Javier J.
Private tutor in Austin, TX
Education
Doctoral student at The University of Texas at Austin San Jose State University, San Jose, Master of Arts, Speech Pathology, May 2015 GPA: 3.9 University of California, Davis, Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics, June 2011 (minor in Chinese) GPA: 3.8 Participant, Education Abroad Program, Beijing, China, June to Dec 2010 My years of education, both in the US and abroad, have given me a great foundation for providing individualized sessions to a wide range of individuals
Experience
Test Scores: AP Spanish Language = 5 (highest score possible) SAT Spanish Subject = 800 (highest score possible) HSK 汉语水平考试 5 (passed) Experience: Private Tutor, Bay Area, CA Spanish Tutor, September 2013 – Present • Tutor in all levels of middle school and high school Spanish. • Work on grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and reading strategies. Clinician, The Reading Clinic, Saratoga, Ca Feb. 2013- present • Work with children on reading fluency, reading comprehension, math, and writing • Tutor children with autism, dyslexia, AD/HD, and (C)APD Teacher, ELFA, Beijing, China Sept. 2011-June 2012 • Taught English at a private school in China Tutor, Davis Bridge Educational Foundation, Davis, Ca Sept. 2009-May 2011 • Tutored grades 4 to 6 in math and reading at Montgomery Elementary Mon-Thurs. • Mentored students one-on-one as well as in groups Tutor, CBET Tutoring, Davis, Ca Sept. 2008-May 2009 • Acted as interpreter for Spanish-speaking families • In charge of planning weekly activities for younger children
Subject Expertise
Mandarin Chinese 3ADHDSpanish 4Spanish 3Spanish 2Spanish 1SpanishSAT Subject Test in Spanish with ListeningSAT Subject Test in SpanishPre-AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraMandarin Chinese 2Mandarin Chinese 1Mandarin Chinese 1Mandarin ChineseItalianSpecial EducationDyslexiaChineseAP Spanish Language
Availability
Weekdays in the afternoon, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
I enjoy reading, hiking, playing tennis, and learning new things. I am also involved in various community service projects. I am especially interested in language teaching and am continuously expanding my own knowledge.
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