Award-Winning Phonics Tutors serving Minneapolis, MN

...enjoyed being an elementary teacher/tutor for 20 years. I believe that every child is a gift. Every child is unique and special. Every child can learn. Every child deserves love, respect, and the opportunity to become their best self. It is a teacher/tutor's job to educate, respect, and appreciate each child, and to foster, encourage, and enhance their academic, social, and emotional growth. I can think of no higher calling or no more challenging, rewarding...

Graduated from the College of St. Scholastica with a B.A. in History and minors in Psychology and Organizational Behavior. Upon graduating I worked as a Special Education Paraprofessional, and now work as a High School Soccer Coach, and Elementary aged Interventionist/Tutor.

I am a credentialed teacher and taught 3rd grade. I have also been a tutor for elementary and high school age students for many years. I have experience in tutoring most subjects. My goal is to help you / your child feel confident and successful in any subject we work on together.

...- Twin Cities. I am an experienced K-12 tutor in reading, writing, literature, and study skills. I first began tutoring through the Minnesota Reading Corps as a Literacy Tutor. I loved it and have continued to tutor ever since! What I most value in my work as a tutor is working alongside students to become independent learners. There's nothing quite like seeing a student gain confidence and knowledge in how they best learn.

...to read with elementary school students. We always managed to have fun while reading! I have babysat since the age of 14, had 2 positions camp counseling, and volunteered in my mother's 1st-3rd grade classrooms throughout the years. Last year I spent my AmeriCorps City Year tutoring 6th grade students in reading and math, helping them boost their test scores and confidence. I am currently a Senior High School Coach with College Possible in St....

...to complete a project without a full understanding of the process or a clear plan of execution. As a tutor with decades of classroom teaching experience I can help students interpret muddy instructions, bridge gaps of understanding and help relieve the frustration of unfair expectations. The secret to school is that students have to teach themselves! Teachers present information in a certain order with exercises to practice and internalize concepts, but fundamentally the students have...

I am committed to teaching concepts as well as possible and making them fun! I love working with students and opening up worlds that have not been previously known.

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...and in any role. Learning theory and differentiation back up my instructional practices as a classroom teacher and are directly applicable to being a one on one tutor. Discovering an individual's needs, interests and goals are essential to academic progress and are three things I will take into account when approaching my tutees. I will do so with patience, knowledge of content and by drawing on my previous experience educating others. As a tutor with...

...elementary school as a special education paraprofessional. This job was exciting to me because I was able to focus on the special needs children (ADHD, ASD, Down Syndrome, EBD), but I also got to teach some classes and help the general education students. The job was perfect for me! I recently moved to St. Paul, and I now want to become a full time tutor. What I really love about tutoring is the relationship that...

Math B.S. and Linguistics B.A. dual-degree student at UMN-Twin Cities. Speak 5 languages, and want to learn many more. Love reading, languages, lifting, and running.

...a writer, editor, producer, curator and lover of words. I spent many years holding editorial positions on both coasts (California and New York), but was happy to lay some roots and start a family back home in Minneapolis, a city alive with art, activism and stories waiting to be told. I am excited to help students craft their own words as well as assist with many other subjects, including English, writing, politics and social sciences.

I have a passion for literature, writing, and philosophy; I love to learn and teach these subjects and know how to make them come alive! I believe in breaking down big problems into concrete and easy steps - whether that be a math problem or a ten-page paper. In the past, I have tutored everyone from fellow college classmates to grade school students. I love coming alongside people and helping them learn.

...ways to support students who struggle and accelerate students who need challenge. I have worked with elementary students for a long time, so I bring to the job lots of experience with hands-on, multi-sensory learning. I love working with students and making learning fun for them. I have most of my experience working with students in Kindergarten and First grade and am very passionate about teaching phonics, blending, segmenting, diagraph's, letter names, letter sounds, sound...

...Languages and Cultures with a narrow focus on English as a Second Language. I am fluent in French and have an intermediate level in Spanish and Arabic. My main goals when working with students is to meet them where they are at in their learning, as well as use creative ways to make knowledge accessible. When I'm not teaching, I am spending time outside, reading up and working on anti-oppression, and watching movies. I am...

I've been a camp counselor, reading and writing tutor, and teaching assistant for many years and I'm here to help students reach their full potential. Working with people, especially children and teenagers, is my passion, and I am looking forward to all of the opportunities I will have to connect with, instruct, and learn from students.

I am a graduate student living in New York and have been tutoring and teaching test prep classes for the past several years. I love working with students to help them gain confidence and understanding in subjects that have been giving them trouble, and I strive to make learning the most positive and enjoyable experience possible!