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Bay Area Writing Tutor

 Is your student struggling to use punctuation? Not sure how to organize their essay? Learning to write isn’t easy! With consistent, individualized practice, I can help your student grow their confidence as a writer and have fun along the way. 

What do I do?

I offer one-on-one private tutoring and writing enrichment for students in the K-12 system. I can help with:

  • Organization

  • Grammar and punctuation

  • Clarity of thought and elaboration

  • Finding voice

  • Generating ideas

  • College Application Essays

  • Private School Application Essays

Who am I?

A young woman who is a writing tutor with long, wavy dark hair, smiling and standing outdoors with green foliage in the background.

With over 10 years of experience working with kids,  I am dedicated to helping students revive their love of learning and writing. I believe in:

  • Positive reinforcement that celebrates each student's strengths

  • Fostering growth mindset. I want students to know that writing is a muscle—one that everybody can strengthen and grow. 

  • Writing as revision

  • Consistent practice as a means of growing over time

  • Meeting each student where they are

  • Finding the joy in what we do! Sharing our ideas and creativity with the world can and should be fun!

Learn more about my background here!

Making Writing Fun!

My Approach

Bye-bye grammar worksheets! Research shows that rote drills and repetitive worksheets are not an effective way to help young writers grow. My work puts grammar and writing mechanics in the context of meaningful projects and exercises that help your student see concepts in action.

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Testimonials From Real Parents

  • Katherine has been an incredible influence on my son's education and development as a writer. She began working with him during third grade, in the midst of the pandemic, meeting with him for several hours each week. At that time, his reading and writing were below grade level—but under Katherine’s guidance, he quickly caught up. She started with the fundamentals, using a structured framework that included brainstorming, collecting ideas, organizing them into a thesis and supporting statements, writing, and revision. With her patient and consistent approach, she built not only his technical skills but also his confidence. Since then, he has consistently scored above grade level in reading and writing,. Unfortunately, we’ve had multiple school years where not a single writing assignment came home with any feedback—Katherine has effectively filled the gap in his English education. As he’s gotten older, Katherine has adapted her support, creating custom assignments to target specific skills, or helping him work through school writing projects. This has been invaluable to me as a parent—she’s taken the pressure and conflict out of homework help, and I trust her completely. She comes to our home in person, and my son genuinely loves working with her. It’s clear he respects and enjoys their time together, which speaks volumes. I feel so lucky that Katherine has been part of his life for the past five years—her impact has been profound, and I can’t recommend her highly enough.

    Parent, San Carlos

  • My son worked with Katherine on his college application essays, and we couldn’t be more grateful for her guidance. She helped him brainstorm ideas that felt true to his story and gave him constructive feedback in order to create his narrative. She also allowed me (mom) to take a step back from the process, which I also think was very helpful! I highly recommend Katherine to anyone looking for insightful, respectful, and effective help with writing.

    Leslie, San Carlos

  • We highly recommend Katherine! She has been a fantastic writing tutor for our child.

    Lisa, Atherton

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