What a blessing it's been to have found Coach Craig!! He's so great with my son who has a math learning deficiency. He's finally at grade level and feeling so much more confident in his math skills! We are so so grateful! read more

Craig is incredibly kind and understanding! When I was in school he would help me with my math homework, he was very understanding and patient with me! I highly recommend him! read more

Thank you for your exceptional thoroughness and dedication in supporting our high school daughter. She has gained so much from your guidance, and we truly appreciate the positive impact you've made. read more

Craig started tutoring my 8-year-old son after he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. The tutoring sessions were held over Zoom for an hour each week, and Craig kept him engaged and interested the entire time. My son really enjoyed working with him, and we appreciated that Craig would send us an email later that night with a summary of everything they covered that day. I would strongly recommend Craig read more

My daughter's confidence to do math has definitely increased since starting tutoring with Craig. Because of her ADHD, I also feel the way the math is explained to her makes a huge difference. Sometimes she tells me when the teacher explains the math she doesn't understand it. But the way Craig explains it, it makes sense to her. I am very proud of her because she has come a long way from the F's and D's she was getting in 7th grade. I appreciate all Craig has taught her. He is an excellent tutor. read more

Working with Craig has made a huge positive difference for our family. We are now seeing all of our son's grades moving in the right direction and the atmosphere at home is more relaxed. Craig keeps us updated on what they are working on each session and proactively partners with us to support our son's academic and personal growth. Perhaps most important of all. . our son never pushes back on tutoring sessions and has even mentioned that he likes working with Mr. Watkinson. High praise indeed, from a 15-year-old! read more

Craig was such a find and an ideal team member for our family. Throughout junior high and high school, my son struggled with test-taking and keeping up with his homework. Craig's exceptional ability to connect with my son and make learning enjoyable transformed these challenges into manageable tasks. His easy-going personality and engaging teaching style made each session something he looked forward to. Craig's support and encouragement significantly boosted his confidence and performance. We couldn't have asked for a better tutor. Thank you, Craig! read more

Craig Watkinson's math tutoring has made such an impact on our 7th grade daughter's life. She's more confident, more motivated and more autonomous since she started working with him. He is amazingly engaging over zoom, I was skeptical about whether he could keep her on task through the screen but it hasn't been an issue at all. He sends us thorough notes and updates after each session. He's truly a gem. We are beyond grateful! read more

My husband and I are so impressed by Craig Watkinson and his tutoring expertise. And most important our seven year old son loves his tutoring sessions with Craig. Our son looks forward to his tutoring and leaves wanting to linger and just chat with Craig. Craig is highly professional but also has an ease and warmth that puts everyone especially his students at ease. A parent himself,Craig is kind but firm, and makes his tutoring fun, all traits that my son responds to. We've seen our son improve dramatically in both his writing and his math in just a month and I'm relieved to have found a tutor who truly cares and is willing to be patient with our spirited child. I highly recommend him. read more

Craig has been working with our son for about three years, and his kindness, positivity and helpful tutoring approach has truly helped our son improve his academics as well as his self esteem! Craig relates well to kids and teenagers very well and is very easy to work with! We are so appreciative of Craig! read more

Craig has been working as a tutor with our 8th grader since summertime. From the first session, Craig's kindness and carefully curated lessons clicked! Each session is geared to focus and support work that's currently being taught in school. Craig is wonderful about communicating each lesson and sharing articulate notes/lessons after each session. Without a doubt, Craig is a professional educator and we are grateful to him and his help! read more

Craig was the reason our son began loving school again, and maintained a 4.0 gpa through High School. Our son started working with Craig in the 5th grade; and continued to work with him through Middle school. We were so fortunate to have Craig as the first teacher our son had after years of struggling at another school. With a processing learning difference, our son was terrified of taking tests, and would freeze up. Craig is a patient, kind, and encouraging teacher who enabled our son to have the confidence both inside and outside of the classroom. Our son became a different person after just a few weeks of being in Craig's classroom. He not only makes learning fun, but understands how to create a wonderful environment that allows kids to be the best student they can be. read more

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Craig Watkinson has been my son's tutor for Algebra 1 and now Geometry. His communication is excellent. I always know how my child is doing and what they are working on, with notes sent to me after the sessions. He really cares and wants to see his clients succeed in class. I highly recommend him! read more

Craig is the most incredible tutor. Kind, patient, and very thorough. My son is in the 7th grade and really struggled with math. After searching high and low for a tutor, a friend recommended Craig to us and we are so grateful. My son would get so frustrated with math and assumed he would never figure it out- however, Craig taught him how to understand key concepts and recognize patterns, making math not only easier for my son, but fun too. The notes he provides post session are amazing and my son reviews them before tests. Craig is the best! read more

My daughter has ADHD and has such a hard time retaining information. Coach Craig, has been absolutely wonderful with her and patient. She has learned so much from him in just a short time. Best of all, she is actually retaining the information!!! Thank you Coach Craig! read more

We worked with Craig Watkinson for 8 years and had the best possible experience. Our son needed remediation in all subjects and he was there for him from 5th grade until he graduated high school. His ability to establish trust with our son, to understand and support his learning style, to successfully interface with the school was of superior quality. All that and he was a pleasure to work with for us as well. Couldn't recommend Watkinson tutoring highly enough. read more

