A drama background might seem unrelated to ACT Reading, but Michael's training at NYU's Atlantic Acting School built a habit of breaking texts apart — identifying a character's motivation, an author's argument, the shift in tone between paragraphs — that maps directly onto the prose fiction and humanities passages. With a 35 ACT composite and a 4.8 student rating, he teaches students to read passages like scripts: tracking who wants what and why, which makes inference and tone questions click faster.

I am currently attending UCLA School of Dentistry. I have spent a big chunk of my life tutoring. I had 600 hours of volunteer experience tutoring 5th graders in language. I also was the Tutoring Head of the Science National Honor Society in high school and spent every week tutoring high school level biology and chemistry. I spent one summer working at Kumon tutoring children in basic math and reading. In college, I spent two years tutoring adults to pass their GED. I was also an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA) for a development and physiology biology class, as well as a Peer Tutor for other intro level biology classes. If you chose me as your tutor, I look forward to working with you and helping you be the best student you can be!

I am a recent graduate of Harvard University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with an emphasis on screenwriting. Although I love literature and writing, I am most passionate about tutoring math. I have five years of experience as a math tutor, during which time I helped students ages 3-17 with math ranging from basic arithmetic to pre-calculus. My favorite math topic is algebra, particularly because of its usefulness in solving real-world word problems. In addition to mathematics, I find joy in teaching/elucidating Shakespeare to high-school students. As a classically trained actor, I find it fun to tackle Shakespeare’s dense texts from a performance and character-driven perspective. In my spare time, I enjoy vegan baking and roller-blading.

I am a current undergraduate student at Occidental College, where I am majoring in Chemistry. I have a passion for teaching and engaging students with their education. There is little that is more rewarding than aiding a struggling student successfully. In high school, I was a member of the National Honors Society and relished the opportunities that organization provided me to tutor others. I love learning, and I love sharing that with others. What better way to engage others learning than tutoring?I enjoy video games and other computer related tasks, baseball, basketball, and I love to read.

I am a graduate of Southern Methodist University. I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies, with a focus on acting and directing. Since beginning high school, I have spent much of my extracurricular and summer time tutoring, mentoring, and counseling students elementary though high school age. While a tutor a fair amount of subjects, I sincerely enjoy exploring English, Literature, and French. I love the English and Literatue because both subjects connect deeply to my love for theatre, and I love French because I have lived in France twice; once when I was 7 in Paris, and again when I was 16 in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region. I would say my teaching style depends directly on the student, but generally, I love acting like I'm a student too and find fun ways to address the issues they're facing in practical ways. I always try to get my students to appreciate the skills they develop by showing them how they're useful in everyday life. When I'm not tutoring, I enjoy trying new restaurants, going for a swim, practicing my singing, and going to acting class.

Travis scored a 33 ACT composite and teaches across both English and social studies subjects, which means he's comfortable with every passage type the Reading section throws at students — from prose fiction to natural science. His approach zeroes in on answer elimination: identifying why three choices are wrong rather than hunting for the one that feels right, a mental shift that turns ambiguous questions into manageable ones.

I'm Katrina--a recent transplant to LA and also a recent grad of Yale University! Reading and writing have been integral to my life over the past few years as a Film and Media Studies and Sociology double major. I believe that crafting text can be a fun hobby and a very useful skill. Yet, it can often be challenging. I know what it is like to need help with schoolwork, and I know what it is like to provide that help for others. I believe that with patience and effort, we can solve any problem!

The ACT Reading section isn't about being a fast reader — it's about knowing where to look and how to eliminate answer choices efficiently across four dense passages in 35 minutes. Zhenrui, who earned a 36 composite, breaks down each passage type (prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science) and teaches the specific retrieval strategies that keep students from second-guessing themselves.

The ACT Reading section isn't really about reading — it's about efficiently locating evidence under a tight time constraint. Jackie scored a 35 on this section and teaches a passage-mapping technique that cuts down on re-reading and keeps students from falling into the trap of "almost right" answer choices. She knows which question stems signal inference versus detail retrieval, and drills that distinction until it becomes automatic.

I'm an affable chemistry-loving person whose joy come from delivering knowledge :D

Reading four dense passages in 35 minutes means students can't afford to read the way they normally do — they need a strategy. Sarah, who scored a 35 ACT composite and studies journalism at NYU, teaches active-reading techniques for each passage type, from tagging the author's argument in social science texts to isolating key data points in natural science excerpts.

Christina's computer science training built a habit of reading precisely — catching the difference between what a specification actually says versus what you assume it says — which is the same skill that separates correct and tempting-but-wrong answers on ACT Reading inference questions. With a 34 composite and broad experience across both English and science subjects, she teaches students to isolate the exact sentence or phrase that justifies an answer choice, especially on the natural science and social science passages where technical language can make everything sound equally plausible.