Excellent!

Rita is an excellent teacher. She started us off with all the basics, proceeding patiently with letters and pronunciation, working with me on the basics while also making me listen to her speak and try to formulate answers. She is prepared for each lesson with materials and an idea or goal of what she wants to teach and what I need to learn. I like that her approach is geared to speaking, reading, writing and grammar - they are all essential - while she, at the same time, puts an emphasis on listening and speaking. Rita is so well prepared and knows what she wants me to study and learn each time. She is making every effort to have me listen to her and understand her when she speaks and to answer her in Russian. It is a fun challenge and she is keeping my feet to the fire. Best of all, I believe I am learning a great deal from class to class and during our classes. I can best summarize it by stating that Rita is an excellent teacher and fun to work with! Rita is adding a lot of material, which requires self study and I am enjoying that a great deal. Every class she has not only new lessons prepared but also varied homework materials to read and, now, also to write. She is certainly "pushing me" (nicely) to learn at great speed. I enjoy that thoroughly. Great class. I feel I have learned a good deal in a short period of time. I credit Rita with a great deal of that progress. Such an excellent teacher! Demanding, conscientious, knows how to bring learning forwards. I never thought it would be so much fun to go "back to school".

Staffan, 21 lessons with Rita

A caring and talented teacher

Rita is one of the best teachers I know! She is so kind and caring and we have so much fun together. It’s obvious that Rita is an experienced language teacher because she picks up on your strengths and weaknesses and finds material that suits your level. I have been studying Russian with her for 6 months and having a lot of fun! Rita always prepares for lessons by selecting some readings and grammar quizzes. First, we usually chat about something in our lives. Rita writes down what I say in the chat and then asks me to correct my grammar. She also gives me tips on how to sound more like a native speaker. Then, we do some grammar quizzes. If she notices that I’m struggling with a particular concept, she prepares a document on the topic for the following class. Afterwards, we go through a reading together and she asks me questions. Finally, Rita sets some homework for me, such as watching part of a movie or summarizing a text. I find this holistic approach — involving speaking, listening, reading, and writing — very helpful. She makes me feel comfortable speaking the language and encourages me along the way. I’m so grateful to have met Rita because she has a true gift for teaching with care, kindness, and humor.

Yasmin, 36 lessons with Rita

Tutor responded:

Thank you, Yasmin, for your kind words! I love each and all of my students and love my job! I think teaching with love and care paves the way for students' successful learning. Rita

Thank goodness for Rita!

I greatly appreciate the time I spent during my tutoring sessions with Rita. She is both highly organized and intuitive. Rita helped fill in gaps where I found myself lacking, and challenged me to go further than I thought I could. Always an excellent mix of both reviewing material and introducing something new. Our sessions took place while I was also taking an academic Russian-language course, and the supplements she provided unquestionably rounded out what could not be addressed in classroom time alone. Patient and always quick to respond, I would not hesitate to recommend Rita to those looking for tutoring in this notoriously difficult language!

Alana, 7 lessons with Rita