Gillian M.
Private tutor in Chicago, IL
Education
St. John's College, Annapolis Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts May 2011
Experience
Since graduating from college, I have held a flourishing private practice in academic tutoring in a broad range of subjects for students in grades three through college. Though several of my students have functioned fully in the setting of a traditional classroom, many of my students had been diagnosed with attention and executive functioning issues and/or had received academic therapy for language acquisition issues associated with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Although I am not trained as a Certified Academic Language Therapist, I have been very successful in bridging the gap my students have faced between remedial language therapy and success in the traditional classroom. My lesson plans are generally structured to accommodate homework help along with practice in vocabulary, mechanics of writing and grammar, and more. I provide skills training, modified to meet the needs of each student, in expository writing, textual analysis and annotation, time management and enhanced productivity, study techniques, and organization. Excellent references provided upon request.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade10th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing11th Grade11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing12th Grade12th Grade Reading12th Grade Writing1st Grade1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade3rd Grade math3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th Grade4th Grade math4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade5th Grade math5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade6th Grade Reading6th Grade Science6th Grade Writing7th Grade7th Grade Reading7th Grade Science7th Grade Writing8th Grade8th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing9th Grade9th Grade Reading9th Grade WritingACT EnglishACT ReadingACT WritingADDADHDWritingWorld CivilizationWorld HistoryWorld LiteratureStudy SkillsStudy Skills And OrganizationAdvanced PlacementAmerican HistoryAmerican LiteratureAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionCreative WritingCollege EssaysBritish LiteratureArt HistoryEnglishEssay EditingExecutive FunctioningExpository WritingFiction WritingGrammar and MechanicsHSPTHSPT Language SkillsHSPT ReadingHSPT VerbalIntroduction to FictionIntroduction to PoetryLiterary AnalysisLiteratureMarketingMedieval LiteratureMiddle SchoolOrganizationPoetry WritingPSATPSAT Critical ReadingPSAT Writing SkillsReadingSATSAT Critical ReadingVocabularyUS HistoryTest PrepSummer TutoringSAT Subject Test in LiteratureSAT VerbalSAT WritingSSATSSAT- Elementary LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelSpanishSpanish 1Spanish 2Spanish 3ShakespeareShort NovelSocial Studies
Availability
Any day after 1PM
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate, Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
The subjects I especially enjoy tutoring generally can be found in the realm of English language, poetry, and literature; philosophy and psychology; and Spanish language, poetry, and literature. I am a proponent of the Oxford comma. I read Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself' when I'm feeling blue, and it never ceases to cheer me up. It is important to me that my students become comfortable enough to ask many questions during our sessions (I, like Socrates, believe that an unexamined life is not worth living), so that the lessons a textbook or academic assignment provides can brim over into life. When I am not working with students, I enjoy reading great books (I am currently at sea with Moby Dick), watching fine films (my favorite is Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander), and playing frisbee with my Border Collie, Sebastian.
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