Top Phonics Tutors serving Long Island

Alexander: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...at NYU, studying for a more general liberal arts degree. I'm great with standardized tests, SAT, PSAT, AP; if the College Board makes you sit in a room for it, I can probably help you out, and of course I have experience with New York's SHSAT. Most of my past tutoring experience was helping classmates with history, English and literature courses, and I've also led a few coding workshops. When I'm not working or reading,...
Education & Certification
New York University - Bachelor in Arts, Liberal Arts and Sciences
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1590
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 800

Nathalie: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...Hunter College. I began my career as a 5th grade teacher in a middle school in Manhattan. In addition to helping my students succeed in essay writing, reading comprehension, and math, I have experience prepping 7th graders for the New York City Specialized High School Admissions Test. I am currently in my 6th year as a 1st grade teacher in a K-8 school in Manhattan. At my school, I have had the opportunity to teach...
Education & Certification
Colgate University - Bachelors, History, Educational Studies
New York University - Masters, Childhood Education, Middle School Mathematics

Cyrielle: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...with the French Ministry of Education to work with children and adult English Language Learners to develop their spoken and written English skills. I currently tutor middle school students at a local after-school enrichment program. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English Language Arts and History. I am a firm advocate for the transformative power of education and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my...
Education & Certification
Tufts - Bachelor in Arts, International Relations
Columbia - Master in Public Health Administration, Urban Policy

Ed: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...working with all kinds of students especially younger kids in secondary and primary school. My subject area in tutoring is Math, English(EAL), and Special Educational Needs (SEN). I graduated from Montana State University with a master's degree in Mathematics with a minor in education and have taught in more than five different countries. I have helped many students complete their assignments and pass their exams by giving them pointers and helpful tips. Learning becomes so...
Education & Certification
Montana State University - Master of Science, Mathematics

Elsa: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
I believe that with a Growth Mindset anyone can learn anything. Acquisition of skills and knowledge is a result of hard work and dedication not innate talent. Challenges, mistakes and problem solving through them are how we "get good" at a skill.
Education & Certification
Rowan University - Bachelor in Arts, Language Arts Teacher Education

Allison: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...and minoring in Sustainable Urban Environments. For the past couple of years I have tutored a few students on and off in Trigonometry, SAT Math, and GRE Math. I enjoy tutoring Math because I love Math in general, and I enjoy passing that love onto others. I believe that one-on-one tutoring is beneficial for all students, especially in the NYC school system, where education is not focused enough on the individuals. I love reading, baking,...
Education & Certification
NYU-Poly - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
SAT Math: 720

Emily: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...directing and dabbled in writing, performing, and costuming as well. As an Italian major, I spent a semester studying at the University of Bologna, completed a translation for my thesis, and worked as a drill instructor for first-year students. After graduating I was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Catania, Sicily, where I spent a year teaching high school students English language, culture, literature, and theatre. In my spare time, I acted in an...
Education & Certification
Vassar College - Bachelor in Arts, Drama, Italian
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1520
SAT Verbal: 770
SAT Writing: 790

Natalie: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...City this fall! I love tutoring and teaching students, and I have worked with a number of educational programs, from boarding schools to Americorps. I specialize in languages (English, French, German, Latin, and Ancient Greek) and test prep. I seek to help my students make connections between new material and things that are familiar to them, breaking down higher concepts with accessible examples that can help foster creativity. I care deeply about my students and...
Education & Certification
Princeton University - Bachelors, Philosophy
Columbia University in the City of New York - Current Grad Student, Philosophy

Mary: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...whom I would be responsible for tracking delta positions, hedging trades, communicating with the partners, and learning options theory to prepare for a three-week intensive in house options course in Chicago with a peer group. We were close-knit, collaborative and hand-picked for what would be a rigorous and unique learning experience to set a foundation for our respective quantitative trading roles. I became a market maker, providing liquidity to the public orders, a specialist, keeping...
Education & Certification
Dickinson College - Bachelor in Arts, Economics
Northwestern University - Masters in Business Administration, Finance

Kamara: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...CUNY - Brooklyn College with a Bachelor's of Art in Psychology. After working as an Assistant Teacher at a school in Brooklyn, New York, I went to Relay Graduate School of Education and received a Masters in Childhood Education. After completing my masters, I became a lead teacher. I also worked at another public school in Brooklyn as a teacher before moving my teaching career to New Jersey. I currently teach 2nd grade in Irvington,...
Education & Certification
CUNY Brooklyn College - Bachelor in Arts, Psychology
Relay Graduate School of Education - Masters in Education, Elementary School Teaching
State Certified Teacher

Jessica: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...ranges from after-school tutoring, to delivering lessons and lectures to children and adults. Currently, I work as an Education Specialist to help deliver tutoring and professional development advisory to students within the United States and Southeast Asia. Through this opportunity, I prepare and deliver lessons to a variety of students - young learners, intermediate learners, adult learners, and TOEFL preparation candidates. I primarily deliver lessons in-person, but I also provide tutoring and online support to...
Education & Certification
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Bachelor in Arts, Geography (human activity)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Masters, Healthcare Administration (finance)

Sherry: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...the joy and fun of learning has been taken away from students. I want through tutoring to re-engage students in the process of loving to learn. I am and have been teaching my son to love to learn and that learning is fun. He is now self-motivated to research and look up things on his own and I guide him in the process. I would love the opportunity to assist your child in reaching his...
Education & Certification
Kean University - Bachelor of Science, Social Work
Concordia University-Portland - Masters in Education, Education

