TUTORING
I specialize in working with students who think differently.
After I received a late ADHD diagnosis, I realized that the strategies I had developed to support my success as a student and faculty member at elite institutions matched the cognitive processing and motivation fluctuations associated with ADHD. I have thrived because I created these strategies, but I did so on my own, all the while believing that I had a uniquely idiosyncratic combination of talent, curiosity, and frustratingly uneven productivity patterns. As a result, I strongly believe that every young person should have deep structures of support in discovering how they best learn and work.
I offer developmentally appropriate tutoring in writing, the subject disciplines of literature in English or language arts courses, as well as French and Spanish language learning. The long-term goals of my writing tutoring focuses on developing :
a feeling of ease and confidence while composing;
the capacity to identify readerly expectations for every genre, and create revision practices to transform prose accordingly;
the skill to meta-critically analyze how they work in order to create a tool-kit for project management, and an individualized optimal organizational design of daily space, time, and energy.
I look forward to tutoring young learners of all kinds in their writing and language learning. If you are interested in working with me, I warmly invite you to email me at jmr@sfwritingtutor.com to tell me about your student’s needs and interests, or use this intake form before booking.
writing coaching in person
Writing in a Neurodiverse Context
$150 per 90-min session
Review of the full day to create an energy map and time-blocking plan
Review of writing assignments to break them into granular tasks to practice project management
Analysis of work written in class to devise revision strategies
Writing sprints to experiment with task initiation techniques and creative processes
writing coaching online
Focus on Writing
$100 per 60-min session
Review of writing assignments to break them into granular tasks to practice project management
Analysis of work written in class to develop an editorial eye and craft individualized revision strategies
Writing sprints to practice drafting techniques
french tutoring online
Practice towards Fluency
$50 per 30-min session
Conversation to practice sustained engagement in French
Based on that conversation, identification of grammar points that will have the most important impact in raising the student's fluency.
spanish tutoring online
Practice towards Fluency
$50 per 30-min session
Conversation to practice sustained engagement in Spanish
Based on that conversation, identification of grammar points that will have the most important impact in raising the student's fluency.
FAQs
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I do not use large language generative text models in my scholarship or my coaching. I will not enter any of your work into any “AI” or third-party editing tool. I will never consult a chatbot for ideas for how to work with your manuscript in any way.
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Confidentiality is, for me, the foundation for working on writing together. I will never share the broad strokes or details of your research; and I will never share that you work with me as a tutor or a coach without your express and written consent.
If you are considering working with me and would like a personal reference, I can connect you with clients who have already offered to share their experiences about working with me.