Award-Winning ESL/ELL Tutors serving Oak Forest, IL

...of all ages, from kindergarten though college. I used to teach figure skating to kids (both in group and one-on-one lessons) which has really helped me learn to work with kids of different ages, and how to approach different learning styles l. I think the most important part of being a tutor is being able...

...Assistant. I love to learn and enjoy helping others find the satisfaction in growing and achieving their goals through learning. I believe it's important to learn the student's preferred learning style (visual/tactile/auditory) and adjusting the material to match the style. One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. -Oliver Wendell...

...am currently attending Northwestern University as a post-bac student taking my pre-med requirements, and will be entering medical school in 2020. I am also a research associate at a developmental biology lab at Lurie Children's Hospital. While in college, aside from my extracurricular obligations, I found myself helping my peers in various classes. This niche...

...learn and adapt. It also gave me the experience of being the learner many different times-- academically, after public school, private school, home school, and college in these countries I have a more varied experience of education. Now, as an educator, I enjoy coming alongside different learners and enabling and empowering them to reach their...

...passion. I have tutored students of all levels throughout my career, from high school students hoping to improve their essay writing skills to PhD candidates working on dissertations. In my own academic journey, I studied creative writing. I love bringing the sense of fun and freedom, along with many of the techniques and practices I...

I'm an English grammar and writing tutor. People come to me for help with grammar and spelling errors, and ideas. It is my passion to write. Anyone who is seeking help in any of these areas, I am available to assist. If you have a need to practice Spanish conversation, I am a resource for...

I have been teaching 2nd Grade for over three years and substitute taught K - 8 this past fall. I have taught in Indiana, Mississippi, and California. I have a passion for education and setting my students up for success. Education is very important to me. I love finding new ways to teach subjects that...

...college in Chicago. I have enjoyed success with a wide range of students; seeing their skills develop is something in which I take pride. I believe education is vital to a well-rounded life and I try to ingrain that in my students. Outside tutoring sessions and classrooms, I enjoy playing guitar, drums, watching sports with...

I'm an elementary special education teacher during the year. During the summer I would like to help students enhance their skills in an engaging manner.

...be fascinating and - yes - fun! I've taken the LSAT and GRE; my scores were good enough to get into some pretty great schools, along with some scholarship money. I believe everyone is capable of achieving their academic goals! In my free time, I love to rock climb, and I sing with a choir....

...a Public Health degree. I have always loved to read, write, and perform. The Arts have always held a special place in my heart. During my free time, I like to sing, play the guitar, and write songs. I look forward to tutoring and teaching as much as I can! Please don't hesitate to ask...

...experience volunteering as a tutor, focusing mainly on building students' reading and writing skills. I received my undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Spanish literature and spent a semester studying abroad in Spain. I know that school is not always an enjoyable experience for students, so in my tutoring approach I try to create a positive...

...striving? I've been a college writing tutor for over a year and consider every person's writing capability an invaluable trait worth honing. I think tutoring's a practice so largely undervalued that some people have difficulty defining what role a tutor's meant to play. They're not a talking calculator or implanted with your specific answer sheet,...

...their own education. My goal is to help them express themselves and accept themselves for who they are, as well embrace the differences of others. My role as your teacher will be to assist you in developing your own potential and learning style. We will discuss a wide range of themes and develop learning goals....

...and high school in the subjects of Spanish as a world language, Spanish literacy and writing, and Social Studies. I was in my most recent position for five years as a dual language teacher instructing all elementary core subjects in English and Spanish. I also have experience teaching adults at the college and university level....

...system. It is my responsibility to guide them on their journey in discovering new ideas and concepts. I emphasize that only through asking questions will they actively learn. My goal is for students to learn how to flick that switch in their heads, and in fact think differently. Students will learn how to think...

...philosophy and Russian studies at the University of Chicago. Now, I'd like to share my passion for education with young students and budding scholars. While I studied philosophy and Russian, my interests are broad and varied. Having grown up in Dallas, I've lived in Chicago for just over five years. I'm an avid baker, enjoyer...

I am a native Spanish speaker currently working on my Bachelor's degree in Accounting, I have 8 years of tutoring experience both in English and Spanish. My goal is to improve my tutoring skills and find new ways to help my students.

...This includes preparation for placement tests as well as less formal work to simply gain skills and (hopefully!) imbue a love and respect for the language arts in the process. I have a B.A. in English from U.C. Berkeley, but also have advanced degrees in International Museum Studies and Forced Migration. I am currently pursuing...

...kids to find and communicate their voices. I have tutored and created curriculum for a broad spectrum of English learners. I come from a family of teachers, and was fortunate to grow up at the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History, where my anthropologist mom was Education Director. Since early childhood, I've been immersed in...