Renee: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
My name is Renee Kumaga. I am a Licensed Master Social Worker. I reside between two locations-Bronx, NY Monday-Friday and Hopewell Junction, NY on the weekends. I love working with and helping people especially our young people. I look forward to tutoring and advancing my future students.
Education & Certification
SUNY at Albany - Bachelor of Science, Human Biology
SUNY at Albany - Master of Social Work, Social Work

Garth: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...learn to swim. I got the stroke patterns down early but it wasn't until someone told me to exhale all the way through not just into the water but as my face is leaving the water that I really got it. The same applies to learning in school: one key idea or concept can make all the difference. My teaching style is easy going. I don't get flustered with students. We all were slow at...
Education & Certification
The University of the West Indies - Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

Jenna : Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...Island. While earning my undergrad degree, I was an Academic Via Individual Determination (AVID) tutor for Scottsdale School District. Through AVID, I learned how to build my students' academic confidence by providing encouragement and fostering higher-level thinking and problem solving. I also spent six months at the Alicante Language Institute in Alicante, Spain, learning the Spanish language and culture. After earning my undergraduate degree, I spent one month as a native English speaking volunteer in...
Education & Certification
Arizona State University - Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies: Education, Psychology
Touro College - Master of Science, Education & Students with Disabilities (1-6)
State Certified Teacher

Tanique: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...teacher Ms. Rolfe showed me how to make pink chocolate on Valentines Day. My first grade teacher, Ms. Clayborne, gave away her lunch breaks so that she could help me with my spelling. My second grade teacher, Ms. Dillon, inspired me to become an avid reader. My third grade teacher, Mrs. Kasper, made sure I did my homework every night when she noticed that I was slacking. The optimism of Mrs. Hamilton in fourth grade motivated...
Education & Certification
University at Albany - Bachelor in Arts, English
Mercy College - Masters in Education, Early Childhood Special Education

Kiley: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...in entrepreneurship. After graduation, I worked as a brand and business strategy consultant for three years before attending law school. At NYU, I was a teaching assistant for civil procedure and criminal law, and I worked with students in small groups or one-on-one to review material and prepare for the exams. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English and essay preparation and review for a variety of subjects...
Education & Certification
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Bachelor in Arts, Journalism
New York University - Juris Doctor, Legal Studies

Giavonna: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...Kindergarten department head during my four years in Thailand. Outside of my normal duties of being a homeroom teacher or administrator at the private school I worked at, I also tutored English and basic Math to young students in their homes around Bangkok. I love tutoring because not only is it rewarding to help someone academically, it helps me as a teacher understand a range of student needs that may be overlooked in the big...
Education & Certification
York University (Toronto) - Bachelors, Criminology
Wagner College - Masters, Childhood Education and Special Education

Neil: Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
...I have since returned back to New York , whist living abroad I taught English at a Cambridge certified International School. I helped students achieve praise worthy marks in IGCSE, A-Level, and IELTS examinations. I can also assist you in other exams such as TOEFL and TOEIC. I especially like tutoring students in improving their English writing skills, following a Writing Process method, and in Conversational English, focusing on fluency and communicative competence.... The first step...
Education & Certification
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office - Bachelors, Liberal Arts

Christina : Long Island Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Long Island, NY
Ms. C is a knowledgeable, caring and engaging teacher. It is my mission to tutor my students efficiently so they can master the skills needed to succeed!
Education & Certification
Adelphi University - Bachelor in Arts, English
Adelphi University - Master of Arts, Elementary School Teaching
Private Phonics Tutoring in Long Island, NY
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Varsity Tutors is here to connect your child with a phonics tutor who might help them ace their course. An experienced phonics tutor in Long Island can focus only on those issues that your child is struggling with to make their study sessions as efficient as possible. The tutor will start by assessing your child's current phonics knowledge, looking in particular at their strengths and weaknesses. With that information, the tutor can create a customized study plan that aims to try to improve their phonics skills while also correcting any pesky weak points they have. Whether your child has been having trouble with hearing and making rhymes, sound to word matching, vowel digraphs, phoneme deletion, or any other key phonics concepts, a skilled tutor could break those concepts down so they might be easier to understand.
A skilled phonics tutor in Long Island, NY, can assess your child's abilities to try to help them perform their best in phonics. There aren't many better ways for your child to try to improve their phonics skills than by working with a private tutor, as the personal attention they receive gives them an edge over other students. Considering how important phonics is, it makes sense to have your child put in extra time with a tutor now. Phonics forms the building blocks for your child's reading and writing skills, which they will use at every subsequent level of education. The strong foundation of phonics knowledge that your child develops during tutoring sessions can benefit them not just in their current course, but also in future courses and even on future standardized tests, including the Regents.
Varsity Tutors can find your child an experienced phonics tutor in Long Island with expertise and depth of knowledge in the subject who can try to help students at all levels. A tutor can come meet with your child anywhere, including in your home, at Sea Cliff Elementary, or even out at Bethpage State Park. Varsity Tutors even has face-to-face online tutoring sessions, which are available through our live learning platform.
The educational directors at Varsity Tutors are experts at assisting students in Long Island, NY, to connect with phonics tutors. Your child's tutor can find ways to make tutoring sessions productive, engaging, and exciting for them, such as incorporating fun games and activities. Every step of the way, your child could receive plenty of feedback on what they're doing right and wrong, keeping them on track for phonics success.
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