Special Education Reading Tutor

Thrive Education Partners; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 69,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Thrive Education Partners is seeking an engaging, experienced tutor to support a homeschooled student in foundational reading skills. The role emphasizes multisensory phonics, sight-word work, and data-driven instruction in a 1:1 setting.

The ideal candidate has a background in reading intervention and/or special education, with experience working with autistic learners. Comfort with adapting instruction to the student’s unique learning style is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with reading intervention and multisensory phonics.
• Direct experience with autism or similar learning profiles.
• Ability to track progress with data to inform instruction.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized reading intervention using a data-driven approach.
• Engage the student in multisensory phonics, sight-word work, and hands-on learning.
• Create a patient, engaging, confidence-building learning environment.
• Adapt instruction to the student’s learning style and needs.

Skills

Reading intervention

Phonics instruction

Multisensory learning

Data-driven instruction

1:1 instruction

Autism experience

Education

Reading Specialist background

Special Education background

Job description

We’re looking for an engaging, experienced tutor to support a homeschooled student with foundational reading skills. The ideal candidate has a background inreading intervention and/or special education, with experience working withautistic learners.

The student is a multisensory learner who thrives with1:1 instruction, hands-on manipulatives, phonics, and sight-word work. We’re looking for someone lively, patient, confidence-building, and comfortable using adata-driven, individualized approach.

Experience with expressive language delays and adapting instruction to meet a student’s learning style is a plus.

Reading Specialist, Special Education, or related educational background

Direct experience working with students with autism and/or similar learning profiles

Demonstrated experience providingindividualized reading intervention

Strong understanding ofmultisensory phonics and foundational literacy instruction

Experience incorporatingsight words, phonemic awareness, and hands-on learning

Comfortable adapting instruction based on the student’s individual learning style and needs

Patient, engaging, and confidence-buildingteaching approach

Ability to usedata to track progress and inform instruction

$50-$80 per hour, depending on experience