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Candice

Certified Tutor

4+ years

Candice

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing
Candice's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SSAT- Elementary Level

I am an English instructor dedicated to enriching the lives of my students. I hold a BA in English Language and Literature from The University of Chicago and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Over the years, I have merged my love of language and literature with my long-standing commitm...

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The New School

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing

University of Chicago

Bachelor in Arts, English

McKenna

Certified Tutor

5+ years

McKenna

Bachelor in Arts, English
McKenna's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
ACT Writing
ACT English

I am a recent graduate of Tulane University. I received a B.A. in English (with a concentration in creative writing) as well as a B.A. in political science. I have extensive experience working as a tutor for a wide range of ages. I currently tutor international students ages 4-16 in English. For two...

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Tulane University of Louisiana

Bachelor in Arts, English

Robert

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Robert

Current Undergrad, Mathematics
Robert's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
Algebra 2
Algebra 3/4
AP Calculus AB

I am currently studying mathematics at the University of Kansas where I've worked as a tutor for more than three years. I have professional training and experience in all levels of mathematics from basic counting and addition to AP Calculus BC.I prefer to take a candid and all-encompassing learning ...

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University of Kansas

Current Undergrad, Mathematics

David

Certified Tutor

5+ years

David

Masters, Curriculum and Instruction
David's other Tutor Subjects
ACT Aspire
Algebra
Algebra 2
Algebra 3/4

I am a focused individual with a deep rooted drive to succeed. I take initiative in all endeavors that are on my path. I am determined to be a success story; not only for my family but others as well. When it comes to delivering information for education purposes, I feel that I am on par with the ed...

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Masters, Curriculum and Instruction

Virginia Commonwealth University

Bachelors, Information Systems and Mathematics

Parker

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Parker

Master of Science, Nutrition Sciences
Parker's other Tutor Subjects
AP Research
College Application Essays
Cooking
English

Howdy! My name is Parker and I graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS in Nutritional Sciences in 2016. I then went on to complete my Dietetic Internship and MS in Nutrition at Texas Woman's University in Denton, TX and graduated in May 2019. I became a Registered Dietitian (RD) in February 20...

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Texas Woman's University

Master of Science, Nutrition Sciences

The Texas AM University System Office

Bachelor of Science, Nutrition Sciences

Cam

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Cam

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering
Cam's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
ArcGIS
Assembly Language
Basic Computer Literacy

I am a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. I received a Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering with a minor in History. I have 3 years of experience working with kids from elementary school to high school. I was also a TA and mentor for younger engineering students in college. I encourage studen...

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Loyola University-Chicago

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering

Andre

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Andre

Masters in Education, Education
Andre's other Tutor Subjects
Advanced Placement Prep
AP United States History
AP US History
College English

I am a graduate of The University of Florida and The University of St. Thomas. I received my Bachelor of Science in Political Science and then my Masters in Education with a focus on teacher leadership. Upon graduation from UF, I joined Teach For America and began working here in Houston. I have tau...

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University of St. Thomas

Masters in Education, Education

University of Florida

Bachelor of Science, Political Science and Government

Thomas

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Thomas

Doctor of Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence
Thomas's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
AP Computer Science A
AP Computer Science Principles
BASIC

I spend entirely too much time working on computer related projects and could use an intervention, possibly involving a lobotomy. I suspect I am ADD patient zero. Asimov's Robot stories led me to a life-long interest and PhD in artificial intelligence from Northwestern University.I have worked for L...

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Northern Illinois University

Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Northwestern University

Doctor of Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence

Rebecca

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Rebecca

Bachelors, History
Rebecca's other Tutor Subjects
10th-12th Grade Reading
9th-12th Grade Writing
Adult Literacy
American Literature

My fascination with human behavior, motivations behind human actions, and governmental actions has existed for most of my life, to determine of cause of this I would accredit it to the War on Drugs and my volunteer work with the general public. I am truly astonished by the level marginalization that...

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Bachelors, History

Shelly

Certified Tutor

Shelly

Bachelor's
Shelly's other Tutor Subjects
Business
Health Care Administration
High School Business
Human Resources

I've spent my career in the Healthcare Business environment, including owning my own consulting company. During my career, I found training and implementation, in addition to mentoring the most rewarding. Therefore, at this time I'm focusing more of my time on training/tutoring. I have received posi...

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University

Bachelor's

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Sarah

Conversational Spanish Tutor • +9 Subjects

I am a Supplemental Instructor at the University of North Georgia, and I love helping students succeed! I tutor in Psychology, Spanish, and English, and my favorite subject to tutor in is Spanish. I like to create a laid back, no pressure learning environment and look forward to working with motivated students!

