The Best English Tutors in Des Plaines, IL

I have been teaching English people of different age groups and different levels of their original level of knowledge English. I am friendly and passionate about tutoring. I am able to create comfortable but professional learning environment. My native language is Russian so I can be really helpful to...See Natalia's full profile

I have been successfully helping students widen their college choices by showing them how to substantially improve their ACT English scores. I bring a varied experience to this task, having specifically studied both grammar and linguistics, having taught composition classes at the college level (UIC, U of...See Neil's full profile

I have four years' experience on the faculty of Brown University and Phillips Academy, Andover. I am expert in the teaching of Math, science, Latin, French, Greek, History, English, as well as GMAT, SAT, GRE, and ACT. Also, I was a tutor for a large wealthy family in California for five years. I am all but...See Samuel's full profile

Education is one of the most valuable things you can acquire. Knowledge stays with you wherever you go and you can use it in the less unexpected situation. I was born and raise on Peru, South America. My interest in music began when I was 9 years old. I came to USA when I was 17 and started attending college. I have...See SUSANA's full profile

With over a decade of editing experience, I am here to help make your words shine. I graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a degree in Comparative Literature and Professional Writing. This education has offered me the tools to tactically approach formatting, with a detailed eye for grammar and...See Samantha's full profile

CFP®, Mandarin/English speaking Tutor with MBA from Kelley, IU. 20+ years of experience in financial world (credit risk management and financial planning) from Discover Financial and HSBC, now a CFP® and founder of my own wealth management entity . Love teaching and helping people go through the tasks...See Gloria's full profile

While pursuing this major, I took several writing courses that involved writing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, argumentative essays, and scripts for short movies and comics. As part of this major's prerequisites, I also took part in many literature courses, ranging from classes on English medieval manuscripts...See Coleman's full profile

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Chicago, with a B.S. in Math & Physics from Yale and en-route M.S in Physics from UChicago. I am pursuing my College Teaching Certificate from UChicago, and I have TAed physics at UChicago. I have been studying mathematics and physics since 2016, and I have tutored 1-on-1 for...See George's full profile

The English portion of the ACT requires a student to choose the best wording in a variety of sample passages. Both grammar and writing skills come into play with this section. My expertise in language as a PhD in Literature allows me to guide my students in correct word usage and paragraph organization....See Beth's full profile

Hello!! I am a native English speaker who also speaks Italian and conversational Spanish. The languages of our house are both Italian and English, as our family's native language is Italian. I learned Spanish growing up with a good friend whose parents were Guatemalan immigrants. I therefore feel very...See Nicole's full profile

Nothing pleases me more than teaching English to both native and non-native speakers, and watching them make progress in leaps and bounds. Since grammar and spelling are often left by the wayside in our schools, I am more than happy to fill in the gaps for my students. I have taught English as a Second...See Deborah's full profile

Hi, I'm Trevor! I am a tutor specializing in history, government, and other humanities at the high school and college levels. I have Master of Public Administration and Bachelor degrees from American University in Washington, DC. In high school, I took a lot of AP exams in math, science, language arts, and history and...See Trevor's full profile

I have taught four kids from the ages of 6-10 in elementary school in math and English. I have read certain books with them and helped them with understanding the main idea, setting, mood, etc. In math, I have taught them fractions, decimals, etc. See Ekta's full profile

In addition, my former business employed many non-English speaking men and women. I am a stickler for proper grammar, spelling and punctuation, and I feel that I have had sufficient experience conversing in English with non-native English speakers.See Gail's full profile

I recently graduated from Northwestern University and completed two theses for my Education major and my Spanish major. These allowed me to revisit my writing skills and English grammar rules in an in-depth way. I enjoy tutoring students in this subject and have been consistently been working with an 11 year-old...See Nina's full profile

As a teacher of mathematics and science for twenty years, tutoring has helped me to keep grounded in what I really enjoy, teaching. I have tutored K-8 math and science, from PreAlgebra to Calculus, Chemistry and Physics. I am uniquely qualified for ACT/SAT college entrance exam prep and work for a popular tutoring...See Gabriel's full profile

After tutoring my own four children and many of their friends in preparation for the ACT English test, I have begun working with other students. I know the test well and can help students improve. A college English major and professional journalist, I am patient and kind, yet able to motivate students to...See Linda's full profile

I was known as the Walking Dictionary in grade school! I scored an 800 on the verbal section of the SAT. I took AP English Literature in 10th grade (score: 5) and AP English Language & Composition in 11th grade. I also taught English to community college students in China in summer 2011.See Stephanie's full profile

I have taught English at the high school level. The curriculum of the courses I taught included units on public speaking. Also, I have been teaching since 1997 and have much experience in addressing audiences.See Michel's full profile

M.A in Communications. M.A in Political Science. -Tutor students in English and Spanish for over 15 years -Wrote various news articles in Chicago -Translated many published news articles from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. -Gave lectures in English and Spanish for over 15...See LAURA's full profile

B.A. in English literature from U.C. Berkeley and masters in English literature from Cornell University. Experience teaching literature and composition classes. Writing is my favorite thing and I love helping people learn to to do it. See Regina's full profile

I have presented research papers at three major sociological annual meetings, including those of the American Sociological Association and the International Sociological Association. In high school, I earned an A on my IB Extended Essay in English. In addition, I was successful in several writing and persuasive...See Eve's full profile

This involved one-on-one as well as group tutoring ranging from three to ten students per group. Many of these students spoke English as a second language, thus a large portion of the work was dedicated to English reading and writing. During my last two years in college, I began tutoring college aged...See Chandler's full profile

Hello! I’m Austin. I enjoy finding ways to connect my understanding with that of others, and I hope you’re here for the same reason. Here’s a bit about me: I graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University in 2019 with a BS in Biochemistry and a math minor. During my four years at IU, I tutored elementary school...See Austin's full profile

I have helped students develop their English reading and writing skills over the past 15 years. I take the time to speak clearly and slowly and teach all concepts no matter how basic. I also excel at writing and editing English essays and papers, and many of my students have gone on to the top colleges in...See John's full profile