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Current PhD Student and Former High School Teacher
Sophia E.

5.0 (102 ratings)

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Hello! My name is Sophia, and I am currently a Social Work PhD student at Boston College. I am also a licensed special education teacher. Prior to doctoral studies, I received a masters degree from the University of Chicago. Additionally, I was a high school special education teaching in Chicago for many years where I specialized in teaching reading and writing courses for students with and without special needs. My students consistently had some of the highest reading growth across the...

Hello! My name is Sophia, and I am currently a Social Work PhD student at Boston College. I am also a licensed special education teacher. Prior to doctoral studies, I received a masters degree from the University of Chicago. Additionally, I was a high school special education teaching in Chicago for many years where I specialized in teaching reading and writing courses for students with and without special needs. My students consistently had some of the highest reading growth across the network. I also specialize in executive functioning interventions for students. Considering my diverse experience, I offer tutoring in many areas. My tutoring services target students with and without special needs in humanities subjects, such as reading, writing, and social studies. In addition, I offer tutoring services for the following test prep courses: SAT, ACT, PSAT, GED, SSAT, and ISEE.
I look forward to helping you reach out goals academically and grow as a student.

About me: I am originally from Princeton, NJ, but moved to Michigan for college where I attended the University of Michigan (Go Blue!), where I studied Political Science and Psychology. After graduation, I moved to Chicago to become a Special Education teacher. While teaching for my first two years, I pursued my master's in Special Education. As a Special Education teacher, I have proven success in using accommodations to best support my students' needs as well as individualizing instruction, which makes me uniquely qualified as a tutor.

I also enjoy supporting adult learners in college or graduate-level courses or adults who need support in other areas, such as improving confidence in their reading and/or writing abilities.

I look forward to connecting with you and your families! Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.

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Education

(Attended) University of Michigan
Psych and Poli Sci
University of Chicago
Masters
Relay Graduate School for Education
MEd
  • Licensed teacher

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ACT Reading

ACT Reading

I have taught in Chicago for the past 4 years. Throughout my time teaching, all of my coursework has been ACT and SAT aligned. I have seen great success in my students as they have gotten the highest growth in the district consistently.
ADHD

ADHD

I am a licensed Learning Behavior Specialist through the Illinois State Board of Education and I also have my Masters degree in special education. For the past 4 years, I have been a learning specialist in Chicago, specializing in reading, while serving students with various disabilities. I am also a Case Manager so I have vast experience ensuring IEP compliance and working with families to make sure their child's needs are met.
American History

American History

I have taught American History and Civics for the past 4 years
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

I am a licensed Learning Behavior Specialist through the Illinois State Board of Education and I also have my Masters degree in special education. For the past 4 years, I have been a learning specialist in Chicago, specializing in reading, while serving students with various disabilities. I am also a Case Manager so I have vast experience ensuring IEP compliance and working with families to make sure their child's needs are met.
Common Core

Common Core

I have taught in Chicago Public Schools for the past 4 years as a Special Education teacher focusing on Reading and Social Studies. As a teacher, all of the curriculum I have developed and implemented has been common core aligned as well as SAT aligned. As a Case Manager, I ensure that my students' IEP's are in compliance with common core standards.
Dyslexia

Dyslexia

I am a licensed Learning Behavior Specialist through the Illinois State Board of Education and I also have my Masters degree in special education. For the past 4 years, I have been a learning specialist in Chicago, specializing in reading, while serving students with various disabilities. I am also a Case Manager so I have vast experience ensuring IEP compliance and working with families to make sure their child's needs are met.
Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I am a licensed special education teacher through the state of Illinois. I have taught high school for the past 4 years but I am licensed to teach kindergarten-12th grade. Most of the standards I cover in my classroom are elementary and middle school level so I am very familiar with early learning standards and curriculum writing.
Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

I am a licensed Special Education teacher in the State of Illinois where I taught for four years. I managed a caseload of 30+ students per year and taught over 100 students per year. I specialized on supporting students with executive functioning needs by creating and scaffolding appropriate IEP goals to improve their executive functioning skills. In my PhD program, I am studying how exposure to adversity impacts executive functioning capabilities. Through my applied experience as a teacher, as a licensed social worker, and through my research background, I am confident I can help support your executive functioning needs.
ISEE

ISEE

For the past 4 years, I have been a teacher within Chicago Public Schools. All of the classes I have taught have been aligned to common core and SAT standards. I also have a Masters degree in Special Education so I have expertise in individualizing instruction, which makes me uniquely qualified for this role.
Phonics

Phonics

I have been a special education teacher, focusing on reading interventions, for the past 4 years. Additionally, I have a Masters Degree in special education.
PSAT

PSAT

Hello! For the past 4 years I have been a high school Literature and History teacher, specializing in PSAT/SAT prep. My students consistently have the highest reading growth in the network as a result of our test prep.
Reading

