LAURA C. - Patient and Highly Effective Spanish Instructor, Native Speaker

Northwestern LAURA C. Tutors Northwestern Students in Evanston, IL
$100 / hr
Chicago, IL
(864)
20 miles Travel Radius
In-person + Online
I am a Spanish native speaker and a former Spanish college professor with over 18 years of experience teaching the language to children and adults and I also prepare students to perform highly on the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam.
I am a highly qualified and effective instructor. I teach all levels of Spanish as a foreign language as well as Spanish for native speakers, that is for students that speak Spanish already but want to become fully proficient in all aspects of the language. ...
Reviews
Has been a wonderful help for my daughter during AP Spanish. We so appreciate how competent and efficient Laura is at tutoring spanish. Thank you!! We will continue to lean on Laura throughout the year.
- Aidan S. from Boise, ID
This is what my son (high school sophomore) had to say about Laura after spending a year with her preparing for the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam: I cannot recommend Laura highly enough. I was initially struggling to adjust to the fast pace of my AP Spanish Language and Culture class, and I lacked the language knowledge necessary to stay afloat. Once I started working with Laura in the fall about twice a week, though, I noticed rapid improvement and I finally felt like I could stay on top of and understand the work. Laura is extremely flexible and accommodated my busy schedule, and she has tons of materials to practice for each part of the AP exam. She?s been tutoring AP Spanish students for years and is highly experienced and familiar with the course. She?s also great at providing homework help, and can answer questions about both language and culture, as she?s a native Spanish speaker. In all our meetings, she boosted my self-confidence through her patience and friendliness. In the end, I went from my teacher telling me to drop her class at the start of the year to getting an A both semesters and a 5 on the AP exam. I can?t thank her enough for her extensive support in both helping me complete my classwork and prepare for the AP exam.
- Kerry T. from Los Angeles, CA
My son was really struggling in AP Spanish Language and Laura has truly changed this for him and he has gone from a C to an A in the class. She is patient, organized and also worked with us to find times that would work with a busy senior's schedule. I cannot recommend her enough, she is wonderful and my son has improved tremendously and feels confident in his language skills.
- Llyswen F. from Sherman Oaks, CA
Laura has been a very helpful tutor for our daughter who is in grade 7. Our daughter practically gave up on the language but with Laura?s helpful her knowledge and confidence has improved a lot. She now looks forward to class with her school teacher. Much improvement has been made over a short period of time.
- Duane new G. from Glencoe, IL
Laura tutors my daughter for her AP Spanish course toward the AP exam next year, although just started with few weeks, my daughter feels very productive and supportive from the tutorial experience.
- Sophia T. from Diamond Bar, CA
Good explanations and examples. Encouraged listening and speaking in Spanish. Used both speaking and writing. Pleased with the first lesson and will be booking more sessions.
- A P. from Altadena, CA
Laura is best teacher in Spanish lesson. My 9th grade daughter needed a native speaker Spanish tutor and Laura is the person we were looking for. My daughter loves Laura?s class. Thank you.
- Eunhee S. from La Canada Flintridge, CA
Laura is an awesome Spanish tutor! She is strict with the student and very patient. The most important thing is that she know how to teach Spanish very well. I strongly recommend her!
- Jane C. from Sugar Land, TX
Both of my kids enjoyed their first session with Laura. She is certainly very knowledgeable. We are very thankful to have found her and we will continue!!! I would like to thank you in advance for your support.
- Laura W. from Brooklyn, NY
I have been learning Spanish from Mrs. Casal for about a year and it has been a great experience. She is a very thoughtful teacher who puts a lot of thought into how she presents the material. Her lessons were engaging, useful, and she was very patient to me in class always encouraging me to try. I would highly recommend her to anyone interested in learning Spanish.
- Damon W. from Irvine, CA
Laura C. worked with my son to prepare him for the AP Spanish test. She was wonderful! She was patient and organized and really helped him drill on the oral aspects of the test. She made it enjoyable for him and he actually looked forward to his sessions with her.
- Sally M. from Rockville, MD
Laura is a great tutor, I'm so glad I chose her to help me improve my Spanish. This year, I am taking AP Spanish, but my listening and conversation skills were pretty.... horrible. I could barely hold a conversation in Spanish without panicking and have had trouble picking up Spanish in audio recordings, especially with the fast pace of the language. However, Laura helped me feel comfortable when conversing in Spanish and listening to it. She gives extremely helpful tips and tricks so that I can pass my AP exam! For example, one trick she gave me was to keep talking about the topic, even if I didn't quite understand what the other person was saying. Also, she detected that I was uncomfortable with conjugating verbs in my head (which I wasn't even aware of myself!) and gave me tips for practicing. I was also embarrassed of my ability to speak Spanish, but Laura does not make you feel ashamed at all! She makes it comfortable and gives you praise so that you can make mistakes and still be motivated. She also provides resources from Spanish textbooks and is very knowledgeable about Hispanic culture. I have only had a few classes so far but I have improved so much in a very short period of time! I know I will be prepared for my exam all thanks to her :)
- Kruthi M. from Charlotte, NC
She understood very quickly what my son needed. She was able to assess his level quickly and figure out how he learns best after only a few minutes. She was knowledgeable and patient and very encouraging.
- Penelope T. from Boston, MA
Laura focused on exactly the things I needed help with and used the platform very effectively. She was friendly and knowledgeable, and did a great job of helping me understand the parts of grammar I was struggling with.
- Finley R. from Kirkland, WA
Laura is helping my daughter prepare for the Spanish APs. We have not taken the test yet, but she seems to be really good at helping get student focused as to how to study from whatever their level is.
- Pang-Yuan C. from Glendale, CA
I missed some school and Laura really was helpful in helping me learn what was taught while I was out. It was hard to self-teach what was taught while I was out. She explained it really well.
- Ann G. from Chicago, IL
She did an excellent job working on complicated grammar rules, as well as helping on pronunciations and conversation. Plus, Laura is understanding and patient.
- Monica D. from Chicago, IL
Laura is a patient, knowledgeable, diligent, punctual tutor who also happens to be warm, friendly and engaging. She always does her best to accommodate our schedule even when we haven't given her the most advance notice and under her tutelage our child's skills in Spanish have come along quite nicely with correspondingly excellent marks in school. We think Laura is great.
- Kevin B. from Los Angeles, CA
My son is in 11th grade and plans to take AP Spanish, Laura has taught him several hours already, Laura is very knowledgeable and always on time for the schedule. She discussed our goals and steps to meet the target for AP exam. She's very responsible for helping the student to achieve the goal and familiar with the contents of AP Spanish exam. She does a really good job of listening to my son's talking and making correction of writing. I'm looking forward to working with her more.
- Dennison Q. from Lansdale, PA
Laura was very quick to respond to a request for Spanish tutoring for my son and we were able to establish weekly lessons at a mutually convenient location. We look forward to working with her throughout this academic year.
- Karen H. from Park Ridge, IL
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