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, literature and language arts, French and Spanish language learning, individualized summer continuity tutoring, and practice tailored for timed writing exams including the California Common Core exams and AP English literature and composition, AP Spanish and French language and culture, and AP Spanish literature and culture exams. The long-term goals of my writing tutoring focus 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
Available for in person coaching in San Francisco, the South Bay, and Silicon Valley.
Writing in a Neurodiverse Context
$200 per 90-min session
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
Review of time and energy distribution to plan environmental design supports
As needed, training towards timed in-class writing, and common core/AP exams.
writing coaching : online
Focus on Writing
$120 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
As needed, training towards timed in-class writing, and common core/AP exams.
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.
Credentials :
Fifteen years of teaching writing, composition, literature, and French and Spanish language from first-year college to graduate work.
Four years of coaching experience in productivity management and executive function strategies.
Areas of expertise :
project management and organization skills for students with adhd or neurodiverse traits
environmental design for students with adhd or neurodiverse traits
meta-critical self-assessment and energy mapping to align planning and task completion with appropriate supports
support in transitions from middle school to high school and sophomore spring to junior fall : these are the time periods when increasingly complex assignments are introduced and expectations ramp up
strategies for initiating writing assignments and drafting raw material
reverse engineering models in order to identify readerly expectations and design work structures
writing and self-evaluation as a method to refine ideas
rubrics for evaluating writing within the different expectations of various academic and professional genres
toolkit of individualized revision techniques
training for timed writing assessments, including CA common core and AP exams
introductory language teaching to develop vocabulary and practice basic grammatical forms
intermediate language conversation with review of grammatical concepts to support inductive language learning
advanced language development of oral and written proficiency to practice sophisticated, idiomatic language usage
structured writing and language lessons towards continuity during school breaks
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.