Special Education Tutor - Foundational Literacy & 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 San Gabriel, 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 San Gabriel, CA
• Schedule: 25 hours a month, 2 sessions a week for 1.15 hours
• Pay rate ranges from $25-$35 per hour

• Active teaching credential required (Special Education credential strongly preferred)
• Reading Specialist experience required, preferably supporting students with dyslexia
• Extensive experience working with students with Autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities
• Strong knowledge of structured literacy instruction, including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, and sight-word development
• Experience teaching foundational math skills and early numeracy concepts
• Familiar with multisensory, evidence-based reading interventions (e.g., Orton-Gillingham or similar structured literacy approaches)
• Skilled at creating engaging, hands-on lessons that reinforce learning through repetition and review
• Patient, calm, and experienced in supporting students who require behavioral redirection and close supervision
• Comfortable building rapport with students who are shy or have limited verbal communication
• Strong lesson-planning, progress-monitoring, and differentiation skills
• Tutor Assessment Required

• → Provide individualized instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, sight words, reading fluency, and reading comprehension
• → Deliver structured literacy intervention designed to strengthen foundational reading skills and address characteristics of dyslexia
• → Support foundational math skills, including number sense, basic operations, and early problem-solving concepts
• → Reinforce handwriting, written expression, and foundational literacy development through structured practice
• → Create multisensory, hands-on lessons using engaging activities such as manipulatives, arts and crafts, and tactile learning materials
• → Incorporate frequent review and repetition to improve retention and build long-term mastery of skills
• → Implement structured routines, proactive engagement strategies, and consistent behavioral supports to maintain safety and participation
• → Build a trusting, supportive relationship that encourages communication, confidence, and academic growth
• → Integrate the student's interests, including trains, soccer, basketball, and hands-on activities, to increase motivation and engagement
• → Monitor progress through ongoing assessment and adjust instruction to meet the student's evolving academic and behavioral needs