What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRAXIS Speech Language Pathology Tutor position at Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company?
About The Job
The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online PRAXIS Speech Language Pathology tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.
Why Join Our Platform?
Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.
Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.
The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online PRAXIS Speech Language Pathology tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.
Why Join Our Platform?
- Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
- Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
- Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
- Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
- Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
- Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
- We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.
- Advanced Test Mastery: Deep knowledge of Praxis SLP examination content covering speech sound disorders, fluency, voice and resonance, language disorders across the lifespan, swallowing disorders, audiology screening, and professional practice. Ability to explain articulation therapy approaches, language assessment procedures, and dysphagia management while preparing SLP graduate students for ASHA certification and state licensure.
- Strategic Test-Taking & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching clinical scenario analysis, assessment procedure selection, and treatment planning for Praxis SLP examination. Guides students through analyzing communication disorder presentations, selecting appropriate standardized assessments, developing evidence-based treatment plans, and applying professional ethics to practice scenarios. Emphasizes connecting communication science knowledge to clinical decision-making across speech, language, and swallowing domains.
- Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with Praxis SLP examination content and common challenges such as breadth across communication disorder types, distinguishing similar disorders, and applying evidence-based practice to diverse populations. Adapts instruction using Praxis practice examinations, clinical case analysis, and disorder comparison exercises to support SLP graduate students preparing for ASHA certification and state licensure.
- Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
- Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
- Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.
- 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
- Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.
Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.
Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.
Salary : $25 - $40