Awesome Tutor!!! Craig taught my granddaughter the math she needed to learn in a way that she was able to grasp and understand rapidly. He made it simple and enjoyable for her and now she feels confident in completing her math assignments, which is a big difference on how she felt about math before. She hated math, yet she was good at it when she applied herself. But, when she got to a certain section in 7th grade math, she lost hope in her abilities and got so behind in math and just didn't want to do it anymore. Within one session with Craig, she totally grasped the concept of her assignments and in the sessions that followed, Craig was able to help bring her get up to date with her math teaching plan/schedule. She enjoys her math tutoring sessions so much that she now shares what she's learning with me. She loves math now!!! Craig's the best!!! read more

Watkinson Tutoring - Private Tutors Near Me - Van Nuys, California

We were referred to Mr. Watkinson by my sons school. We've heard many great things about his tutoring program so we decided to give it a shot And I could honestly say Mr Watkinson is great!! He is extremely knowledgeable, patient, caring and on top of that he makes the lessons so much fun for my son which is very important for him since he has a short attention span it helps him a lot!! He's also learned so much within these 2 months that we have been with him. I totally recommend his tutoring program look no further and give him a call. read more

We've been working with Craig Watkinson of Watkinson Tutoring for almost 5 years. Craig is an outstanding tutor--my kids have worked with him specifically in math and ISEE/standardized test prep, which includes language arts and essay writing. Craig strikes the perfect balance when working with young people. He is friendly, warm, professional and patient. With parents, Craig is communicative--he lets you know what your children's academic strengths and areas of need are and he establishes a solid plan to help fortify their areas of need. Craig is capable working with all types of learners. My younger son is both dyslexic and ADHD and Craig has found compelling ways to keep him focused and growing academically over the years. I highly recommend Craig Watkinson and Watkinson Tutoring! read more

Craig is great! My daughter is very shy by nature, has a strong dislike for math and is afraid of getting answers wrong. Craig is patient and kind and explains information in a way she can relate to. He helps her to come to the conclusion and not be afraid to say the answer she came to. He really makes math interesting for her. I have seen her confidence improving and her interest in math increasing over the last few weeks that Craig's been working with her. I'm looking forward to seeing her continued growth in knowledge and confidence. Thanks Craig! read more

Craig is great! My daughter enjoys and looks forward to her sessions with Craig. He is very helpful, has a great way of explaining skills in various ways, and gives a lot of feed back. Craig also emails notes and strategies after sessions to help reinforce what was taught during the session. I highly recommend Craig Watkinson! read more

We starting working with Craig for ISEE testing prep. After 4 months of tutoring, we had a huge increase in test scores, 3 number increase in Math and English. Craig is very patient and kind while tutoring our son. We highly recommend Craig, in fact even though we have finished the ISEE testing, we are continuing to work with him. read more

Over the past year, Watkinson Tutoring has successfully helped my 12 year old son improve his grades and feel more confident with his school work. Craig is very knowledgeable, professional, patient and kind. He makes learning and studying fun for my 12 year old son. Craig has not only shown my son tips for studying and tricks for remembering grammar and math problems, but also has retaught him some of the lessons he did not grasp in school. Craig will work on a topic until my son understands. This fall my son entered 6th Grade at a private school in the valley. We were referred to Craig a year ago after my son had neuropsychological testing to determine why he was not performing to his ability in school. My son does not have any learning disabilities but has slight working memory issues. Craig came highly recommended to us a year ago, by a well known child psychologist. We are so lucky to have found Craig and I would recommend him to anyone! read more

We have been lucky enough to have Craig Watkinson help our son for over 3 years through middle school and now high school. Craig has mainly helped Ethan with his writing organization but because of Craig's knowledge of all subjects he has also helped our son with the planning and prioritization of all of his subjects. With Craig's support, we have watched our son blossom academically. But most importantly Ethan enjoys learning with Craig. Craig is professional and flexible with us and warm and encouraging with our son. We honestly don't know what we would do without him and look forward to many more years working together with him. read more

Craig has been working with our son for the last few months and it's been wonderful. He supports him in all of his 7th grade classes as well as working with him to improve his reading and writing skills due to some learning differences with sessions at school. He has established a strong bond with our son who feels comfortable reaching out to him with questions as well as with the school. He is both supportive and inspiring as a tutor and I we feel very very lucky. read more

I came to Yelp in search of a tutor my 11 yr old daughter who is taking the the ISEE test soon. After several call backs from different Tutoring Companies, I knew Craig was the best choice. He took the time to explain what we can expect on testing day and he also asked questions about my child to know the best way to work with her. My daughter is shy and is easily intimidated by teachers. On her first visit with Craig she told me that she learned more from one session with Craig than a whole month in school! Craig is very patient with her and finds different ways to explains things to her when he sees she's not getting it. I don't think I could have found a better tutor for my child! read more

We were referred to 'Watkinson Tutoring' by a friend who simply said "Craig is amazing and he has completely changed our lives. My 13 year old son is now thriving thanks to Craig". We met with Craig for our 15 year old and within a few weeks we are seeing a new level of confidence, a fresh desire to succeed and going to Craig is his priority. Craig has a unique way of connecting to the student with this wealth of knowledge and professionalism and is an excellent mentor for our son. We are so grateful for the magic Craig has inspired in him. read more