Early readers need someone who makes the mechanics of reading feel like discovery, not drill. Karen builds phonics, sight-word recognition, and basic comprehension skills into activities that keep younger students engaged — asking prediction questions, connecting stories to a child's own experience,...

Phonics, fluency, and comprehension don't always develop at the same pace, and Michelle's classroom experience teaching 5th grade Reading taught her to spot exactly where a young reader is getting stuck. She uses leveled texts and targeted questioning to build both decoding skills and understanding....

A science background might seem unrelated to early reading, but Nathan's Natural Sciences training made him an expert at pulling key information from dense material — a skill he scales down for younger readers tackling main idea, sequencing, and vocabulary-in-context questions. He makes reading feel...

Phonics drills matter, but so does the moment a child realizes a book can be genuinely fun. Kathryn balances foundational decoding skills — blending sounds, recognizing sight words — with read-aloud strategies that build comprehension and keep young readers curious about what happens next.

When a child is still sounding out words on every line, reading feels like work instead of discovery. Angela zeroes in on the specific sticking points — whether that's sight word recognition, fluency, or basic comprehension questions like "what just happened in this story?" Her experience with eleme...

Early reading is all about decoding and comprehension working together — sounding out words means nothing if the story doesn't make sense. Emeric uses read-aloud techniques, picture clues, and simple comprehension questions to build both skills at once. He keeps sessions patient and encouraging, mee...

I am a licensed physician from Florida who is currently changing careers. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and have extensive tutoring and editing experience. While a student, I became a certified writing tutor through the Critical Writing Department. Since I completed my writ...

I'm available to tutor biology, chemistry, physics, math from Algebra up through AP Calculus, SAT test prep, and French. I've been tutoring students in science and math for 7 years. I also spent 8 months working and studying in France, and have tutored high school and adult students in French. When ...

I'm a recent Stanford graduate (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), and have been working at a major Management Consulting firm for a few years now. I personally scored a 2360 (out of 2400) on the SAT and 35 on the ACT and was successful in gaining admission to several top universities. I'...

I am enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering PhD program at Rice University which will begin Fall 2020, and I am hoping to return to academia as a professor after earning my PhD. In the meantime, I am looking to share my passion for gaining knowledge, specifically in STEM, by educating the up and com...