Award-Winning Phonics Tutors serving New Lenox, IL

...a Corps Member and received intensive training before being placed in a K-8 elementary school on the west side of the city. I fell in love with my kids and the challenge of pushing them to think deeper, work harder, and chase success. While teaching full-time during my Teach for America commitment, I earned my...

I have a passion for learning new things and teaching fun and new and different things to others. I love to read and to share that love. After struggling with math in 3rd and 4th grade, but then excelling after some help, I love to help other...

...and have a passion for writing and research. I've also taught as a teaching fellow in the departments of History, Anthropology, and American Indian Studies at UCLA and in English and Social Sciences at SAIC. I believe that with the right tools and encouragement anyone can be successful in the humanities and social sciences.

Hello, my name is Nicole and I am just finishing my 10th year of teaching. I've had a variety of teaching experiences including teaching middle school reading and writing, all subjects for 1st and 2nd grade, supporting students with an ELL background from grades 3-8, and teaching an English language class to adults. I have...

I love helping kids learn through hands-on, interest-based activities. I've been a teacher for 6 years and have my reading specialist degree, and my favorite thing to teach is literacy. I would be thrilled to help your child grow as a learner!

...It is this ability that has made me successful, as both a student teacher and substitute teacher, as it allowed me to ensure each student had the understanding of concepts before moving forward. Another challenge that I have noticed throughout my observation that as students it is easy to be overlooked. It is my mission...

...I work as a freelance journalist, and I've dedicated my career to reading and writing. I have a passion for the English language, and I'm always thinking about better ways to pack my thoughts into sentences and paragraphs. I have tutored English as a second language in Venezuela and Jordan, and I acutely understand the...

...to share some of my academic experience. I have done a little tutoring, but most of my teaching experience is in the university setting as a TA. I'm particularly excited about biology and psychology, where I have the most experience. I also really enjoy reading and writing. Outside of academics I like to do pottery,...

I love math and want to develop an ever-growing passion and constant curiosity for math in my students.

...in Manufacturing and Design Engineering as well as Environmental Sciences. I have experience with and enjoy teaching grades 1-8 and students starting high school in areas such as math, test prep, and essay writing. Each student learns differently, and understanding how an individuals learns is essential for fostering a positive and productive work environmental optimal...

...to the individual. My method is to engage the learner in the topic by making it fun in a way that can lead to a deeper understanding. To supplement this, I give my students certain "tools" or "tricks" to assist in remembering certain processes. Their study and organizational habits are fine tuned as well to help...

...discipline. I first became interested in tutoring during study sessions with my fellow peers. The coursework of a premedical student can be very challenging and I found I had a particular aptitude for breaking down complex subjects into smaller understandable parts, mostly by using relatable metaphors and comparisons. Even the most esoteric content can be...

...are an asset in every area of 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...

...I believe that by doing so students will be able to learn abstract academic concepts on a personal level. I'm a passionate learner and I love to spread the passion of learning on to other students along with quality content knowledge. I am a senior at Northeastern Illinois University Graduating in May 2017 with a...

I am a former high school teacher and current PhD student. I have many years of experience tutoring middle school and five years of experience teaching a variety of high school subjects. I am passionate about education and hope to get to work with you!

...taught various classes (literature, composition, phonics) at elementary through high school levels. I have designed curricula, assessments, and activities. For over five years, I also worked for an academic essay assistance company, where I helped with academic essays ranging from middle school through post-college work. In my tutoring, I use research-based educational programs, while also...

...to work with me, I will do my best to give you a meaningful and enjoyable experience, whether you're looking to develop comprehension skills, tell a personal narrative, persuade your readers or anything else. I try to write in my own voice, the way I'd tell a story in person. I've found I can use...

...friends, sing, play volleyball and badminton, and dance in multiple different styles and genres. I strongly believe in maintaining an open and free communication pathway between the student and myself when tutoring, not a limiting and authoritative one. I have experienced this in the past when I was being tutored, and I know it was...

I am a student-focused tutor with experience working with a wide range of age groups and topics. I am devoted to serving in a mentorship role and helping develop individuals through a hands-on, personal teaching style.... My role is to help the student understand how they learn and study best. By reaching this understanding, I can then work with students to develop independent study skills that fit their unique needs.