
Ben: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...Kappa Academic Honors Society. Throughout my time in school I was a teaching assistant and grader for many economics classes where I tutored students in groups and one on one in both mathematic and theoretical concepts. I also have experience teaching musical lessons such as jazz bass, piano, and music theory to younger students. Experience...
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Oberlin College - Bachelor in Arts, Economics

Zach: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...Bachelors in Music, and although I now sing and play flute around the Chicagoland area, I simply couldn't resist also enrolling at Columbia College Chicago to pursue studies in Acoustics. At Northern, I tutored various subjects for two years and grew to love the act of teaching and sharing knowledge. I especially enjoy working on...
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Northern Illinois University - Unknown, Music Performance

Kayla: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...Additionally, I earned certificates in both European Studies and TESOL. I studied abroad in Madrid, where I had the opportunity to tutor privately and work as a TA in the English Applied Linguistics Department at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. While there, I discovered a passion for teaching. After graduation, I took a job at...
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University of Wisconsin Madison - Bachelor in Arts, English Language & Linguistics, Spanish Literature (Minors in TESOL and European Studies)

Brandon: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
I'm a 4th year at the University of Chicago, and I love teaching. I'm elated to help others learn and gain confidence in subjects that may not be their strong suit today. Also, I want to give students the tools to succeed in subjects outside of what we directly cover. ... When I teach someone something, I want them to know the material well enough that they feel comfortable teaching it to someone else.
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University of Chicago - Bachelors, Public Policy, Psychology

Jack: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
I'm a recent grad from Northwestern (B.A. in Theatre and Economics) who loves teaching and learning. I love helping other people achieve their goals and helping students find ways to be their best selves. Excited to meet and work with Chicagoland's students!... First sessions always start with discussion of a subject's foundations. If we nail these, the rest of the learning becomes ten times easier.
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Northwestern University - Bachelors, Economics/Theatre

Molly: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...a good grade on the next quiz, but to help build a foundation that allows him or her to find success on their own in future units of study. In each lesson, I use a variety of methods - stories, games, worksheets, writing, manipulative activities, etc. - to ensure (1) a deep understanding of academic...
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Columbia University in the City of New York - Bachelor in Arts, History
Northwestern University - Masters, Elementary Education

Galen: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...job as a tutor to adjust my methods—not the student’s job to conform to them. I use my students’ strengths to help them overcome what challenges them, whether that means using imagination exercises to decode difficult reading passages or tackling grammar as though it were a math problem. Through this approach, I help my students...
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Oberlin College - Bachelor in Arts, English, Creative Writing
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing

Nick: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...My master's thesis compared the works of Geoffrey Chaucer to those of James Joyce, while my undergraduate focus was in American Literature of the twentieth century. As you might guess I am an avid reader. I am on a trivia team that has won several contests. I also play guitar and chess, the latter of...
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Ohio State University - Bachelor in Arts, English
Ohio University - Master of Arts, English

Christopher: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...with highest honors from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. While studying, I was employed as a laboratory technician at the Rhodes Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, where the bulk of my work, including my senior honors thesis, concerned the adverse of effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing hippocampal region of the brain. After...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Bachelors, Psychology

Evan: Prospect Heights Phonics tutor
Certified Phonics Tutor in Prospect Heights, IL
...and tutoring, math is one of my favorites. Back when I was in high school, my friends always came to me for help with learning Math, and I always enjoyed helping them. Calculus is one of my favorites in particular, because I enjoy seeing my students realize that, while it is kind of intimidating at...
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William Jewell College - Bachelor in Arts, Music
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