Our son worked with Shelia from The Chicago Home Tutor this summer and we could not be happier. We have seen such an improvement with his reading. She provided him with fun interactive lessons that he enjoyed doing. He is now more confident in his reading skills and ready to begin second grade. read more

There are so many types of tutors out there, and so many needs for kids getting tutored. Mostly for better score on tests or learning a subject. All of this is well and good. We had a case where we needed a team of tutors who could work with not only the knowledge of the courses needed; but a child who had missed a month of school due to illness who was anxiety; whose executive functioning skills were not as strong as needed. On top of it all, it was junior year, where the pressure for her to perform and get good grades was even higher. Truly what we were asking for was, in my opinion, one of the hardest types of tutoring. I am grateful for the ways the Chicago Home Tutors stepped up, partnered with my daughter, worked with her both with compassion as well as expectation to achieve. Their willingness to listen and work with my husband and I was always apparent. read more

What you are going to get with the Chicago Home Tutor is so much more than tutoring. Laura and her team are going to individualize their approach for your child's needs. They are going to provided research-based interventions. They are going to monitor your child's progress and make adjustments to tutoring and intervention as needed. This is really the top of the line, gold standard of tutoring. Chicago Home Tutor provides one-on-one academic and behavioral intervention beyond what most schools can even begin to provide. With Laura and her team's services you are getting incredibly knowledgeable, dedicated, and personable clinicians. If your child is struggling in academics, behavior, or study skills I highly recommend you check out Chicago Home Tutor. read more

The Chicago Home Tutor has some of the best talent around, they take great care in matching your child to their specific way of learning and their tutors are qualified, energetic and professional, we have had a truly great experience working with Laura and her team. read more

I contacted Chicago Home Tutor looking for support for our student with ADHD. Laura got back to us right away and matched us with a certified teacher who was an awesome fit for our son and even contacted the teachers at the school to coordinate goals. Highly recommend! read more

Chicago Home Tutor is a real gem in the Chicago area. Most tutors are high school or maybe college kids who are bright but have no real knowledge of child development. Laura Reber has an advanced graduate degree in school psychology and has worked in schools. She actually cares about kids and has creative ways to make them actually like learning. Her services are a fantastic deal. You can't really put a price on education anyway. If you want your kid to go to tutoring, actually like it, and progress academically, look no further. read more

I would definitely recommend The Chicago Home Tutor to anyone who needed a tutor. My daughter needed some help with her High School Honors Geometry Class. I did a quick search and, thankfully, found The Chicago Home Tutor. Laura immediately went to work and found the perfect tutor for my daughter. Rachel worked with my daughter 2-3 hours a week and was able to help bring her up a full letter grade with just 6 weeks left in the semester. The pricing was very straightforward and the payment process is very easy. read more

We have had a great experience with our tutor, Mia. She really gets the learning needs of my two completely different children. She is kind, prompt, and challenges my kids without them even realizing it. read more

We are so pleased with the progress that our daughter has made in math with the help of Chicago Home tutor. Our tutor, Sarah, quickly identified the most ideal ways to help our daughter learn AND apply Algebra concepts. We saw an immediate improvement in her confidence level - which was so important for her test taking. Sarah was also an excellent advocate as our daughter entered into her first year of high school, meeting with her new teacher and navigating the IEP process. Our daughter was finally "getting" Algebra! It's such a challenge to find the right method of learning, and Sarah really found those ideal methods and helped our daughter apply them. She also gave our daughter a lot of confidence, as she understood WHY she was struggling - if it related to her learning disability in math, she said so in a way that made our daughter feel she could overcome it with simple steps (breaking things down into smaller steps, or giving visual examples). The anxiety over math tests has subsided dramatically. Laura really helps find the right tutor for each child - based on individual needs. Although, we had to find another tutor due to scheduling conflicts, I feel very confident in Laura's recommendation for the future tutor! I strongly recommend Chicago Home Tutor! read more

