You should get a reading tutor if you want to:
- Understand your read
- Remember what you have read or heard on a test
- Read faster and more accurately
- Understand critical vocabulary related to your major or college in general
Whether you are a 4.0 student who needs someone to discuss what you are reading or a multilingual student wanting to improve you reading speed, the Reading Center has you covered. All you have to do is click the button and sign up for a reading tutor or visit the Reading and Study Skills Center on the 2nd floor of the McKay Library.
Schedule a Reading Tutor
Schedule a Reading Tutor
Remember More, Study Less
Comprehension
- Understand reading assignments
- Identify main ideas and details
- Apply evidence-strategies to remember what you read
- SQ3R
- Summarization
- Questioning
- Peer Discussion
Fluency
- Increased reading rate (speed)
- Increased reading accuracy
- Improved prosody
Vocabulary
- Contextual understanding
- Major specific vocabulary
- Morpheme Analysis (roots, prefixes, suffixes)
Additional Specialized Support
- English Language Acquisition (Reading and Listening Comprehension, Speaking)
- Strategies and support of various learning disabilities (Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, etc.)
- Limited referral-based academic testing
Request a Tutor in the Reading Center
Talk to an administrator in the Reading Center in the McKay Library (Room 290) or complete an online tutor request form.
Reading Center