Meet your Guy in the Chair.

Preston Cooper, Ph.D.

An approachable English tutor for young and adult learners, from sixth grade onward.

Experience that meets you where you are.

30 years teaching English
Junior high, high school and college freshman English, including essays and short stories. Currently teaching and tutoring at a community college.
All types of learners
Experience with ESL students and autistic students. Talk about your needs and work together on the personalized help you require.
Beyond the classroom
Professional grading of high-school state standardized tests; writing, editing and adaptation work in comics, manga and graphic novels.

2006
Ph.D., English
Kent State University. Literature specialization.
1996
M.A., English
Texas Tech University. Literature specialization.
1994
B.A., English
Texas Tech University. Literature specialization; minor in education.
1990
Waxahachie High School
Graduate; the first recipient of the Waxahachie Ex-Students Fine Arts Hall of Fame Award in 2016.

Recipient of the Claes Nobel Teacher Appreciation Prize (2004). Certified to teach English in grades 6–12.

If you are looking for an English tutor, then look no further! I worked with Dr. Cooper for over five years, starting when I was a college freshman at my local community college. As a college freshman, my writing skills were not at a college level, but that did not stop Dr. Cooper from not only improving my writing skills, but also in helping me to build confidence in my writing by giving me astute feedback, resources on how to write better, and most importantly by believing in me. Dr. Cooper is an amazing tutor because instead of just telling you grammar mistakes, he makes sure your paper follows its goal of getting your message across. Grammar is an important part, and Dr. Cooper can easily help you with that, but if you want to improve your communication skills, and if you want to become an effective writer, then you should work with Dr. Cooper. I have never received lower than an A on all my college papers because of Dr. Cooper. Most importantly, because he has helped me advance my writing skills, I have won three scholarships in the past two years at a competitive level while at Texas State University, with essays requiring applicants to have a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Jacob Hernandez

Writing, reading, speech, history—or a comic script you’re working on. Email to discuss the help you need.