Award-Winning English Tutors in Lansing, IL

...tutoring individuals of all ages in a wide variety of subjects. For the last two years I have focused on working with students with learning disabilities such as ADHD. My teaching style focuses on reframing academic struggles as hurdles with simple and practical solutions rather than insurmountable hurdles. While I tutor in many subject areas,...

...Core State Standards in mind. As such, I do not aim to teach "tricks" for getting the right answer. Rather, I aim to wholly ingrain the skills, strategies, and overall thinking needed to fully understand how and why we can come to certain answers. My goal is not to help students to merely get a...

...to tutor and instruct youth in reading comprehension, vocabulary, math and the sciences. My hobbies include vegetable gardening, crocheting hats, scarves and earrings as well as cooking vegetarian meals. I enjoy tutoring in reading because it is needed to understand other school subjects; I also like tutoring in elementary math. I come from a matriarch...

...After graduating I worked for a year as an Americorps fellow for a program called AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, and I am currently working with young adults with Aspergers at a social service agency. I have extensive experience tutoring and mentoring children, teenagers, and young adults, including those with developmental and/or learning disabilities. These...

...or equations might help somebody in the short term, but understanding why that word means what it means, or what an equation is actually depicting is worth the extra effort. Besides test-prep I think I can be a great help in writing and editing, as I have experience in everything from short, timed essays such...

...love teaching these subjects because I find languages very useful in our lives. Without language, how would we communicate with one another? I love math as well because I love understanding the concept behind a problem and being able to use that to figure out the rest of the problems. I am passionate about helping...

...think it's important to help students embrace that. Outside of tutoring and my studies as a theatre major, I'm fascinated by both design and online media, particularly as it pertains to online video and community building. My work as a set designer has gotten me very interested in interior design and architecture. I discovered that...

...in school, or folks who have decided to learn German as an adult - realize their potential through the study of German. I've won several awards for my teaching (nominated by both my colleagues and my students), and have also developed and organized study abroad programs, German curricula, and language programs at the college level....

...University of South Florida and subsequently pursued and received a Master of Arts degree in Biomedical Sciences at Midwestern University. Currently I am awaiting word from various medical schools to hopefully begin pursuing a professional degree in Osteopathic Medicine. Because of my background in the various sciences, I am most comfortable tutoring students in those...

...mornings and I have tutored struggling college students both in course content and in study skills. I am certified to tutor a wide variety of subjects, though I am very passionate about English, Public Speaking, and elementary level subjects (Phonics and Math). I believe that the ability to utilize the spoken and written word is...