Early Childhood SPED Tutor - Reading & Math

At Tutor Me Education, we are revolutionizing the way students learn, and we're seeking passionate teachers and tutors with special education experience to provide 1:1 in-home tutoring in Pasadena, CA! If you're committed to making a difference in the lives of students with special needs and helping them achieve academic success, we want to hear from you!

• In-Person Tutoring in Pasadena, CA
• Schedule: 15 hours per month, 3 sessions a week for 1.25 hours
• Pay range is between $25 and $35

• Teaching credential is required.
• At least 5 years of experience teaching foundational reading and math skills to young learners.
• Extensive experience supporting young children on the autism spectrum is strongly preferred.
• An Occupational Therapy (OT) background is highly preferred, particularly experience supporting developmental readiness, fine motor skills, sensory needs, and functional learning.
• Skilled in play-based instruction, hands-on learning, visual supports, manipulatives, and developmentally appropriate teaching strategies.
• Patient, creative, and flexible, with the ability to adapt lessons to the student's developmental level and attention span.
• Able to establish consistent routines, incorporate frequent breaks, and build a positive, trusting relationship with the student.
• Available to provide in-person tutoring and support individualized academic and developmental goals.

• →Provide individualized instruction in foundational literacy, early math, and kindergarten readiness.
• →Teach letter recognition, letter sounds, beginning, middle, and ending sounds, CVC word blending, word building with letter tiles, and high-frequency sight words.
• →Implement the PRIDE Reading Program – Yellow Level, emphasizing mastery and progressing at the student's individual pace.
• →Build foundational math skills through counting, number recognition, quantities, number relationships, and basic number concepts.
• →Use manipulatives, visual supports, and interactive activities rather than relying on formal math workbooks before the student is ready.
• →Incorporate play-based learning, creative activities, movement, and frequent breaks to support attention and engagement.
• →Maintain a predictable routine while adjusting lesson pacing to the student's developmental readiness.
• →Support kindergarten readiness by strengthening early academic skills, learning routines, and participation in structured activities.
• →Monitor progress and adjust instruction based on the student's response, skill development, and learning needs.
• →Coordinate with the family regarding progress, effective strategies, and instructional priorities.