Award-Winning SSAT Tutors in Antioch, IL

...to accompanying students through any challenges that stand in the way of that connection and leading students to their own version of success. I've worked across various sectors and have always maintained a love for one-on-one teaching, especially working with children and teaching languages. My experience includes living, working, and traveling abroad, and I rely...

I am a retired elementary school teacher. I taught for the past 15 years in grades 3-6. I currently hold a Wisconsin State Teaching Licence for grades 1-6, and have completed a Master's Degree in Education in 2010. I enjoy working one-on-one with children and helping them reach their goals. ... Reading comprehension starts with understanding that reading requires more than just decoding words. It involves making meaning from the text. In order to do this, students must understand that if they lose their focus while reading, they must reread to understand. This requires them to monitor their thinking as they read. Some strategies for helping students that understand and practice this skill involve the use of marking the text in some way while they read. I like to use "think sheets" or post-it notes. Here, students record their thoughts, questions and connections to what they are reading. Reading with a question in mind is also a strategy used by good readers. It gives the reading a purpose and keeps the reader focused. Inference skills are especially important in reading comprehension, so the attention to bringing a student's background knowledge to their reading becomes essential, as it is this background knowledge that is drawn upon to help the reader understand new vocabulary and bring deeper meaning to the text. Modeling and practicing fluency and expression is also vital to growth in reading comprehension. This can be done by a partner reading with the student and having them read some of the text orally.

...I have been teaching Middle School Math, Pre-Algebra and Algebra at a school in Waukegan. I have a passion for teaching, nothing I enjoy more is seeing the look on a child's face when they finally understand a new concept. My philosophy is that as an educator I must do everything, I can for each...

...which was primarily 5th-8th grades. My classes had students of multiple grades together so my teaching related to a variety of grades and ability levels. I also assisted in the regular education classrooms at times. I am familiar with IEP's, having written them and taught towards the goals in them. I have spent considerable time...

...that figure out the best way to meet the individual needs of a student learners with the end goal being increased understanding and skills in a particular area. I enjoy crafting of all sorts. I scrapbook, sew, crochet, stamp and make my own cards. I love to read. I enjoy spending time with my family...

...my B.S. in Natural Science and my Masters in Special Educations from Dominican University in River Forest. I have a passion for teaching and love working with children. I like to make learning fun and create strong, professional relationships with my students. I have the ability to create trust between the students and myself by...

...the fall, I will begin attending law school at Northwestern Law. For many years, I tutored a wide range of students in Spanish, English literature, and writing. I have also continued to help many high school seniors with college application essays. While I tutor a variety of subjects, I am very passionate about helping students...

...is one that I was born to do. I've spent my life in careers helping others, with the last 5 years teaching 4th and 5th grade. I LOVE teaching and am constantly finding ways to better myself and improve my strategies when working with students. I believe that learning is something everyone is capable of-...

...a family of teachers, so I have plenty of resources. I previously tutored students for the ACT and SAT for another company. Nearly all my students showed improvement, some of them very significant improvement. I personally have always done exceptionally well on standardized tests. I practiced law for fourteen years. I have excellent verbal and...

...a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Human Development & Family Studies and Criminal Justice. I spent the last two years as a Teach For America Corps member in St. Louis where I was both inspired and motivated by my second and third graders. I believe that every child has the ability to learn...