Between a Yale history degree, medical school at Penn, and a master's in education, Jason has spent nearly two decades reading material that ranges from primary-source archives to clinical research papers — each demanding a different comprehension strategy. He teaches students to adjust how they rea...

Julie breaks reading comprehension into concrete, teachable skills: identifying main ideas, making inferences from context clues, and distinguishing an author's purpose from their tone. As a Special Education English teacher with a master's in Urban Education, she knows how to pinpoint exactly where...

Strong readers don't just decode words — they predict, question, and make inferences as they move through a passage. Kirstie builds those active reading habits by teaching annotation strategies and context-clue techniques tailored to each student's level. Her liberal arts training means she's comfor...

Years of coaching students through standardized reading passages and teaching literature in the classroom gave William a two-pronged approach: he builds speed and strategy for timed assessments while also strengthening the deeper comprehension skills — identifying an author's purpose, tracking an ar...

Stronger reading starts with knowing what to do when a passage doesn't make sense on the first pass — how to identify the main claim, track an author's reasoning, and distinguish key details from filler. Rebecca, who scored a 1540 on the SAT, applies those same analytical instincts to teach active r...

Breaking down a dense passage quickly is a skill Sarah sharpened across two disciplines — parsing mathematical proofs and analyzing literary texts at Penn. She teaches active reading strategies like annotation, identifying argument structure, and distinguishing main claims from supporting detail. Wh...

Strong reading isn't passive — it requires knowing how to annotate, identify an author's rhetorical moves, and synthesize across texts. Angela's background in both Russian literature and an MFA program trained her to break down dense passages quickly, and she teaches those same close-reading techniq...

Getting through a dense passage isn't about reading every word at the same speed — it's about knowing when to skim, when to slow down, and how to track an author's argument across paragraphs. Hannah, who holds degrees in both History and English alongside an MFA in Creative Writing, teaches active r...

Strong readers don't just decode words — they track arguments, question assumptions, and notice how an author's choices shape meaning. Daniel's anthropology training sharpened his ability to read texts critically across genres, and he brings that analytical habit to everything from close-reading exe...

Whether the challenge is decoding dense academic prose or simply building the stamina to get through longer texts, Jennifer adapts her approach to what each reader actually needs. Her background in theatre directing required her to analyze texts at every level — from individual word choices to overa...