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Apoorva

Algebra Tutor • +9 Subjects

My name is Apoorva and I am a rising senior at Cornell University. I am majoring in Chemical Engineering and minoring in business. I have been teaching since high school and have been conducting my own 2 hour weekly supplemental course in math and chemistry for the past 2 years. I have TAed many Chemical Engineering courses such as introduction to chemical engineering, chemical engineering process and design, and reactor design& kinetics. I love helping people understand difficult concepts. I look forward to working with you!

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Catherine

American Literature Tutor • +15 Subjects

I have a Masters in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelors in Writing from the University of Southern California. As a Writer and Editor for over 20 years, and experience as a trained Mental Health Counselor, I have a great deal of knowledge about writing, editing, reading, and psychology. I have a strong grasp of the English language, excellent grammar skills, and am proficient in reading and writing. I enjoy tutoring kids of all ages and helping them advance, particularly in the areas of English, Reading, Writing and Editing, and Psychology.

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David

ACT Prep Tutor • +33 Subjects

I have tutored for many years and I have found that students may learn in different ways and all can excel. I like to present material in an engaging and relevant manner so that we can all learn and achieve success.One-on-one tutoring is an effective technique, particularly for explaining and modeling math, and I enjoy seeing students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work.As a writing tutor, I like to focus on helping students find their authentic voice. Essays succeed when students strip away the extraneous material and present themselves and their ideas honestly, and I think with a little coaching any student can be a successful writer.

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Courtney

College English Tutor • +13 Subjects

I am currently student teaching full time in a 1st grade classroom at a school. I spent time during the first half of the school year student teaching in a blended 5th and 6th grade classroom. I have worked in child care and education for the past 4 years. I have been an before and after school teacher, a summer camp counselor, a kindergarten program teacher, and an infant teacher at a preschool. I have experience working with children from birth to 8th grade. Because of my experience, I know how to differentiate instruction to accommodate many types of learners. My genuine love of children and learning makes me an ideal tutor. I am enthusiastic about starting my teaching career and I would love to spend the summer helping students and families meet their individual learning goals.

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John

AP United States History Tutor • +17 Subjects

I tutor because I truly enjoy teaching students and seeing them gain confidence as they overcome their academic challenges. As a student from kindergarten through graduate school, my teachers and professors were role models that I admired and used as models for my own behavior. One of my proudest moments was working as an undergraduate instructor as part of my doctoral program at Northeastern University. Walking in the classroom and getting to stand at the front of the classroom for the first time, completing my journey from one side of the classroom to the other, I could not have been happierI bring the same passion and enthusiasm to tutoring that I do to teaching, and am always proud to see one of my former students go on to achieve further academic success.

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Blaque

Algebra Tutor • +13 Subjects

I am a 2016 graduate of Rice University with a B.A. in Sociology. I have had a passion for tutoring from a young age and have tutored many middle and high school students in math and spanish helping them raise their grades at least one, if not two grade levels. I have a passion for teaching and education.I currently work for an educational non-profit organization whose mission is to provide tools for college access, acceptance, and persistence to students of the Houston community. I am very passionate about college access and have helped several students perfect their personal statements for admission to some of the nations top colleges.This fall, I will be pursuing my Ph.D in Sociology at UNC-Chapel Hill with a focus on educational systems.

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Kassaundra

Algebra Tutor • +16 Subjects

I am a graduate of Bridgewater State University with a Bachelor of Science in Physics with a minor in Mathematics. Throughout the years of acquiring my degree, I have gained teaching experience through the multiple semesters of teaching a web-hybrid college course called Freshman Skills. This is a required course for students that didn't learn or forgot material from Algebra I and II. The goal of the course is to better their skills in mathematics for future mathematics courses at Bridgewater. This class required me to teach to a variety of students that were at different ages and mathematical abilities. Teaching this class each semester brought on different challenges and obstacles. I overcame these obstacles by planning and organizing the day to day classroom activities and also making myself available to my students to come for extra help. Connecting with each and every one of my students brought joy to the difficult days leading up to the students' understanding and being able to do the material with ease. In my spare time, I enjoy balancing watching Netflix and enjoying the beautiful outdoors.

