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I am a licensed physician from Florida who is currently changing careers. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and have extensive tutoring and editing experience. While a student, I became a certified writing tutor through the Critical Writing Department. Since I completed my writ...
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PHD, Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelors, History
University of Pennsylvania
undergraduate
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9+ years
Jai
I'm a recent Stanford graduate (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), and have been working at a major Management Consulting firm for a few years now. I personally scored a 2360 (out of 2400) on the SAT and 35 on the ACT and was successful in gaining admission to several top universities. I'...
Stanford University
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Kate
I'm available to tutor biology, chemistry, physics, math from Algebra up through AP Calculus, SAT test prep, and French. I've been tutoring students in science and math for 7 years. I also spent 8 months working and studying in France, and have tutored high school and adult students in French. When ...
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Erika
I am available to tutor middle and high school math, history and test prep. I have tutored math and history in the past and I previously taught a test prep course at a school in Hanoi, Vietnam. I have a lot of experience teaching all the need-to-know tricks to doing great on the SATS/ACTS! When I am...
Harvard University
Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
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6+ years
Rhea
I am a current student at the University of Chicago. I am working towards a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences, and I am on the pre-medical track. I am extremely passionate about tutoring, and I have several years of experience tutoring students in my high school's learning center in various...
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
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6+ years
Jeffrey
I am enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering PhD program at Rice University which will begin Fall 2020, and I am hoping to return to academia as a professor after earning my PhD. In the meantime, I am looking to share my passion for gaining knowledge, specifically in STEM, by educating the up and com...
University of Notre Dame
Bachelor of Science
Rice University
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering
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9+ years
Sami
I am a Duke University graduate in Economics and Computer Science. I am currently pursuing an MBA degree at the Yale School of Management. I have worked in the financial field, both at a management consulting firm and a fortune 500 company. My hobbies include playing and coaching soccer.
Duke University
Bachelor of Science (Economics and Computer Science)
Yale School of Management
Current Undergrad Student, Business Administration and Management
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9+ years
Sharon
I am a graduate of the University of Chicago, and I will be starting a graduate program at Columbia in August. I am about to complete a year of service with City Year, an education non-profit that places young adults into under-served schools. As a City Year member, I worked full-time in the classro...
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Science, Journalism
University of Chicago
Bachelor in Arts
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9+ years
Annie
I am currently a second year medical student. I was a Physiological Sciences major at UCLA (class of 2015), and pursued research during my gap year between undergrad and medical school.
University of California Los Angeles
Bachelors, Physiological Sciences
Drexel University College of Medicine
Current Grad Student, MD
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Tony
I am a recent graduate of Yale University and incoming first year medical student at Columbia University. Originally from the DC area, I have always had a passion for science and medicine and pursued a degree in Biology while at Yale. During the 2008-2009 academic year, I tutored science, math, Engl...
Yale University
Bachelor of Science in Biology
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Tutors who work with students with learning differences should have specialized training in evidence-based methodologies like Orton-Gillingham for dyslexia, structured literacy approaches, or other diagnostic-specific techniques. Look for tutors with credentials in special education, reading science, or specific learning disability training, plus experience documenting measurable progress in areas like phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, or executive function. Varsity Tutors connects you with tutors who understand how to adapt instruction pacing, use multisensory techniques, and build confidence alongside skill development.
Personalized tutoring complements school-based interventions by providing intensive, diagnostic-specific instruction between sessions and reinforcing strategies recommended by your child's IEP or 504 team. Tutors can target specific goals—like improving reading fluency, strengthening organizational skills, or building math fact automaticity—using the same evidence-based methods your school uses, creating consistency. Communication between tutors and school teams helps track progress toward documented goals and identifies when adjustments to the plan may be needed.
Students with learning differences often internalize academic setbacks as personal failures rather than skill gaps. Tutors trained in this area use structured, incremental success—breaking skills into manageable steps, celebrating small wins, and explicitly teaching that effort and strategy matter more than speed or innate ability. When students experience consistent, measurable progress in a low-pressure 1-on-1 setting, confidence naturally rebuilds, which often translates to increased classroom participation and willingness to tackle harder material.
Yes, significantly. Elementary students benefit from foundational work in phonics, decoding, and early math concepts using multisensory techniques, while middle schoolers need strategies for managing increasing academic demands and social pressures. High school students require support with executive function, study skills, test-taking strategies, and self-advocacy—preparing them for independence beyond school. Tutors adjust not just the content but the emotional approach, recognizing that a struggling 8-year-old and a 16-year-old need different motivational frameworks and autonomy levels.
Look for concrete, measurable changes: improved reading fluency or accuracy on assessments, increased independence with assignments, better organization and time management, or measurable gains on standardized reading or math inventories. Progress may also show as increased confidence, fewer meltdowns around academics, or willingness to attempt challenging work. Tutors should regularly track progress using diagnostic tools aligned with your child's specific learning difference and share data with you—not just subjective observations—so you can see the trajectory over weeks and months.
Meaningful progress typically emerges within 4-8 weeks of consistent tutoring, though the type of improvement varies by learning difference and intensity. Dyslexic students may show improved decoding accuracy within 6-12 weeks of structured literacy instruction; students with ADHD may develop better executive function and task completion within 4-6 weeks. Larger gains—like moving up a reading level or significantly improving math fluency—usually take 3-6 months of regular sessions. Realistic expectations matter: learning differences don't disappear, but students develop stronger compensatory strategies and foundational skills that reduce academic friction.
Private 1-on-1 instruction is inherently less stigmatizing than pull-out school services because it happens outside the classroom environment. Tutors frame skill-building as personalized coaching rather than remediation, using language like "we're building your reading toolkit" or "let's strengthen your focus strategies." When tutoring is presented as a strength-building investment rather than a deficit fix, and when tutors celebrate effort and progress authentically, students often feel supported rather than labeled—especially if parents and tutors maintain a growth mindset about learning differences.
Multisensory instruction engages multiple pathways to the brain—visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile—which helps students with learning differences encode and retrieve information more reliably. For example, a dyslexic student might trace letter formations while saying sounds aloud, then write words in sand, anchoring the learning through multiple senses simultaneously. This approach compensates for the neurological differences that make traditional, single-modality instruction less effective, and research shows it produces stronger retention and transfer of skills compared to conventional methods alone.
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