The Best Reading Tutors in Long Island City, NY

I provide structured reading tutoring for students of all grade levels, with a strong focus on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking. My instruction emphasizes close reading, accuracy, and fluency while building the skills students need to understand complex texts with...See Wendy's full profile

My name is Ashley and I am a PhD candidate in English Literature at Columbia University. I graduated summa cum laude with my BA in 2017 and received my MA in English Literature in 2021. I have been tutoring students for the past 7 years and I specialize in college essay writing, and I teach my own University Writing...See Ashley's full profile

I have scored in the 99th percentile (the highest possible score) of every standardized test I have taken, including the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and IQ tests. I also won national essay writing competitions in high school. For over 20 years, I have tutored thousands of students. I leverage my International Coaching...See Brad's full profile

Hi, I’m Andrea, a native English speaker originally from New York City. I joined Wyzant in 2019, but my journey as a tutor began in 1999, when I joined the Peace Corps. I have developed a deep understanding of students' needs in editing, proofreading, brainstorming, advising, and co-writing admissions essays, personal...See Andrea's full profile

Students successfully improve reading ability, comprehension, and retention through my effective, enjoyable lessons. During my years of tutoring it has been common for me to see all students read more quickly and with better comprehension in weeks. Those gains increase self esteem and confidence, too. I am...See Charlotte's full profile

...literature, and linguistic code-switching in Black literature and memoir. My creative writing studies have given me extensive workshopping experience, and I love to read and edit fiction as well as nonfiction. I achieved grades of 5 on the AP exams in English Language and English Literature, and I achieved a grade of 780 on the...See Emma's full profile

Updating a personal vocabulary list is essential to better comprehension. Reading as though you are picturing the scenario on T.V. is helpful, especially since children are visual. Lastly, choosing to read some material that is less interesting can be a good thing, because children are often called upon...See Timothy's full profile

Over the past 30 years, I’ve helped students of all ages improve their reading skills—from phonics and fluency to advanced comprehension and analysis. Whether your child is just starting to read or you’re preparing for standardized tests, I tailor each session to the student’s goals and...See Charlie's full profile

I've been teaching middle and high schoolers how to read actively and more efficiently since 2013. I have my students read aloud so that I can catch if there are any learning differences that haven't been noticed yet. I teach students how to use inflection when they read so that they can...See Remy's full profile

I'm a certified teacher of English with 7 years of experience that has homeschooled his own children from decoding sentences, to context analysis, interpretation, application of terms, in a variety of genres. I have successfully run a children's book club at Ridgefield Library in which every participant achieved a better...See Edward's full profile

I am an experienced tutor and educator with a PhD in Urban Education Policy from the University of Southern California. My teaching journey began as an 8th grade math teacher in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout my career, I have had the privilege of working closely with students ranging from 3rd to 11th grade. I have...See Tara-Marie's full profile

I am available as a tutor for AP Modern European History, AP United States History, AP World History, the Digital SAT, the GRE, history Regents exams, the Critical Analysis and Reasoning section of the MCAT (CARS), and essay writing, reading comprehension, and test prep more broadly. I bring nearly 10 years as an...See David's full profile

Students are motivated by concretely seeing that they can solve questions they struggled with before. For ELA, I teach "epiphanies": tangible realizations that help approach questions consistently and accurately. There are tricks to hack reading and writing that are not taught in schools. I am a firm...See Erica's full profile

I have several years of experience teaching students across a wide range of levels, and have worked extensively with middle school, high school, and college students. I'm a proven expert in all aspects of standardized test prep, including all sections (math, reading, science) of the SAT, ACT, PSAT, and GRE;...See Ray's full profile

Hi everyone, my name is Alex and I'm currently a fourth-year student studying computer science at the University of Toronto. I scored a 1540 on the SAT and 570 on the SHSAT, and I'm excited to help you achieve the best possible score in these exams. I also scored a 34/36 on the ACT exam and can help you with any possible...See Alexander's full profile

I received my PhD in Linguistics from New York University, and I have been the primary instructor and course lead for graduate, undergraduate, and advanced high school levels for 10+ years. I really enjoy tutoring and pride myself on teaching students how to learn rather than just how to memorize information....See Allison's full profile

Hi! My name is Edith and I would love to be your tutor. A bit about me -- in 2019 I graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Literature from Harvard University, where I was awarded multiple competitive essay prizes in my department and elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. In 2023, I earned my Master’s degree...See Edith's full profile

... Japan. Advanced to the highest level Fifth-Year Japanese language class -5 on AP Spanish Literature -5 on AP English Literature -34 on ACT English, ACT Reading and ACT Science - 32 on ACT Math -Extensive experience workshopping essays for English class, college admissions and more -Published as an essayist in the...See Dylan's full profile

I have taught countless students of all ages to read including dyslexic studentsSee Daisy's full profile

Perhaps the best way to master reading is to become a "reader." I ask students to read aloud. I then ask questions about what they read, to ensure comprehension, and I go over new vocabulary words. See Olya's full profile

I enjoy helping students build their confidence and hopefully find the joy in learning through the strengthening of their reading and writing skills. I hope to instill a love for learning in all of my students, especially a love for reading and writing. What to expect in a lesson with me: 1. In our...See Anaseini's full profile

I specialize in English, Writing and History (American, European, and World History), and enjoy working with students on day to day assignments as well as larger research papers and test preparation. I have over eight years of experience working with grade school, high school, and college age students. I am very skilled...See Daniel's full profile

I can help a student in the areas of reading comprehension, parts of speech, sentence structure, and many other vital parts of reading literature. I can also help a student comprehend many devices used by writers in their works, such as irony, metaphor, characterization, simile, and many other devices...See Vincent's full profile

Going through the Spanish language aquisition process myself has given me insight to what the ESL students are going through. I had many English learners where I lived before in Great Neck. I helped them improve their vocabulary, pronunciation, sentence structure, reading, writing and more. The families in Great...See Ben's full profile

My education: -Sixteen years of a parochial education, a BA in Psychology -A rigorous training in Massage Therapy (Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and Handskills) -My education has never stopped: I read extensively, especially in history, language and economics. --- I'm here to help you do well. Rachim B.See Rachim's full profile