Award-Winning ESL/ELL Tutors serving Lake Zurich, IL

...opportunity to tutor all grade levels in various areas of academia. Senior year was amazing and I was blessed with being the only student who had over 100 tutoring sessions that year. I credit this success to my tutoring style, which involves asking the right questions and putting myself in the tutees state of mind...

...and response papers and earned excellent marks on my grammar and writing style. During my undergraduate years, I switched over from being my family's French tutor and English grammarian to a volunteer ESL tutor. For three years, I tutored refugees and French adults in English. In summer 2014, I was accepted to study language education...

...understanding of early childhood development to my work with students. My greatest passion lies in helping young learners grow into confident readers and writers. I specialize in phonics, reading, and writing instruction, and I love seeing the moment when a concept "clicks" for a student. Whether building foundational literacy skills or strengthening comprehension and fluency,...

I'm currently an undergrad at the University of Illinois at Chicago and studying biology and psychology. I'm a very enthusiastic, passionate, and kind individual who loves to meet new people and enjoys helping others out. I'm so excited to meet new people and experience new opportunities.

...in France, worked with adults learning English as a Second Language, and tutored elementary, middle, and high school students in a wide variety of subjects, including Math, Science, Reading, English, ACT and SAT test preparation. I am a firm believer in problem-based learning, and encourage students to ask questions and think for themselves. Although I...

...excited to begin working with you! I am a certified English teacher with over 12 years of classroom teaching experience. My teaching background is with students 6th grade through 12th grade, but the majority of my classroom teaching time occurred at a local, public high school. I have two undergraduate degrees. One is in English...

...Guadalajara, Mexico. Also, I was an editor for a high school English Composition Class. This involved reading the assigned topics along with the students, helping them form their thesis statements and then assisting them in writing a high quality essay. Many of my students used their work as part of the entrance requirements to colleges...

...the University of Chicago in 2019 with a degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations. I tutor in Mandarin and a range of other subjects. My learning style is fun, upbeat, humorous, and detailed. As a student, I've taken coursework in public policy, linguistics, literature, film, art history, and languages. I worked as a literacy...

...through programs and activities. From this experience, I developed an understanding of students and was challenged to adapt to different learning styles and motivation levels. Through both these experiences, I had the opportunity to interact and develop meaningful relationships with students, as well as foster a supportive environment where students can thrive. I have extensive...

...with dual Master's degrees, including an MS in Finance from the University of Iowa and MBA from Symbiosis. Possessing over 11 years of adeptness in financial planning, forecasting, and analysis. Demonstrated success in implementing strategies to drive business growth and enhance profitability. Proficient in analyzing financial data, developing models, and delivering insightful reports to facilitate...

...40 volunteers. While I tutor a wide variety of subjects, my passion is in literacy and number sense of young children. Watching a child move from learning their letter sounds to blending words to reading real books is a magic that I have seen nowhere else. I feel the same way when a student is...

...aspiring educator eager to work with students of all ages and disciplines. I graduated in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Spanish, but I also have experience tutoring middle and high school math. In college, I spent a lot of time working with peers on their writing in my school's writing...

...experience I am looking forward to making real connections with students and helping them achieve all that they can. Together we can practice those fundamental reading and writing skills or come up with fun techniques to study for math, science, or Spanish. I can also help teach ESL for any age or grade level! Whatever...

...empathize with anyone putting forth the effort to learn a second language, and I am well aware of the accompanying rewards. For me, studying another language and working with students involved in second/foreign language acquisition have opened up new channels of communication, new relationships, and new worlds to explore. It has helped me to understand...

...would obtain my undergraduate and graduate degrees. In August of 2022, I left for a semester abroad in Athens, Greece. I I then returned home in December of 2022, graduating with my BA in International Relations. I am now working towards my MBA in international business at North Central College. During my time at the...

I am a professional writer and media analyst who excels in finding innovative strategies to enhance learning. I am especially skilled at identifying problem areas in understanding and helping students achieve full comprehension of key material during their sessions.... My teaching philosophy is that anything can be taught to anyone, as long as it is broken down in the right way for that individual student.

...high school and college level course for over a decade. I believe that there are common themes that students posses that can impede their learning. A key element is self confidence in their ability to learn. I believe in building up a student's confidence as they learn a subject so they can retain the information...

...tutor in foreign languages and other subjects such as English, Reading, and ESL, I am more than happy to continue tutoring through Varsity Tutors. My experience of having studied a foreign language for over ten years has made me understand what it takes to learn and truly comprehend a foreign language. Additionally, having come to...

...which includes 18 credit hours in Spanish from the University of Kansas, and a second master's degree in Romance Languages and Literature, with an emphasis on Spanish and proficiency in French, at the University of Missouri. I am certified teacher in AZ and SC. What drew me to teach at Varsity Tutors LLCC is its...

...graduate of Illinois State University, with a Masters from Northern Illinois University. My focus is in middle school Language Arts. As a former 8th grade ELA teacher, I am experienced in all aspects of middle school literature, reading and writing. I have been tutoring for over ten years in K-12 grade math and ELA. My...