298 Kent County Reading Tutors

I've been a bit of a nerd my entire life. If a vacation doesn't involve historical sites and/or lots of museums, I'm not interested. I started tutoring while I was still in high school. It began with algebra, and a year later, voice lessons for a student who became valedictorian to get into an advanced choir class. Later on, I ended up teaching classes... read more

...Students in Pre-algebra in one school where I taught had the highest scores ever for their grade in that school two years in a row! I earned a Master's degree in reading and Language Arts from the University of Vermont. I very much enjoy watching kids in younger grades as they grasp the 'task' of reading and learn to read more fluently. As students... read more

...) I not only teach the no-no's, but the "yes-yesses" for solid writing with a tinge of creativity I have two PhD's, one of them in education. I have taught at the elementary school level and also the middle school level. I have written a book on teaching reading. From the strictly administrative side, my credentials include: 1. Being a lifetime member... read more

...I will be pursuing a degree in Elementary Education in the fall at Grand Valley State University. I have spent my middle school and high school years tutoring many children in young grades in reading, writing, spelling, and math. I tutor for the Kids Hope USA program at my church and also independently. This is the age group I enjoy working with... read more

...They need to be able to pick out the protagonist and antagonist, to foresee what the author is aiming for and to draw their own conclusions about a story. My goal is to help your child to enjoy reading. We will read the lesson together and discuss the topic read. If there are words they do not understand, we will look up its definition in a dictionary... read more