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Malory

Elementary School Tutor • +8 Subjects

Working with students is something that is truly so rewarding to me. I look forward to doing it for a career, but until then, I am eager to get every chance I can to work with students as much as possible! I am a junior student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the college of education working towards my B.A. in Elementary Education (K-6). I have gained an incredible amount of experience working with elementary students while studying in this program as weekly I visit elementary schools and work closely with a mentor teacher as well as the students. My tutoring experience comes from being in school as well, as the college of education partnered with HEART tutoring, which allowed me to tutor a second and fourth grader in math once a week this past semester. With that being said, I have more experience tutoring elementary math, however I have completed K-2 coursework for reading/writing as well. Math is probably my favorite subject to tutor just because I love to hear students explain their reasoning when solving a problem and seeing them reach the correct solution is pure joy. Outside of academia, I love to read, workout, paint, and play with my cat (his name is Dash)!

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William

Algebra Tutor • +12 Subjects

Hello! My name is Will, and I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut, studying Physiology and Neurobiology with hopes of enrolling in medical school in the near future.I have been formally tutoring since my senior year of high school, and have been informally tutoring many friends and family members in various subjects my entire life. I love science and math, and my particular strengths are biology, calculus, genetics, and algebra, although I enjoy reading and writing as well.My tutoring philosophy is to simplify information into a form that almost anyone can understand. I usually do this by gauging a student's background information on a subject, starting with the basics and working up in complexity, until I can determine and focus on what a student is specifically struggling with the most.In my free time, I love to stay physically and mentally active. I enjoy playing sports like basketball, pick-up football, and soccer. I enjoy reading non-fiction novels, watching TV, and hanging out with friends as well.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Reading intervention is targeted, personalized instruction designed to help students who struggle with foundational reading skills like phonics, fluency, decoding, and comprehension. Students may benefit from reading intervention if they're reading below grade level, have difficulty sounding out words, struggle to understand what they read, or have been identified with dyslexia or other reading-based learning differences.

Research on 1-on-1 instruction shows that personalized tutoring can significantly accelerate reading progress by allowing tutors to diagnose specific skill gaps and address them directly, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

Effective reading intervention tutors begin by assessing a student's current reading level across multiple areas: phonemic awareness, decoding skills, sight word recognition, fluency, and comprehension. They may use informal assessments, oral reading samples, and conversations with the student to pinpoint exactly where the breakdown is happening.

Once a tutor understands whether a student struggles with sounding out words, reading too slowly, comprehending text, or a combination of these, they can design personalized instruction that targets those specific gaps rather than reteaching skills the student has already mastered.

Tutors work to complement classroom instruction by understanding the reading curriculum, standards, and expectations your student's school uses. They can reinforce what's being taught in class while also filling in foundational gaps that may be holding your student back.

For example, if a school is introducing chapter books but your student still struggles with decoding, a tutor can work on decoding strategies while simultaneously building confidence with age-appropriate texts. This two-pronged approach helps students keep pace with grade-level content while solidifying the skills they need.

Reading intervention tutors use research-based strategies tailored to each student's needs. These may include:

  • Phonics and decoding: Systematic instruction in letter-sound relationships and blending sounds into words
  • Fluency work: Repeated reading of texts at appropriate levels to build speed and expression
  • Comprehension: Pre-reading strategies, questioning techniques, and graphic organizers to help students understand and retain what they read
  • Vocabulary building: Direct instruction and practice with words students encounter in texts

Tutors adjust these strategies based on how the student responds, ensuring instruction stays effective and engaging.

Reading progress depends on the severity of the student's struggles and how frequently they receive instruction. Students often show improvement in fluency and confidence within a few weeks of consistent tutoring, while foundational skill development (like phonics mastery) may take several months.

The key is consistency—students who work with a tutor 2-3 times per week typically see faster gains than those meeting less frequently. With personalized intervention and regular practice, many students can narrow the gap between their reading level and grade-level expectations significantly over a school year.

Excellent reading intervention tutors combine strong foundational knowledge of reading science with the ability to make learning engaging and pressure-free. They should understand the sequential nature of reading skills, recognize the signs of learning differences like dyslexia, and know how to diagnose where a student's reading breaks down.

Beyond expertise, the best tutors are patient, flexible, and skilled at building student confidence. They celebrate small wins, adjust pace and approach based on student response, and can explain reading concepts in ways that make sense to each individual learner.

With effective reading intervention, students typically experience improvements in decoding accuracy, reading fluency, comprehension, and confidence. Many students report that reading feels less frustrating and more enjoyable when they finally understand the patterns and skills that unlock texts.

Beyond scores and levels, personalized instruction helps students develop independence as readers. When they understand how to approach unfamiliar words and comprehend text, they're equipped to tackle reading challenges on their own—a skill that supports success across all subjects.

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