24 Millington Reading Tutors

Thank you for your interest. What makes me qualified to tutor your child? My story is a personal one. I have a son who has dyslexia. I understand the stress and anxiety this brings into the home. After watching the school system fail my child, I decided it was time I intervened. I tutored my son for 3 years using the Barton program. I was asked by friends to tutor their children. I found my passion, I saw growth in the students I tutored, increase in their self-confidence and learning become ... ... More

Tutoring has been part of my life since high school and carried through my college career. I enjoy helping friends and fellow students edit their essays, write outlines and study for exams. I have experience tutoring Algebra, all elementary school subjects and every aspect of the writing process. As a writing consultant during my undergraduate degree, I was a sounding board to build the foundations for essays, helped build the skeleton of an essay in the form of outlines and visual maps, as w... ... More

I have a B.A. in English literature and a M.Ed. with a concentration in writing and grammar. I'm a former high school English teacher and college admission associate director and have over 20 years combined experience in teaching writing, grammar, and college application and scholarship essays and over 6 years in proofreading and editing graduate and PhD dissertations. I approach tutoring with a strong pedagogical background and deep appreciation for maintaining the student's voice while ... ... More

I absolutely love helping students succeed, and have been involved in the field of education since the late 1990s. I am an expert on local history, and have experience working for an educational publishing company, where I worked in the field of research and fact-checking. I have contributed to many U. S. and World History texts, and have my own published works as well (including 'Wasco, Illinois: A History,' 'The Founders and Early History of Geneva' and 'An Illustrated History of Campton ... ... More

I have worked in the public schools throughout Illinois for the past 18 years teaching kindergarten through high school age students. Currently I teach college age students critical thinking skills one night per week. I am a graduate of Eastern Illinois University and Roosevelt University with a Bachelors degree in Special and Elementary Education and a Masters degree in Teacher leadership. I am willing to tutor one-on-one or a small group of students because I feel that many students who ... ... More