting timed essay exams required for high school applications, the student displayed much more confidence in their writing abilities, and even held an increased interest in the topic of creative writing. And when the results finally came in, the student was accepted to one of their top 3 high school choices!