GRE and High School Level English tutor

About Alanna

8 years of tutoring experience!
Adjunct college instructor!
Biological Sciences: Anatomy, Biology, Physiology, Genetics, Histology, Osteology, Forensics, and many more!
Other subjects: Writing, Reading, GRE and SAT test prep, and more!

Hi!  I am Alanna and I have been tutoring high school and college students for over 8 years.  I am 35 (almost 36), have a masters degree in Human Biology with a concentration in forensics and anatomy.  I have taught college level anatomy and physiology, been a teaching assistant in several different classes through graduate level.  I have tutored students of varying needs, both physical and academic.

On a more personal note!  I have two children in high school, a son who is graduating this may and a daughter who will start her senior year in August.  I am patient and connect well with students.  My tutoring style focuses on organization, hands on work, and conceptual foundations.  I work on study skills as much as I focus on specific subject content.  I prefer to use methods other than just rote memorization when possible, and I am a fan of tactile and visual learning tools.  I also believe in taking a socratic approach which can frsurate students in the begnning but I have found it increases their ability to recognize how to use resources available to them. I am very easy to talk to and am generally well liked by my students as being realxed and competent.  I am probably best suited to students who are boisterious, gregarious, and energetic.  I am also usually good with students who need someone to find out of the box ways to engage them in their work.