The Best Reading Tutors in Mount Vernon, NY

Most of my tutoring has been on how to write a term paper -- how to research it, how to organize it, and how to write it on a sentence by sentence level. When I tutor reading, I do the same things as when I tutor writing. See Avi's full profile

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

Hello, I’m Laura! Thank you for visiting my page! Everyone can learn to write well, but it’s a skill that takes practice. Before I begin with any tutoring assignment, I like to assess where the student needs to focus--I can do that in a phone call or by looking at an example of current written work. Some students...See Laura'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 have worked with students in public school, private school, catholic school, and charter school systems. I am able to offer a well rounded tutoring experience covering subjects including math, ELA, reading, writing, social studies, and science. See Josephine's full profile

LSAT requires a way of thinking that might feel unfamiliar to most. It is not a test of intelligence! It is a test of patterns and structure. I help you develop the skills you will need on test day, such as reading critically, inductive and deductive reasoning, and organizing evidence. I lay the foundation for the...See Sasha's full profile

I've just published an SAT Reading program on iTunes in which I created over 1500 cards in vocabulary teaching. I teach context sentence reading, rooting, associative, and usage based memory approaches.See Edward'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 can help you correct your written papers and explain certain grammatical concepts to you. I work with students of all ages and backgrounds, including those who speak, read, and write English as a second language.See Andrea'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

In addition to working with individual students, I have taught numerous intensive SAT Verbal group courses for multiple years, specializing in helping students connect their own reading and experiences to the practice of identifying a main idea and the evidence supporting it. I personally earned a 35 on the ACT....See Alexandra'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

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

I’m Benjamin, and I’m excited to help you develop confidence and skill in reading and writing. I graduated from Harvard University, where I studied English with a focus on creative writing. For the past five years, I’ve worked with students ranging in age from 10 to 22, covering everything from...See Benjamin's full profile

Before becoming a tutor, I taught English/Special Education for over 30 years in public high schools in NYC and Westchester, including prepping students for the English Regents. My Special Education students had a first-time passing rate of 70%, which was considered outstanding. My templates for writing Regents essays...See Valerie's full profile

As a conductor of various ensembles theory has become a strength of mine to sight read and make accurate and efficient decisions. I have lead specialty theory courses for musicians and non-musicians as well as ear training and composition.See LAURA's full profile

I received my MFA in creative writing from New York University, where I taught Introduction to Creative Writing. I currently work at Columbia university, where I help masters and PhD students refine their reading and writing skills. I have also worked at NYU Stern School of Business as a TA. I am also an avid...See Naomi's full profile

As an expert SSAT tutor with a B.S. in Applied Math and Biology, I aim to improve students' scores by any means. My tutoring includes concept reviews, test-taking strategies, and targeted practice drills. I know that each section of the SSAT (Verbal, Reading, Quantitative) has unique challenges, so I build a...See Ethan's full profile

With over five years of experience as a reading tutor, I specialize in supporting students from late elementary school through college in developing advanced literacy and comprehension skills. I help learners strengthen reading fluency, academic vocabulary, and the ability to analyze complex texts,...See Aya's full profile

I work with students to improve their SAT Reading by first assessing their struggles with reading comprehension and discussing tips for reading and understanding questions. Then we practice timed tests so students can become comfortable with the test conditions. With many of my SAT Reading...See Emma's full profile

I ran a extracurricular high school prep class that prepared students for the ACT English section. We focus on reading strategies along with quick shortcuts to identifying the wrong answer choices so one can eliminate quickly and move on. I always add small tips to my curriculum, like what to eat before the test,...See Skyler's full profile

The subjects I have taught are multi level ESL courses starting from Beginner level to Advanced level, Academic English with focus on reading and writing skills, Test preparation classes for international English language tests such as IELTS and TOEFL and Business English for working adults. In addition to this, I...See Mala's full profile

Hi! For more than a decade, I've helped students achieve perfect scores on their academic papers, and make huge score improvements on the SAT (200+), ACT (10+), GRE (15+ per section). I feel very comfortable with students of any age, gender, or circumstance. I aim to try to make the sessions as enjoyable as possible...See Ian's full profile

I've worked with all ages on the reading and writing SOL tests. As a public school educator, my middle school students were above the district average and my high school student pass rates were regularly 100% the first time through. See Megan's full profile

I have worked with many students to support reading needs. I can teach a variety of techniques to help students process textual information and develop their comprehension. We can combine a focus on reading and writing, too, to ensure that students are improving communication skills overall. See Charlotte's full profile