Stronger reading starts with knowing what to do when a passage stops making sense — how to reread strategically, identify context clues, and distinguish main ideas from supporting details. Danny teaches these active reading techniques explicitly, giving students tools they can apply to everything fr...

Every day at a Minneapolis school, Kelly works one-on-one with students on reading comprehension — decoding unfamiliar vocabulary, identifying main ideas, and making inferences from context. That daily classroom experience means he quickly spots the specific skill gaps holding a reader back and know...

An English and Global Studies double major means Steve spent undergrad toggling between literary analysis and the kind of dense, context-heavy nonfiction — policy briefs, cultural critiques, international case studies — where you have to reconstruct an author's argument across unfamiliar territory. ...

Strong readers don't just decode words — they predict, question, and connect what they're reading to what they already know. Naomi teaches these active reading strategies explicitly, whether a student is working through a chapter book or a dense nonfiction passage. Her own background as a writer and...

Stronger reading starts with knowing what to do when comprehension breaks down — how to use context clues for unfamiliar vocabulary, how to distinguish main ideas from supporting details, and how to annotate actively instead of passively skimming. Samantha builds these strategies into every session ...

A counseling psychology background gives Brita an unusual edge when it comes to reading — she understands how attention, motivation, and processing speed shape the way a student interacts with a page, not just whether they know the vocabulary. She uses that lens to tailor comprehension strategies to...

Reading is one of Oreoluwa's core passions, and she approaches it by teaching students to actively interrogate a text — identifying author's purpose, making inferences from context clues, and distinguishing main ideas from supporting details. Her experience tutoring across age groups means she can c...

Engineering textbooks punish sloppy reading — one misread variable definition or skipped qualifier in a problem statement can derail an entire solution. Colleen's biomedical engineering training at Arizona State built that kind of precision into how she reads, and she brings it to students who need ...

Literary analysis is where Sarah lights up — she's the kind of reader who catches the shift in tone halfway through a chapter and can explain exactly how the author set it up three pages earlier. Her genetics coursework at the University of Minnesota means she's also comfortable walking students thr...

I'm more likely to give an answer quickly when a teacher asks a question if I have a habit of properly attuned instincts. So, if I want your confidence to grow, I need to redirect the water your instincts flow through to the proper conduits of careful thinking.