The Best Reading Tutors in Monterey Park, CA

I have been a credentialed teacher with the State of California for 20ish years, teaching in both Los Angeles Unified School District and Pasadena Unified School District. I specialize in English with an emphasis in reading and writing. I am a Reading Therapist with anecdotal evidence of a minimum 3 grade...See Therese's full profile

After teaching English for 17 years and being an ESL Tutor with a master's degree in translation English-Arabic vs, I found it very interesting to teach my native language Arabic to non-native speakers by following different methods of teaching, such as the cooperative way that I was taught in an intensive course in this...See Kawther's full profile

Hi y'all! My name is Helene Langlamet. I am a skilled educator with experience teaching and tutoring subjects ranging from test prep to French to Speech (which I am currently teaching at the community college level at Citrus College). I love teaching in a range of formats, but one-on-one is where I can work with...See Helene'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

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

Hello- My name is Eric and I hold a master's degree in Special Education with a certification in teaching students who speak English as a Second Language, as well as a bachelor's degree from Brown University.I have classroom teaching experience in Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies with Grades 6-8, and have tutored...See Eric'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

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

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 am comfortable and experienced using a variety of strategies for helping students at all levels with both decoding (sounding out/recognizing written words) and reading comprehension, both in the classroom and one-on-one, and passed the RICA (Reading Instruction Competence Assessment). As a former...See Claire's full profile

I understand the frustrations students face -- narrowing a topic, constructing a thesis, organizing material, and creating compelling transitions and conclusions. Learning to write clearly can make you a better thinker, a better reader, and a more successful student. Even though I love to read, I understand...See Martha'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

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

Dr. Lena Magardechian is a Psychology Professor at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology, where she teaches graduate students in the Clinical Psychology Program with a Marriage and Family Therapy emphasis. She holds an advanced degree in Psychology specializing in Marriage and Family...See Lena'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

Since 2016 I've worked with students grades 5-9 to improve their reading and writing skills via novel study. I'm spent hundreds of hours supplementing student's ELA coursework and helping improve their ELA test results. See Sarah's full profile

The ability to critically read text of all types -- from literature, to nonfiction, to emails -- is fundamental to success for everyone from middle school to the professional world. I specialize in working with adults and advanced teen learners to identify challenge areas and create personalized and targeted...See Brandy's full profile

Hello there! I am an experienced teacher, editor, and writer who has a love for learning. As an undergraduate, I graduated magna cum laude in neuroscience and music, and I graduated summa cum laude in my master’s in TESOL (teaching English as a second language). In addition to having a decade of teaching experience, I...See Sharon's full profile

I am a former preschool tutor and worked with a group of four students to develop language and literacy skills. I trained to teach elementary subjects with Teach for America in Chicago, and worked with third graders to reinforce both math and reading skills last summer. I believe I can support your child, and...See Jose'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

I was educated in Scotland and received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Italy. I have taught High School in Hawaii, where I was employed by the State of Hawaii Department of Education, as well as the University of Hawaii-Hilo. I have always established a good relationship with individuals from a variety of...See Daniel'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

I have a BS in English from the California Institute of Technology and have significant experience teaching students reading and writing for standardized tests as well as for elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms. I have experience in both creative, expository, and scientific reading and...See Pallavi'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 look forward to helping you strengthen your critical thinking, reading, and/or writing abilities (and making the process enjoyable)! I earned my BA with Honors in English from UC Berkeley (minor in Spanish) and went on to earn a PhD in English Language and Literature. Whether you need help with an essay,...See Maria's full profile