Reading

I am a licensed special education teacher and have been teaching in Chicago for the past 4 years. I specialize in reading interventions and Literature classes. I have a proven track record of ensuring reading growth for all of my students. Although I teach high school, I am trained and comfortable in tutoring reading at all levels.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I am currently a high school teacher in Chicago. Throughout my 4 years of teaching, all of my coursework has been ACT and SAT aligned. I have seen proven success as my students have consistently had the top reading growth in the entire school district, which is a huge accomplishment! As a trained special education teacher, I have experience in individualizing lessons to meet the needs of each student. Additionally, my formal education training allows me to use evidenced based data collection and tracking in order to intentionally target areas of need for your student. I look forward to working with you!
Social Work

Social Work

I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2023 with an MSW and I am pursuing my Social Work PhD student at Boston College. I am a licensed social worker in the state of Illinois. I teach multiple graduate level courses at the MSW level at Boston College including foundational courses, such as Human Behavior in the Social Environment, Social Welfare Systems, and Research Methods. I have also presented at the preeminent social work conference, SSWR.
Special Needs

Special Needs

I am a licensed Learning Behavior Specialist through the Illinois State Board of Education and I also have my Masters degree in special education. For the past 4 years, I have been a learning specialist in Chicago, specializing in reading, while serving students with various disabilities. I am also a Case Manager so I have vast experience ensuring IEP compliance and working with families to make sure their child's needs are met.
STATA

STATA

I am a social science PhD student at Boston College with a focus on the epidemiology of violence. I have used Stata in all of my graduate level courses and manage data for a multi-million dollar R01 research study using Stata. I have used Stata to perform analyses in peer review publications. In my coursework, I have independently used Stata for a variety of advanced quantitative methods including multivariate regression among other analyses.
Writing

Writing

For the past 4 years, I have been a high school special education teacher. In addition to being a special education teacher, I have also taught 9th grade reading and history.
ACT English
Elementary Math
Elementary Science
English
ESL/ESOL
GED
Geography
Government & Politics
Literature
Political Science
Proofreading
Psychology
Social Studies
Spelling
SSAT
TOEFL
Vocabulary
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Tutor who helps with focus, organizational skills & achievable goals

My daughter was behind on her independent study program, and we saw immediate progress as Sophia helped her get organized and focused. She is helping with executive function skills such as time blocking, overcoming procrastination, and more. My daughter describes Sophia as patient and supportive, and the two have established a good rapport /working relationship. Sophia is very professional and stays in touch to provide a good understanding of my daughter's progress. Their work together helps alleviate nagging from me. Most importantly, Sophia has helped boost my daughter's confidence about completing the work!

Tish, 17 lessons with Sophia

Sophia and an excellent tutor, and communicator

She was able to work with our son, and help him with his organizational skills, as well as expressive writing. She gained his confidence, which enabled them to work closely together.

Alan, 1 lesson with Sophia

Test prep

My daughter has been working with Sophia in preparation of her fall ISEE exam. She’s been flexible and patient. Also able to improve her areas of weakness for the exam.

Diannah, 9 lessons with Sophia

Awesome tutor!!!!!

Kayla looks forward to her sessions with Sophia. She truly enjoys learning with you. I can see an improvement in her and it’s only been 3 lessons. She is excited about learning. THANK YOU!!!!!🙌🏽🙌🏽

Cat, 11 lessons with Sophia

Great tutor

I am so excited. Kayla truly enjoyed the session. I am looking forward to seeing her become more confident in class. You’re awesome! Thank you so much!

Cat, 11 lessons with Sophia

Knowledgeable and incredibly kind Tutor

Sophia really connected with my son right away. She is kind, patient, and knowledgeable on techniques that will help my son, whom is learning disabled. She utilizes the entire session to enhancing his reading comprehension and address areas he struggles with. I have never seen my son enjoy working with someone as much as he does with Sophia. She even makes him laugh and seems to really care about his personal well-being too. It’s so important for his social emotional skills to have a tutor that will make him feel comfortable. I’m excited to continue seeing his progress as she works with him.

Annette, 7 lessons with Sophia

cooperative tutor

She is so kind and cooperative. My son gets comfortable from the first lesson. She knows how to start with teens and help them to concentrate through the classes.

Layla, 8 lessons with Sophia

Outstanding and Amazing Experience

Going back to school is/was extremely emotional challenging for me. Starting over as an adult learner is 1 of my many obstacles. 2nd feeling in adequate. Sophia E. is outstanding teacher but I needed more. She matches my level of energy and provides a level of comfort and make me feel safe when I feel so uncomfortable starting over.

Christopher, 1 lesson with Sophia

Knowledgeable Tutor

Sophia walked me through my research paper. Very kind and patient! She explains things very well. I would recommend her as a tutor. I like the fact that she will work with your schedule.

Kimberly, 2 lessons with Sophia

Patient and Kind

Sophia is currently working with my younger brother, who is autistic and dyslexic. He’s had a hard time over the years with his general education and is now 20 years old without a HS Degree. Sophia was so understanding of his situation and eager to help him. My brother has taken to her really well and likes working with her so far. I’m confident she will help him reach his goals to obtain his GED. We really like Sophia and highly recommend her!

Kathryn, 14 lessons with Sophia
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