Help Your Student Reach New Heights
Is your student frustrated, stressed, and tired of the daily homework battles, or losing confidence because of grade struggles? I can help.
I offer individualized 1:1 tutoring in math, science, and history/social studies. I also offer customized study skill building sessions for students who need guidance on studying course material and preparing for exams.
I’ll explore with your student the learning style that works for them with patience, compassion, and creativity.
Both you and your student can be relieved that your student is getting the help they need, and gaining skills and academic confidence, resilience, and resourcefulness that will benefit them now and throughout their academic career.
Services
Individualized Tutoring
I offer 1:1 tutoring in the following subjects:
- Math up to and including AP Calculus
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Writing
- History/Social Studies
My goals of for tutoring sessions are for students to understand the material and to improve their course grades.
Tutoring sessions are customized to teach your student course material in the way they learn best. Weekly lessons and/or “as needed” sessions available.
Study Skills
I offer study skills classes that teach students different strategies for learning course material and preparing for exams. Using coursework from their current classes, students will learn strategies for efficiently and effectively studying course material and preparing for exams.
By learning different study skills now, students will acquire skills to benefit them today and in the future.
1:1 or small group sessions available.
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About Me
I love helping kids increase their academic confidence, resilience, and resourcefulness. I have a naturally patient, compassionate, determined, and creative approach to make the learning process productive and fun.
As a parent of two kids who have grown up in the Issaquah School District, I understand what it’s like for both students and parents to struggle with school, homework, and studying. During the pandemic, I found myself tutoring my kids as they navigated online schooling. I realized that I looked forward to tutoring and helping them experience the “aha” moment when classwork they thought was impossible to understand became simplified and clear.
One day my son said, “Mom, you should be a tutor because you’re good at it.” Wanting more flexibility and a renewed sense of purpose, I listened to my son. I decided to quit my job and start Tutor with Ivy.
In addition to 1:1 tutoring, I teach study skills because schools don’t always teach students how to study or how to study in ways that best suit that child’s learning style. A student might understand course material but may still struggle to master the material sufficiently to do well on an exam. Having a variety of skills, methods, approaches, and tips to pull out of their toolbox benefits the student not only in their current coursework but in their future academic career as well.
Tutoring and coaching kids so they can succeed in school is a natural extension of my career path, which has always been focused on helping others. As an attorney, I worked for a small law firm where I helped women and other people from marginalized groups set up small businesses. I have led communications for several non-profits, lobbied the legislature for better laws to protect kids from toxic chemicals, and run campaigns to protect the environment. Also, math and science are some of my favorite subjects. In another life I probably would have been a chemistry or botany major!
Each student is unique. I embrace the challenge of working with each student to find the approach that works best for them. It is a pleasure helping students and their parents gain academic confidence and peace of mind today and throughout their academic career.
Schedule a consultation today to find out more about how I can help your student succeed.
Ivy Sager-Rosenthal
Tutor with Ivy