Carefully selected, highly-credentialed Phonics tutors in Des Plaines, IL
" As an associate buyer for a Fortune 500 retailer, I am well-versed and constantly immersed in concepts vital to business, including marketing, advertising, finance, and product innovation and research. Due to the nature of my position, I am results-oriented and committed to achieving success, recognizing opportunity, and creating actionable goals and objectives. In my current position, I teach sales reporting and analytics to new buyers. I am highly competent in communicating and educating cross-functional partners; I am able to tailor my style of communication to ensure comprehension and to engage my audience. Prior to ...
My Education
- Michigan State University - BA, Advertising
Tutoring Subjects:
Phonics, College Essays, Economics, Algebra, Essay Editing, Writing, Reading, Grammar and Mechanics
"I am certified as an Early Childhood and Elementary teacher, and as a Reading Specialist. The Humanities are my passion, and I like to share that passion with learners. I enjoy tutoring students because of the individualized lesson plans that I can design in the one-on-one setting that tutoring provides. I try to incorporate hands-on games and activities into my tutoring whenever appropriate, as I feel it keeps motivation levels high. My lessons are always student-centered and assessment-driven, so that accurate growth can be measured throughout the tutoring process.." ...
My Education
- Bridgewater College - BA, Liberal Studies/Elementary Education
- Concordia University - MA, Reading Instruction
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
Reading, Phonics
" I have devoted my life to being an effective teacher so that I can help create lifelong learners as well as readers. It has always been important to me to make a difference in a child's life when it comes to educating them. If I've reached one child and made a difference, than becoming a teacher was worth it.."
My Education
- Concordia University Chicago - Masters, Reading Education
- Concordia University Chicago - Masters, Technology Education
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
Phonics, Reading, Grammar and Mechanics, History, Writing, Essay Editing
"I'm also certified fluent in both French and Spanish and spent last semester in Paris, France. I'm a fun, engaging teacher with a dynamic personal energy, and one of my greatest strengths is generating enthusiasm in even the most reluctant students. I don't see why grammar lessons can't be games and punctuation worksheets can't make you laugh! I understand how discouraging it can be to struggle with reading or writing at any age, and my personal objective is to give students the tools they need to feel confident and proud of their work. In my spare time, I love reading, running, and spending time with my family.." ...
My Education
- Loyola University Chicago - Double BA, Journalism & English
Tutoring Subjects:
SSAT, Phonics, College Essays, HSPT Prep, Essay Editing, Writing, French, Grammar and Mechanics, Reading
"At the same time I think it is important to know and incorporate a student's individual style of learning.
I've lived in Austria and Spain for four years where I taught English in a local school and language academy. Mainly I worked with high school students and adults, but outside of schools I have worked with children of all ages.
My main tutoring subjects, in addition to being my biggest interests, are German, Spanish, History, Geography, and Earth Sciences and I'm always excited to help others learn about them."
My Education
- University of Illinois-Urbana - BA, Germanic Languages and Literature
Tutoring Subjects:
Elementary Math, ACT Science, ACT Writing, Spanish, Middle School Math, German, ACT, ACT Math, HSPT Prep, ACT Reading, Phonics, ACT English
"By combining it with a sense of humor, my students are able to grasp what's so great about words: they're the backbone of stories. Whatever is needed, be it micro (grammar or mechanics), macro (essay editing and creative writing), or test prep, I can help students of any age become better readers, writers, and test-takers. This leads to not only short-term perks like better grades and increased test comprehension, but long-term perks such as complete confidence in an increasingly digital world. I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an English degree in 2008. When I'm not a teacher, I'm a copywriter, ...
My Education
- U of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign - BA, English
Tutoring Subjects:
ACT English, Essay Editing, Phonics, Grammar and Mechanics, ACT Writing, ACT, Writing, History, ACT Math, Reading, ACT Reading, ACT Science
"As my skills progressed, I trained coworkers in animal nursing. Coworkers praised my patience and knowledge and recommended my teaching skills.
While working as veterinary technician, I volunteered at a local private school assisting teachers in the preschool and elementary settings. My passion for mentoring students grew, and I found myself changing careers and now supervise students in the After School Care program. As supervisor, I assist students in their homework as well as help my own kids with theirs."
My Education
- Lake Land College - AS, Biological Sciences
- Southern Illinois University - BS, Zoology
Tutoring Subjects:
Phonics, Elementary Math, Anatomy, Middle School Math, Reading
"I've done a lot of work with bilingual (native Spanish-speaking)students. For the past 3 years, I've worked in the educational publishing industry -- in other words, I write text books. This has given me great experience seeing what goes into testing students; I know what they should know at various grade levels, I'm familiar with LOTS of pedagogical techniques (and have seen what works and what doesn't), and I've had a lot of experience "leveling" text and lessongs. That means that I know how to adapt a student's in-school curriculum to match their particular ability level and learning styles." ...
My Education
- Illinois Wesleyan University - BA, English
Tutoring Subjects:
Grammar and Mechanics, PSAT, ACT Reading, Phonics, SAT, ACT Writing, Essay Editing, ACT, ACT Math, SAT Writing, ACT English, Spanish, SAT Verbal, SAT Math, ACT Science, Reading, College Essays, Elementary Math, Writing
"With 4 years of tutoring experience with kids ranging from 8 to 18, I developed a range of skills for helping kids to make the connection at different stages in their school careers. In addition, as a gifted individual, I have the perspective to help gifted students who need and crave extra challenges and exposure above and beyond the standard curriculum. My goals in tutoring students is to help them find their self-confidence in their studies, make learning fun and exciting, and show students the joy of continuous learning that I hope will carry over into adulthood.." ...
My Education
- Western Governors University - BS, Business Management
Tutoring Subjects:
Latin, Phonics, Reading, Grammar and Mechanics, Essay Editing, Elementary Math, Writing
"I've had a passion for history and politics since my eighth grade social studies class, where we learned modern American history while also monitoring the presidential election and preparing for our U.S. and Illinois Constitution tests. My teacher instilled in me the firm belief that the past shapes the present, and that those who understand history have the power to shape the future. Literature has always been a close second-favorite; I'm an avid reader of fiction both classic and contemporary, and I hope to someday publish a novel of my own." ...
My Education
- Dominican University - BA, U.S. History
- Dominican University - MaT, Type 09 Secondary Education
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
ACT Science, College Essays, ACT Math, SAT Math, Grammar and Mechanics, Phonics, ACT Writing, SAT Writing, History, Essay Editing, HSPT Prep, SAT, Reading, ACT Reading, ACT English, ACT, SAT Verbal, Writing
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