Denise Carter
Founder & Reading Specialist
Denise taught first and second grade in Houston for eighteen years and opened Juniper so she could work with one child at a time again.
Favorite book to read aloud: Frog and Toad
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Our tutors
Former teachers who love this age
Every Juniper tutor has taught in an elementary classroom and is background-checked.
Marco Villanueva
Math Tutor
Marco taught fourth and fifth grade math and loves turning fractions into something you can hold. He runs the STAAR Ready Bootcamp.
Favorite math game: fraction war
Grace Liu
Reading & Writing Tutor
Grace is a former elementary teacher and a published picture-book author who helps reluctant writers find their first sentence.
Favorite book: Where the Wild Things Are
Margaret Ellison
Reading Tutor
Margaret spent thirty years as a teacher and reading coach in Houston schools, and now tutors three afternoons a week.
Favorite tip: read the same book three times