Special Education Tutor - Reading & Math

About This Role

Provide personalized, one-on-one in-home tutoring to students with special needs in reading and math in Blythe, CA, helping them achieve academic success aligned with their Individualized Education Plans (IEP).

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive, individualized instruction in reading fluency and comprehension, including phonemic awareness, decoding, letter-sound relationships, vocabulary, sequencing, and main idea
• Deliver structured writing instruction focusing on sentence formation, organization, spelling patterns, grammar, punctuation, and idea development
• Support foundational math skills including number recognition, counting, basic addition and subtraction, place value, and simple word problems using visual and manipulative-based strategies
• Implement consistent review, repetition, and scaffolded instruction to support long-term skill retention
• Assist with homework completion and reinforce classroom interventions
• Collaborate with family and align instruction with IEP goals and speech therapy supports

Requirements

• Credentialed teacher with special education experience supporting students with autism and learning disabilities
• Strong background in foundational literacy, explicit phonics, multisensory reading instruction (dyslexia-informed), and early math concepts
• Skilled in delivering highly structured, step-by-step instruction with frequent review and repetition to support memory retention
• Comfortable using visual supports, manipulatives, and hands-on strategies for math and reading instruction
• Patient, engaging, and able to build rapport with students who may be initially shy
• Experienced in supporting homework completion and implementing level-appropriate, data-driven lesson plans aligned with IEP goals

Benefits