I wish I'd contacted The Chicago Home Tutor sooner! I contacted them regarding executive functioning challenges my child was facing. She sent us Cindy and we are already seeing improvements! Improvements in grades and organization. Laura really listened to what we needed and we definitely have the right fit!!!! Please don't wait to reach out to them!!! read more

We have had a very positive experience with The Chicago Home Tutor. I contacted them because I started to wonder if my 8th grade daughter might have some undetected reading/ reading retention challenges, and knew for sure that she could use some help with her study habits (... and that the latter would be better received and implemented via someone other than her dad or me). So, we reached out to CHT and a couple of things were impressive from the start: first, I got a call back from the founder/CEO within 24 hours (a call, not just an email). When we ultimately connected live, she listened and asked really good questions. It felt very thorough and tailored. Before long we had a match with a tutor, and were diving into scheduling. Our first tutoring session happened not long after that; but it actually wasn't a great fit. The tutor who came was professional, and credentialed, but there just a few other stylistic / personality elements that weren't a great fit and we all (my daughter, my husband, and I) felt nearly immediately afterwards that the things that weren't a fit would become a big distraction. We felt really awkward about this... very picky... but we also really wanted to address the initial tutoring hopes so we called CHT to talk this through. At that point we had a very good conversation with another person at CHT who had the authority to make a switch; that person also asked a bunch of really good quesitons both about our daughter but also about the fit issues, reassured us that this happens sometimes, and promised to reassign us quickly. Then she did just that... in a very short time we got a new tutor, who has been fantastic. My daughter has responded really well to her and looks forward to their sessions. We are really grateful! read more

We work with Amy from Chicago Home tutor and my son Jack loves her. He wanted to keep working with her when school got out. She is very attentive to his needs and addressed his problem areas. Amy reached out to Jack's teacher before their first meeting to get a hold of where he needed the most help. He has improved greatly according to his scores. The price is very reasonable and Laura is great to work with as well! read more

Dara was so helpful in getting my daughter caught up and make it through the homestretch at the end of last school year! I am really looking forward to having her work with my daughter on a regular basis this year. Highly recommend her! Thanks again, Dara! read more

My daughter has being using Chicago Home Tutors as a homeschooler to further her math education. She has been making amazing progress, learning far more rapidly and thoroughly than when she attended school 5 days/week. She works with Anthony and has gained so much more confidence in math, which never was a preferred subject for her. She is even starting to enjoy doing math exercises. I would highly recommend Chicago Home Tutors! read more

When our 7-year-old daughter Melanie entered first grade last August she was struggling to recognize her letters. Now, just 10 months later, she is reading and writing full sentences thanks to the expert tutoring services of Laura from The Chicago Home Tutor. Not only is Melanie on track to be caught up with her first grade classmates by the end of the school year, she has the confidence she was lacking due to her struggles with reading. Mel had problems with letter sounds and reading comprehension dating back to preschool and was required to complete kindergarten twice due to her late birthday. When we realized Mel was still struggling to grasp basic reading skills when she entered first grade I decided to get professional help. I can now proudly say hiring Laura is the best investment we've made toward our daughter's education and future. Laura started teaching Mel reading basics and worked from there, never rushing the process and instilling the self-esteem Melanie needed. Mel always feared she wasn't smart. She is smart, she just needed more one-on-one attention and Laura certainly delivered. She is very professional and detailed in her work, and always arrives on time. She is a joy to be around, but was firm with Melanie when she needed to be. I would highly recommend Laura and her excellent tutoring services. read more

This is what tutoring services are supposed to be: a trained professional that meets to understand exactly what the student's needs are, and then customizes the tutoring to address those needs. Chicago Home Tutors found us a fantastic tutor for our college age son, who was struggling with the transition from high school to college level academic rigor. We have spent lots of money in the past on so-called tutoring services that charged a lot of money, but sent "tutors" that were just college students or recent college grads that were clearly smart, but not necessarily good tutors. The progress we see in our son is proof that what Chicago Home Tutors provides is the real deal. I'm SO happy I found them. read more

