Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Antioch, IL

...in the classroom for 35 years, I am newly retired, but not ready to give up working with children. Tutoring allows me to do one of my favorite parts of classroom teaching: work one-on-one with a child. It is in the one-on one situation I am able to assess, individualize lessons and adapt as the...

...been teaching in one form or another since 1998: from college students at Ohio State University, to aspiring authors at private workshops around the country, to my five teen children as they pursue their academic ambitions and head off to university. I have a diverse background of expertise in all varieties of history, literature, creative...

...working with more than two dozen students in areas of reading, grammar, writing, spelling and ACT English. I am experienced with GED test prep, adult learners, and ADHD. I am sensitive to students with general anxiety and transitional situations - I am very outgoing, patient and fun and make lasting connections with my students. I...

...needed extra help with their classwork, but on a few occasions even stepping in as a full blown substitute teacher. After graduating college, I locked myself into an ongoing internship with KO Comedy productions in Los Angeles, working with stand up comedian Sammy Obeid to write scripts for short films and TV series. We currently...

...life. Through my experience as an after-school program manager, I learned to build relationships and work well with students, parents, and teachers to meet student goals. In response to the pandemic, I quickly learned ways to adapt my educational youth work to a virtual setting. My social work background helps me connect with students on...

...Chicago Public Schools, working with students in kindergarten through 8th grade. I have also been working as an independent tutor for the last few years. I have extensive experience working with individuals of all ages with a diverse range of needs, including those associated with Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, cognitive...

...the Air Force, I went to Boston College Law School, graduating magna cum laude. I spent most of my law time as a chemical and biochemical patent attorney, and I learned a lot in that capacity. Practicing law was OK, but I yearned to get into teaching, so I entered a Geochemistry PhD program at...

...name is Deanna and I look forward to working with you! I am nearly finished with my PhD in English Rhetoric and Composition. I enjoy both composing and listening to music, painting, drawing, and swimming. I have over ten years of teaching experience throughout grades K-16. Most recently, I have been teaching introductory and intermediate...