2,378 Downtown Reading Tutors

If your child is reading below grade level, I can help. I have had tremendous success with students who have been socially promoted up to 10th grade, yet who were reading 4 to 5 years below their current grade level. Having earned a Master's Degree in Special Education at Vanderbilt as well as being a licensed teacher with experience in schools from... read more

As an honors English graduate and former English teacher, I can help almost anyone learn to read, research, analyze, and write effectively for almost any purpose in almost any arena. I can help whether you need basic or advanced assistance. read more

...Literacy skills (grades 3-6) - I have taught and written curriculum for a revolutionary program which enhances literacy skills through music and have worked with a number of elementary school age students on reading, writing, spelling, grammar and creative written composition. Speech (children and adults) I am experienced in supporting reading comprehension... read more

...I got a late start, as I tried to be a rock star in my early 20s (still play guitar), but when I got serious about school in my mid-20s, I started with night classes at a community college, and never looked back until I had my PhD from Northwestern. I teach at CSUN now, and am looking to pay it forward a little and help out students I can with the... read more

...Because of the complexity of the English language, it is important to add to phonics additional approaches, such as the memorization of high-frequency sight words and the combination of reading and writing skills and applying that combination to a variety of meaningful contexts. This means that the teaching of reading should include a mindful combination... read more