Laura and her team are true professionals. My son has been receiving tutoring since February and we have seen great improvement in his reading and phonics. Thank you Laura and Elza for the great communication and hard work! read more

I've been doing business with Laura Reber for several years now. All that time I've been pleased and completely satisfied by her word, her work, and her consummate professionalism. And she has a easy going, fun disposition. I'd give Laura ten stars if the option were available! read more

Chicago Home Tutor turned my child from a procrastinator to a planner in very short order. He now has effective study habits that have spilled into other facets of his life. Previously he would get to Sunday night with too much to accomplish so he swept it under the rug. Now he gets to Sunday morning with a fresh slate ahead of him. It was like he was swarmed with productivity ninjas. I can almost see light bulbs above his head now. Thank you! read more

My daughter had been working with another tutor for 2 years but showed very little progress. I decided to contact Chicago Home Tutor and I cannot believe the strides she's made in the last 5 months. We could not be happier. My daughter looks forward to her tutoring sessions, we're provided with progress monitoring data, and her school test scores have improved at last. I highly recommend giving Chicago Home Tutor a shot! read more

Chicago Home Tutor was a godsend when we were struggling with how to help our 9-year old son who was diagnosed with phonics and writing delays along with ADHD (inattentive type). We were at a complete loss with where to start and how to move forward. We sent a few emails to tutors that specialize in tutoring for learning delays and ADHD and heard back immediately from Laura who knew exactly what we were going through and how to help us approach the situation. She provided a list of potential approaches that we could try and let us know how common this is / that there is a way forward. After our initial correspondence and discussions with Laura, we were paired with our perfect match - Amy - who is a special education teacher. Amy has such a lovely way about her and really connects with the children through many different learning techniques that particularly encourage focus and phonics learning for our son. We also have our 6 year old daughter tutor with her so that our son does not feel singled out. Both of the kids absolutely love her, and we are really seeing progress in both children's learning. The Chicago Home Tutor's approach to learning is very specialized to the child and very flexible. As our son dreads reading and phonics but loves math, they always end with a challenging math problem so he has something to look forward to. They also have understandable ways to measure progress that they can share with both the parents and the children. Our son is highly motivated and sits up straighter when he sees that he read 10 words per minute less than he did the last time. We couldn't recommend Chicago Home Tutor enough. They have really helped and continue to help our family through a difficult time. We feel very fortunate to have been connected with such a great resource for our children. read more

We really think Chicago Home Tutor cared about our child's outcome. Her tutor Susan was wonderful, during our phone interview she seemed to have the skills and experience my daughter needed, she seemed sincerely vested in our daughters improvement. Laura was very responsive. My daughter has an LD, she was looking for assistance with her ACT's. We did see an improvement. read more

The Chicago Home Tutor has done an amazing job teaching math to our 9 year-old son with autism. Laura is patient and thorough and I highly recommend her! read more

I consider myself lucky to have found Chicago Home Tutor when we made a split decision to temporarily homeschool my middle school son. Having an experienced tutor that could also provide psychological and behavioral support was exactly what we needed. Laura and her team came up with an individualized approach that has worked great. We work with Tulin, and she has done a great job handling some unique situations, keeping my son on track on both good days and not so good days. Tulin is extremely knowledgeable in many subjects, and is both patient yet firm where needed. Highly recommended! read more

