The Best Reading Tutors in Staten Island, NY

I graduated from Harvard with a cum laude degree in English and an emphasis in creative writing. I've been reading and writing my whole life and have a versatile knowledge of many forms, from cover letters to dissertations to storytelling. My poetry has been published nationally and in high school I was...See Miles'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

Hey there! I am a graduate of Harvard University and a native New Yorker who has been tutoring students of all ages in everything from standardized tests to Spanish to Math to songwriting for over seven years. The SAT, ISEE, SSAT and other middle school and high school level standardized tests are a specialty of mine,...See JC'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

I'm Tiph, a multi-disciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY. I hold an Associate in Applied Science in Graphic Design and Illustration from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photojournalism from George Washington University. For over seven years, I've worked as a tutor and workshop facilitator with high...See Tiph's full profile

Are you staring at the Common App essay prompts and wondering where to begin? Maybe you're not sure which of your life stories will make the strongest essay, or perhaps you already know what you want to write but aren't sure how to put it into words. If that sounds like you, I'm here to help! After graduating from...See Benjamin's full profile

Is your child struggling with reading, writing, organization, study skills, or academic confidence? I help middle and high school students strengthen these skills, improve their performance, and become more confident, independent learners. I am a Special Education teacher with a Master’s in Education from...See John's full profile

I am a science, math, test preparation, and writing instructor with almost 20 years of experience. I have helped students from nearly every imaginable academic background achieve success in the subjects I tutor. Unlike other people who perform well on standardized tests, I can confidently and accurately explain the...See Lohith's full profile

Hi! I'm Julie, an alumna of Princeton University. I have seven years of experience tutoring college and law school application preparation, writing, public speaking, and more. A Bit More About Me: I graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton, and I also received the school's Shapiro Prize for...See Julie's full profile

After beginning my BFA at NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music in the fall of 2014, I taught voice lessons independently and worked for the America Reads and Counts Program as an in-classroom tutor for 6th grade classes. By sophomore year, I transitioned away from teaching voice lessons, and began...See Hannah's full profile

Reading is my specialty. I have a Masters in Education from Bank Street College of Education. I have taught 19 years in elementary education. I have a proven track record of growing students reading and comprehension 1.5-2 years growth in an academic school year.See Diane'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 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

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

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 was a volunteer for Literacy KC (2007-2010), and an English tutor for several Test Centers in Brooklyn (2014-2017).See Lauren'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 teach students (from 8th grade through adulthood) how to read in a clear, structured way so they’re actually in control of the material in front of them. By focusing on how sentences and paragraphs are built, students learn to identify the main idea, follow how it develops, and separate what matters from what...See Scott's full profile

With a BA from Bryn Mawr College I am proficient in tutoring reading. My six-weeks paper was on James' Joyce's Ulysses, a difficult opus. I am a native American with an Oxonian British father. I read the Economist every week and have a variety of interests. I would be willing to teach from some...See Alice'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

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

I hold a MS in Statistics and a BS in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I have more than ten years of tutoring experience and have worked with students at the high school, colllege, and graduate levels. I have also served as a Teaching Assistant for university-level math...See Daniel's full profile

I have been working in the IT industry for over 30 years, with a focus on Linux and Windows systems administration. I have experience in a variety of roles, including break-fix, scripting, physical, virtual and containers. Things I do: Research, POC, Architect, Install, Configure, Patch, Update, Upgrade, Migrate, Backup,...See Rodrigo's full profile

Over the course of my teaching career, I have worked with all sorts of learners to improve their reading level, and often develop an interest in reading. Since I am also a math teacher, I know how to teach reading and writing about mathematics as well. See Susan's full profile

Hi! I have been teaching English literature and writing courses for over a decade. I hold a BA from Rice University and PhD in English from Rutgers, and am currently a faculty member in the Writing Program there. I teach courses on English literature, composition, and proposal writing for business and sciences. In each...See Alex's full profile