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Pieta

English teacher specializing in test prep, reading, and writing!

I am a certified English teacher and experienced tutor who addresses individual academic needs. My areas of expertise include Test Prep (SAT/ACT Verbal, AP English, SAT II Literature, PSAT, ISEE/SSAT); Homeschooling; Reading Comprehension; Essay Writing, including college application essays; Vocabulary Development Grammar; and Study and Organizational Skills. For testing, I focus on both content and strategies. Testing strategies are easily learned and empower students to tackle each pro...

ISEE


Praxis


STAAR


Common Core


study skills


COOP/HSPT


elementary math


elementary (k-6th)


ACT English


TOEFL


PSAT


SSAT


spelling


ACT Reading


SAT writing


GED


SAT reading


vocabulary


grammar


prealgebra


reading


writing


English


ESL/ESOL


literature


proofreading


Brian M. from Scarsdale, NY

Pieta has been working with my daughter for several weeks. She has been excellent. She is very easy to work with and has great patience and is flexible in her teaching styles and lesson plans. We highly recommend her.


Dina Z. from Scarsdale, NY

Pieta is helping my daughter become a better writer, to be able to organize her thoughts in a concise and efficient manner. She has also been encouraging improvement in spelling, grammar, and reading skills. My daughter likes her instruction a lot.


Laural W. from Westport, CT

Pieta has asked to receive my son's revised papers in advance of their sessions so she can read them and focus on guiding his re-writes during their sessions. She asks him careful questions, and helps him tailor his work product to the assignment. I will definitely be hiring her again in the fall, as well as continuing through the end of this school year.


Juliana B. from Greenwich, CT

Best teacher. Patient. Too bad I have to move to Florida. She's kind and also professional. I will want her to teach me again if she is Florida.


Christina H. from Darien, CT

Pieta is very gentle, approachable, and professional. She is also detail orientated with great depth of literature knowledge. My daughter enjoyed taking the lesson with her.


Gabby D. from Gulf Breeze, FL

My son has been struggling with math for a while now. No matter how many bribes I have tried, nothing helped. One session with Pieta, my son said " I actually enjoyed math today". I am overjoyed at the thought of him finally having someone take the time to teach him that math is fun! Thank you


Kim B. from Evergreen, CO

My son loved Pieta, and he's VERY tough to please. In just one session, she gave my son the confidence he needed to feel like he could excel on the EXPLORE test for the IB program.


Shivani T. from Madison, WI

I am just through with 2 classes with Pieta and my scores have sky rocketed in Writing from 520 to a 630 and CR scores have gone up from 490 to 600. She is an excellent tutor and is also really well planned for the classes and gives achievable targets as homework which are effective and efficient.Thank You.


Mark C. from Mc David, FL

Pieta is very responsive to the individual needs of the students and the parents. As homeschooling parents, she is helping our children with writing and the language arts with skill, talent and comprehension that we do not have in this area. She has provided us with helpful resources, and her experience is a wonderful resource itself.


Linda L. from San Jose, CA

My daughter is preparing ACT English with Pieta. It's been very helpful. My daughter is able to raise her score on her practice tests from 24 to 32 within a couple months. My daughter has gained more confidence going to the real test now.


Serene L. from Burlingame, CA

My middle schoolers love their lessons with Pieta. She is always patient, positive, and encouraging. She is also very knowledgeable and organized. We have worked with other tutors before, but Pieta is simply the best. She is very flexible and tailors each lesson to the needs of the student. For my kids, Pieta starts each lesson off with vocabulary and grammar, followed by essay writing. Pieta works with with them on the entire writing process, from brainstorming through proofreading. After working with Pieta for a few months, my kids do not find writing to be as intimidating, and are becoming more confident and effective writers. We are so thankful that we found Pieta!