
Brighton E.
Private tutor in Oakland, CA
Education
UC Berkeley - BA, English Language & Literature, minor in Creative Writing , graduated with high honors. The Wright Institute - PsyD, Clinical Psychology - in progress.
Experience
Pushcart Prize nomination for fictional short story in 2012. Personal essay "Finding the Flexibility to Survive" featured on NPR This I Believe program in 2008, also published in This I Believe: Life Lessons. Google the title to read it! Experience with a wide variety of literature, writing styles, classes with the great professors of UC Berkeley. Experience with college essays and applications, past clients have been accepted at Yale, Columbia, UC Berkeley.
Subject Expertise
1st GradeFiction WritingExpository WritingEssay EditingEnglishCreative Writing10th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading12th Grade WritingGifted12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading1st Grade math1st Grade Reading2nd Grade1st Grade Writing2nd Grade mathPoetry WritingWritingWorld LiteratureSummer TutoringStudy Skills And OrganizationStudy SkillsShort NovelReadingPsychology2nd Grade ReadingPersuasive WritingLiteratureLiterary AnalysisKindergarten - 8th GradeJournalismIntroduction to PoetryIntroduction to Fiction8th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade WritingAP English Language and CompositionAP Art HistoryAmerican Literature9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing5th Grade Reading7th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing6th Grade Reading6th Grade2nd Grade WritingClinical Psychiatry4th Grade ReadingBritish LiteratureArt HistoryAP PsychologyAP English Literature and Composition5th Grade math5th Grade4th Grade Writing4th Grade ScienceCollege Essays4th Grade math4th Grade3rd Grade Writing3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade math3rd Grade
Availability
Weekends at any time, Mon/Wed/Fri at any time, Tues/Thurs after 12 Noon
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate, Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee
Hobbies
I love animals! I always wanted to be a veterinarian, but unfortunately I am allergic to fur. I still love animals and I have a hairless breed of dog called a Chinese Crested. Her name is Roo, after the Winnie the Pooh character.
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