Berkeley Parents Network: Tutors for Spanish

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Tutors for Spanish

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2007 Recommendations
Tutor for Spanish 7/8 and BHS
Summer Spanish tutoring for high school student
Tutor for AP Spanish at BHS
Tutor for advanced Spanish for 10 and 12 year olds
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2007 Recommendations

Dec 2007

For anyone looking for a superb spanish tutor for a student I would like to recommend Roxana Hart. She worked with my son for Spanish III and did a fabulous job. She took a kid who has dylexia and was really struggling and helped him become a confident student. She prepared lessons ahead of time with the copy of the spanish text I gave her and she even researched areas that my son needed extra help with. Her phone number is 594-4051. Deborah

Sept 2007

I'm looking for a beginning spanish class or in-home tutor for my 10 and 13year old daughters. We went to Guatemala this summer and now they both really want to learn. Any recommendations? ak

I know this lady who is fabulous, so extremely kind and attentive to children, a native Spanish speaker and fluent in English as well. Her name is Amparo Estaban. Her phone no. is (510)830-8763. She works some for one of the Elementary Schools. I am not sure what her schedule is. L. N. A.

Sep 18 2007

I would like to recommend Alexandra May for Spanish tutoring. Last year, my son was a freshman at a private high school and was having difficulty in his spanish class. Alexandra was highly recommended to us by a Spanish teacher at Berkeley High (where our older son attends).

From the very beginning, Alexandra connected with my son and helped him master the Spanish material in a positive manner. Our son actually liked the tutoring sessions and improved his Spanish grade significantly. Also, Alexandra worked around his sports schedule, which was important.

Alexandra can be reached by email at: alexandra.may[at]gmail.com Martha

May 2007

Our daughter just transferred into two-way immersion at a Berkeley public school. She is a first grader and could use some tutoring help. Any recommendations for tutors that are especially gifted at working with children? Thanks in advance. Bora

Try Viva el Espanol. They have group and private classes. They have a location in Oakland and in Lafayette. All their teachers are fluent speakers. Their website is www.LamorindaSpanish.org. Spanish speaking mom

January 2007

If you are looking for a gifted Spanish tutor can happily recommend Emily Navas. She was born in Venezuela but moved to the US when she was young so speaks fluent English as well. She is certified as a teacher and has a masters degree as well. She helped our daughter enormously in tutoring her in Spanish. She is kind, patient and just such a great teacher. She is open to coming to you to tutor your child. Best way to reach her is 415-519-5230.
Marian

Tutor for Spanish 7/8 and BHS

Dec 2006

Can anyone refer my 16 yr old son to a Spanish tutor? He is in Spanish 7/8 at BHS. Last year the teacher didn't teach the class anything so this year he is struggling with Spanish. Thanks, Kay

My daughter and a friend are sharing a Spanish tutor for AP Spanish that I believe I found recommended on BPN. They've been quite happy with him, and so have we. He's prompt and organized, comes prepared for their sessions with materials and study ideas. His name is Alejandro (''Alex'') Armenta--510-387-4990
Patty

Summer Spanish tutoring for high school student

May 2006

Any suggestions for one-on-one or small group Spanish tutoring to help maintain skills over the summer for a high school student? Mary

My teenage son had very good experiences with one-on-one Spanish tutoring with Loren Chuse 666-0488 and in a semi- private class last summer with Arturo at the Mesoamerica Institute, http://www.mesoamerica.org/. Loren came highly recommended by the head of languages at Berkeley High. She was reliable, good natured, patient, reasonably priced and she came to our house! My son liked Arturo's classes as well, which required him to speak Spanish for several hours two or three times a week. After Loren and Arturo's help, my son's Spanish improved considerably, and he's done much better in his high school Spanish class this past year. monolingual mom

Tutor for AP Spanish at BHS

March 2006

My daughter is currently a Freshman at Berkeley High in Spanish 7/8. Next year she will take AP Spanish. She would like to connect with a tutor that can reinforce grammer and vocabulary she learned this year, and can be available next year if she needs it. Does anyone know of a good tutor that comes to your house? Laura

Marta Ginebreda is a wonderful Spanish teacher at The College Preparatory School. She does tutoring from time to time, and does great work as a tutor. You can reach her by email at marta[AT]college-prep.org Paul O.

Tutor for advanced Spanish for 10 and 12 year olds

Jan 2006

I am looking for a native Spanish Tutor who can come to my home in Albany to teach my kids 10 and 12 advanced Spanish. They are quite fluent but need to learn grammar, reading and expand their vocabulary. I would mostly like to have a person specifically from Argentina since that's the accent they are used to, otherwise I would prefer somebody from Southamerica. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

My friend and colleague Susana Aragon is an artist and a teacher. She has been teaching art classes for students K-5 for over 20 years. Five + of those have been with Berkeley Unified. Along with art Susana does poetry and photography in Spanish and can walk her students through the creation of videos and publications. As a native Peruvian she teaches Spanish through art. She can work one on one or in small groups. Her creativity and positive spirit is very inspirational and motivating. As a teacher who has worked with Susana in the classroom, and as a parent of a child who has worked with her, I cannot recommend her highly enough. To contact her please Email susanaragonr AT yahoo.com.

Marta Ginebreda is a native Spanish speaker with more than 20 years of experience teaching all levels of Spanish. She teaches at the prestigious College Preparatory School in Oakland and has tutored many students from different Bay Area schools. She is very skillful with all ages, and is familiar with the latest language learning methodologies and standardized tests. You can reach her by email at marta AT college-prep.org
Paul Osborne

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