I'm an engineer with tutoring experience ready to help students of all ages in a variety of math subjects, as well as with standardized testing needs. Being an engineer means that I'm a problem-solver, and that I need to be able to adapt to a variety of situations. I apply that skill to my tutoring: every student is different, and I adapt my teaching methods to those differences.

Most ACT Reading mistakes come from pacing, not comprehension — students understand the passages but run out of time or overthink inference questions. Daniyal teaches a passage-mapping technique that cuts re-reading in half and sharpens the distinction between what the text says and what it merely implies. His 35 composite reflects how well this systematic approach translates to real scores.

Most ACT Reading mistakes happen not because students misunderstand the passage but because they run out of time or get tricked by answer choices that are almost right. Robert teaches a passage-mapping strategy — quickly annotating main claims and tone shifts — that keeps pacing on track across all four passage types, from prose fiction to natural science.

Studying Classics at the University of Oklahoma meant Jordan spent years translating and interpreting ancient texts where every word choice carries argumentative weight — the same close-reading muscle the ACT Reading section tests across all four passage types. With a 33 ACT composite and a 4.8 student rating, he teaches students to isolate an author's central claim before engaging with questions, which keeps the prose fiction and humanities passages from becoming time sinks where answers feel subjective.

Three years of reading dense philosophical texts trained Carson to do exactly what the ACT Reading section asks: absorb a passage quickly, identify its central claim, and locate specific supporting details under a tight clock. He teaches a passage-mapping technique that cuts re-reading time in half, which matters when you have roughly eight minutes per passage. Rated 4.9 by students.

Years of reading biochemistry journal articles — where a single misread of a methods section can derail an entire lab protocol — trained Blake to extract precise claims from dense, unfamiliar text quickly, which is the core skill behind every ACT Reading question. He applies that scientific reading habit to all four passage types, teaching students to distinguish what the author actually states from what answer choices subtly distort through scope shifts or paraphrasing traps. His 32 ACT composite backs up an approach built on precision rather than speed-reading shortcuts.

The ACT Reading section rewards students who can quickly identify an author's purpose, trace arguments across paragraphs, and distinguish between what a passage states and what it implies. Rachel scored a 35 ACT composite and treats each passage type — prose fiction, social science, humanities, natural science — as its own puzzle with predictable question patterns. Her background in history and American studies at Columbia means close, analytical reading is second nature.

Meredith reads critically for a living — her PhD work at UNT means she spends hours each day dissecting arguments in political science and literary texts. On the ACT Reading section, she teaches students to attack each passage type differently, whether it's a natural science data summary or a humanities narrative, and to find supporting evidence fast. Rated 4.5 by students.

Speed is the real enemy on ACT Reading, where four dense passages need to be processed in 35 minutes. Joseph, who earned a 35 composite, teaches a passage-mapping strategy that prioritizes locating evidence over close reading — because the test rewards students who can find answers fast, not those who read every word carefully.

I'm another life long learner. I strive to assist learning in social encounters. Growing up with a family of school teachers and public school professional development figures, I have developed an interest in tutoring, research, and writing. After tutoring for about two years with Upward Bound and years of part time work with the educational development organization ALCA, I am now researching and writing a book on online political discourse, and wish to work improving my ability to help others.

I am most interested in helping students interested in calculus and chemistry as those are the subjects I am most interested. I believe every student can succeed and improve if they are willing to work.

Reading four dense passages in 35 minutes requires a method, not just speed. John breaks the ACT Reading section into a decision-making process: how to skim for structure, when to go back to the text versus trusting your first read, and how to eliminate answer choices that sound right but distort the passage. His 36 composite and background in literature make him especially sharp on the prose fiction and humanities passages.