Middle School Reading Tutor

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company; Calgary; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote tutoring

Flexible hours

Fast payments

Pay up to $40/hour

AI Copilot support

Billing and logistics handled

Job summary

Varsity Tutors is seeking a Middle School Reading Tutor to join our live online platform. You’ll work with individual students, building reading comprehension, literary analysis, and critical thinking through evidence-based strategies.

Work from home with flexible hours, set your own schedule, and earn up to $40 per hour with payments issued twice weekly. Our AI Copilot supports your sessions while we handle billing and logistics.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of middle school reading standards and strategies.
• Ability to explain inference, theme, and text evidence.
• Experience tailoring instruction to different learning styles.
• Proven ability to support standardized assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-on-1 online tutoring sessions.
• Accept on-demand tutoring requests as available.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Literary analysis

Informational text structures

Vocabulary development

Text evidence citation

Author purpose & POV

Figurative language

Critical reading

Strong communication

Engaging teaching style

Job description

About The Job

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online Middle School Reading tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.

Why Join Our Platform?

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
• We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.

What We Look For In a Middle School Reading Tutor

• Advanced Subject Mastery: Deep knowledge of reading comprehension strategies, literary analysis, informational text structures, vocabulary development, text evidence citation, author purpose and point of view, figurative language, and critical reading skills. Ability to explain inference, theme identification, and text comparison while preparing middle school students for grade-level reading proficiency and standardized assessment success.
• Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching close reading, evidence-based responses, and critical analysis of fiction and nonfiction texts. Guides students through identifying themes across texts, analyzing character development, evaluating argument strength in informational texts, and citing textual evidence in written responses. Emphasizes developing independent reading strategies and connects reading skills to academic success across English, social studies, and science.
• Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with middle school reading standards for grades six through eight and common challenges such as inferencing from complex texts, analyzing author craft, and reading stamina for longer works. Adapts instruction using diverse text selections, annotation strategies, and graphic organizers to support middle school readers from struggling to advanced levels building comprehension and analytical skills.
• Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
• Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways To Connect With Students

• 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
• Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring

Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.

Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.