The Best Reading Tutors in Alhambra, CA

Hi, I am a history/social studies and English teacher/tutor. I have experience teaching high school/middle school history courses and experience tutoring English, SAT/ACT reading and writing, and all history subjects. I was a history major and love teaching history or social studies subjects. I...See Benjamin's full profile

Certified Middle School Teacher with experience in reading. As a teacher, one of my main responsibilities was helping students develop critical thinking skills through reading. I know how to help students identify the plot, understand vocabulary, and extract meaning from a text – no matter how short or...See Paulina's full profile

Through my graduate studies, I have developed expertise in grammar instruction, reading and writing development, second language acquisition, curriculum design, and effective teaching strategies. These experiences have prepared me to tutor students in English, grammar, reading comprehension, writing, study...See Emily's full profile

I love to help students not only understand and comprehend what they are reading, but also to learn from and connect with it so they become engaged readers. At the middle and high school level, I can help students with close reading to develop more thoughtful literary analysis. In the elementary grades, I...See Danielle's full profile

I'm a tutor, teaching artist, writer, editor, and former NYC high school English teacher with over 10 years of experience working with students in the classroom and one-on-one. I hold an MA in English and Theater Education from NYU and a BA in Performance Studies from Northwestern. I love working with students, and I...See Lyssa's full profile

I have taught children as young as age four to learn how to read. Engaging them in interactive reading projects, I foster a love of reading in children ages pre-school through high school. This is an important goal: strong readers are strong students. A UCLA alumnus, I majored in English with a focus...See Jy's full profile

After graduating from St. Stephen's Prep High School outside Washington D.C., I spent 4 years at Tulane University graduating with a Bachelor's Degree. I have a gift for taking difficult to comprehend concepts and turning them into easy-to-understand, applicable lessons. I've also had experience in stand-up comedy...See Jefferson's full profile

I am an experienced college essay consultant and writing coach who is committed to supporting students in crafting thoughtful, compelling, and authentic personal statements for college and graduate school admissions. I provide my students with a structured process for drafting their essays and actionable steps for...See Calina's full profile

Also, if a certain text needs to be used to write your essay, you will need to have it with you when we meet. Everyone deserves to feel their minds blown by the excitement of getting what it means to think, read, and write critically, which is what is being asked of you in all the above essays. This means you do...See Gloria's full profile

I teach Rhetoric and Composition which involves a good amount of reading. My students range from academically gifted, to non native English speakers and students with special needs. My private students generally work on supplemental reading and literary analysis to help increase their confidence in...See Angela's full profile

I am a rising senior at MIT (Class of 2027) and a tutor with several years of experience tutoring students of all ages one-on-one in math, science, English, writing, standardized test prep, and college applications. Over the past eight years, I have worked in a variety of settings, including as a private tutor, a...See Vanessa's full profile

After graduating from California State University, Northridge, I began my teaching career working as an E.S.L. instructor/Educational Supervisor at Los Angeles ORT College where I remained for three years from 1989-1992. In 1992, I moved to Premier Academy in Pasadena/Arcadia. At Premier, I was the head English...See Michael's full profile

Extensive background in tutoring and working professionally in English-based subjects, including writing, performance, and reading.See Mary's full profile

I've passed the CSET General Science I and II, as well as the CSET Chemistry test. I am a tutor with 10 years of experience preparing students for university, for standardized tests, and for their own academic pursuits in mathematics, science, and English. I have been employed at a number of quality...See Scott's full profile

In 2012, I graduated with honors from UC Berkeley after just three years of study, majoring in Psychology with a focus on Pre-Medical Sciences. For the past ten years, I've dedicated myself to tutoring, working one-on-one with students throughout the country. What sets me apart as a tutor is my unwavering commitment...See Maher's full profile

A quotation hanging in my classroom reads: "The whole world opened to me when I learned to read." I teach because I know the power and joy of reading. I know that students who love to read will learn to read and will feel successful in school. I know that feeling successful in...See Savannah's full profile

Hello, I’m Jason! I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Fullerton, and a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. During my graduate studies, I had the opportunity to serve as a teaching associate, leading several undergraduate engineering...See Jason's full profile

Over the past five years, I have taught dozens of students how to read, starting from no reading ability, or very little. Many students are behind in reading in the modern school setting, so my work as a reading specialist helps me work with students of all backgrounds, including students with...See Matthew's full profile

Reading and writing will be next to our learning for the rest of our lives. English is my second language. I continue learning as I work with kids at every grade level, and I notice how some learn in a different way than others. In order to understand a lecture, we must read it well. Having influence of so...See Teresa's full profile

I've been teaching and coaching in theater, television, film, literature, journalism, and civics / debate for over 25 years. I've taught at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Los Angeles; Emerson College L.A. Program; Guest Director at Chapman University; Examiner for the International Baccalaureate;...See Jed's full profile

I enjoy unlocking the possibilities of young minds: reading is suppose to be fun not a chore. It is my goal that my students discover that this is indeed very true. As a child in Sunday School, as a classroom helper in Elementary, Middle School and High School, and finally as a Theatre director helping actors...See Elizabeth's full profile

Hi! I’m Laura Ashe and I have 30 plus years of one-on-one and class experience teaching both English and Japanese as a second language. I have my TEFL certification and a BA in Japanese Language and Intercultural Communication from ICU in Tokyo, one of Japan’s premier bilingual language universities. I lived in Japan...See Laura's full profile

I have over 5 years of experience helping students become stronger, more confident readers. My tutoring focuses on phonics, decoding, reading fluency, morphemes (word parts), vocabulary, and comprehension skills, with lessons tailored to each student’s learning style and pace. I have worked extensively with...See Julia's full profile

Reading, writing and speaking are all essential to learning the English language properly. I teach using both phonics to read the words and whole language for comprehension. This includes reading stories for meaning that I believe are crucial to teaching Reading. My multiple subject teaching...See Denise's full profile

I’ve worked without students to help develop the foundation for letters, sounds and some phonics that allows them to build up the word recognition and ability to feel successful in navigating text. Then we work on basics of comprehension with games and activities to break down the stories.See Celeste's full profile