Grammar, Writing and Vocabulary Tutoring

Unique Benefits of Norman Prince's Programs

Are you a student, businessperson, professional, or non-native speaker committed to improving your grammar, writing, and/or vocabulary skills?
Do you want to increase the clarity of your communication?

Improve your grammar, writing, and vocabulary skills, whether you are a student, professional, or non-native speaker.

Clear, correct writing is crucial for communicating effectively. Significantly enhance your grammar, writing, and vocabulary skills in as few as 6-8 hours with my high-intensity programs.

Learn to:

Apply your new skills to your course-or work-related assignments to become a dramatically better communicator
Compose your best reports, papers, email, speeches, and presentations

Results

What skills will you gain?

In my Grammar and Vocabulary programs, you will learn correct grammar and effective vocabulary usage. In my ongoing Writing programs, you will become substantially better at organizing, writing, and editing.

How soon will you see results?

You will improve continuously over the course of the programs. Progress will be apparent by the end of the second session.

Get in touch!

Please contact me to schedule a FREE 30-minute consultation to:

Get answers to your questions
Learn about my programs
Discover how we will work together to accomplish your goals

Personalized Programs

I tailor my cost-effective programs to meet your needs, ensuring that you will get maximum benefit. I will customize your program and guide you throufh every step to meet your goals.

Get better grammar and vocabulary in less time than in other programs by following my time-tested, 4-part method:

Programs include:

Analysis of your strengths and weaknesses
Materials designed to optimize your improvement
Supplementary books, exercises, and assessments to consolidate your new grammar, writing, and vocabulary skills
Grammar Brush-Up— learn to write correct, effective sentences and paragraphs
Short- and Long-Term Vocabulary Improvement—enhance your ability to understand and communicate

Program options include:

Applying writing skills to your academic or professional work
Improving performance on multiple-choice reading & writing, and on essay sections of standardized tests (e. g., entrance, comprehensive, hiring, and civil service exams)

Additional Info

Detailed progress summaries for all sessions are sent to parents and counselors of students.

My Exclusive Guides

Over my three decades as an educator, I’ve written comprehensive guides that produce optimal results in the accelerated time frames of my programs. I continually update and improve them based on the latest research, professional reading, and client feedback.

My grammar guide features comprehensive strategies to learn how to:

Write grammatically correct sentences
Avoid and correct fragments and run-ons
Logically connect ideas and sentences
Use transitions to show organization
Correctly utilize the eight parts of speech

My vocabulary guide will make you a more effective reader, writer, and speaker, and will help you learn how to:

Apply the most common prefixes and roots to understand thousands of common words
Use the most important context clues
Recognize myths about vocabulary improvement
Utilize strategies for ongoing vocabulary improvement

Background

Over 30 years of experience, including:

More than 10,000 hours of tutoring
20 years as an assistant professor of English at Skyline College
Designing and writing materials for programs on grammar, writing, and vocabulary
Tutoring many adults, professionals, and graduate students in personalized, one-to-one programs
Teaching reading, grammar, and test taking skills courses and workshops to students and adults at:
- USC School of Education
- Gonzaga University Graduate School of Business
- Stanford University

Logistics

Location

Remote Tutoring

Online tutoring via Zoom, FaceTime, Skype, and others.

In-person Tutoring with Covid-19 Precautions

In-person tutoring is available at my home office on 28th Street near Dolores in Noe Valley, San Francisco. Tutoring at your location is available for an additional fee.

Contact me for details at (415) 821-6595.

Individual and Group Options

One-to-One

I create customized programs to improve your grammar, writing, and vocabulary skills.

Small Groups—Grammar Brush-Up and Vocabulary Improvement

I offer a substantially lower rate per person for small groups of two. If you have fellow students, peers, friends, or siblings at a similar level who are also interested in improving their grammar or vocabulary, you can form your own small group.

Please contact me to schedule tutoring or with questions.

Time frame

What is the time frame for tutoring?

Programs for grammar and vocabulary are 6 to 8 hours in length, usually over 3-4 weeks. Weekly sessions are 2 hours long, but other session-lengths and time frames can be arranged. For maximum benefit, do at least 6 hours of outside work, including applying your new knowledge to your reading, writing, and speaking.

Other Programs

I also offer programs on standardized test prep (SAT, ACT, and others), speed reading, and study and note-taking skills, some of which can be combined with grammar, writing, and/or vocabulary.

On-Demand

I generally work with writing clients on an ongoing, as-needed basis, for major projects including:

Assistance with proof-reading, revising, and editing
Help with organizing papers and reports, developing your point-of-view and thesis, and supporting it with relevant evidence

Hourly and Program Rates

Please contact me for details including pricing and rate reductions for individuals and small groups.

Payment can be made by PayPal, check, money order, or cash.