Reading and writing had never been a strong point for my son over the years. I'd tried to tutor him on my own when he was younger, but you know how that goes when a parent tries to do this job! We tried a grad student level tutor for one year with slight improvement, but we really wanted someone who would be able to pinpoint what he needed to focus on. We found The Chicago Home Tutor after much research and decided to give it a shot. We filled out the contact form online and Laura got back to us unbelievably quickly! She was very thorough in how TCHT works and explained what we can expect and what we should not expect from them. She was very patient with answering my long list of questions which was very much appreciated! When we did decide to go with them, a match was made with a tutor very quickly. We really like the idea that this was "custom matched" with our son's personality and study habits. They took everything I mentioned about him into consideration. It's been about 4 months since we've worked with Amica on a weekly basis and it's been great! We truly think that she is a perfect fit. I've noticed that there's been improvement in how my son is now approaching a reading piece and using the methods that Amica taught him to basically make it easier for him to comprehend what he's reading. His writing has also improved somewhat as she works with him on writing organization. We don't expect that he'll be a superstar in reading and writing after just a couple of months, but to see the increase in confidence when answering his reading quiz questions and arguing with me about an answer using evidence that he found in the text (and he was correct!), it really makes us feel that this was the right place to go to. I also love the fact that our tutor takes the time to explain what she's worked on with him and and uses different methods to engage and interact with him which was one of our requests with Laura when choosing a tutor for him. All in all, highly recommend! read more

This place is amazing. Mariam, the tutor that Laura paired my daughter with has been absolutely phenomenal. I would recommend this company to everyone. read more

We have been extremely pleased with the progress our son is making in science and math. Laura paired him with a great tutor and we actually requested her to continue sessions with him for the next school year. His grades improved and most importantly he feels a lot more confident and performs much better on tests. Very pleased!!! read more

My child was struggling with math and her confidence was tanking. I believe that if a kid doesn't understand something one way, you need to try a new concept, in an effort to avoid making the child feel like a mathematical failure, and that's exactly what our amazing tutor from Chicago Home Tutor did for her, in a very short period of time. What was once my child's most intimidating subject, she recently told me, is now her 'easiest,' and we attribute so much of that to Tulin, her amazing tutor. I feel so lucky to have stumbled upon this company on Yelp, and do everything I can to 'share the wealth' by telling any parent who has concerns to reach out to them. I feel that Laura takes the time to make sure each student is matched with a tutor that best fits his/her educational needs, and she checks in multiple times to make sure everything is running smoothly. Tulin is so smart, caring, personable, professional, and fun, that my daughter actually looks forward to math tutoring. Her work shows such awesome improvement, we couldn't be happier. read more

Highly recommend The Chicago Home Tutor! Laura (the founder) and her tutor Jackie have been excellent. They work with my daughter's school to tailor tutoring according to her needs. My daughter looks forward to seeing her tutor (Jackie) who is not just a conscientious and experienced teacher, but has a wonderful rapport with my daughter! read more

I reached out to Laura at The Chicago Home Tutor at a time when I was feeling very overwhelmed at the prospect of addressing my son's learning needs on my own. Our situation was not a straight forward "tutoring only" one and Laura and Tulin both jumped right in to help us out and remained readily available to help over the course of my son's time with The Chicago Home Tutor. My is 15 years old, attends a Chicago Catholic high school and had been recently diagnosed with a Nonverbal Learning Disorder. In addition to this new diagnosis, he had significant gaps in his learning due to the social/emotional challenges that are at the core of this diagnosis and frequent absences from school were contributing significantly to his academic challenges. Laura and Tulin both took the the time to speak with me at length about my son's learning disabilities and my parental observations both in and outside of the classroom and they matched him with one of their specialized tutors who not only met my expectations but far exceeded them. Our tutor Regina's (our tutor) expertise in her subject matter was further complemented by her experience in the social/emotional domain and that was a critical component to my son's ability to connect with her and be productive during tutoring sessions. There is a team approach at The Chicago Home Tutor and Laura and Tulin both are far more than matchmakers at the forefront...they are a valuable resource to any parent who is looking for an individualized learning plan and partner on what can be a harrowing and otherwise emotionally draining journey. Thank you to The Chicago Home Tutor!! read more