buovanni

About me:

Passionately, I can give a helping when needed in English skills, Literature skills, Art skills, couple with multi-discipline skills with an in-depth learning experiences, nurture with productive exercises , professional advice and encouragement . I have taught school for more than twenty years, both in Alaska, USA and in Ontario, Canada. I tutored children and adults in English. I taught students to read, write and speak English. I have helped many foreign students with their English. I have also helped students prepare for job interviews and write essays. I know how hard it is to learn a foreign language so I admire my students for doing this. I love teaching! In 2013, 2014 & 2015 were great years for my ACT & SAT students, with composite ACT score improvements averaging 8 points and SAT gains of 300-700 points, with my top student scoring a 2800! 2015's seniors have gone on to be accepted at SMU, St. Edwards, UTSA, St. Mary's, Texas Lutheran, St. Leo's, Texas State, UT and Villanova, with scholarships totaling over $500,000. I have a B.A. in English from University of Texas, USA. I also have my Ontario, Canada teaching certificate and I am registered with the College of Teachers in Ontario, Canada. I am a Reading Specialist and a Speech Specialist. I have taken many post-graduate courses in education, reading and speech. In terms of quality assurance, my strengths include: Mature vision and skill-set coupled with team-player attitude; exceptional research and communication skills; compliance with ethical and regulatory guidelines; deep knowledge of business, technical, and industrial practices within certain disciplines .

I love to see my student/parents/children triumphing above equal. While in college, I tutored elementary school children in reading. We worked together to make sure that the students achieved reading comprehension. I took many education courses before I graduated as well. These include 'Elementary teaching,' 'Middle grades teaching,' 'Children's Literature,' and 'American Education.' I have also tutored essay writing for students from middle grades to university level. I taught English as a foreign language for one year at a private English academy in Iksan, South Korea. My students aged from 3-15, all in separate classes of course. As an EFL teacher, I learned how to measure student competency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as how to teach each category. I edited student writing for mechanical errors, punctuation, flow, and many other points. It was my job to keep every student up to speed on the school curriculum. I helped prepare some students for their high school entry English exams. For the past year I have worked as a copywriter, perfecting my writing skills. I also wrote through college, first for a two-page newsletter, then later on in the school newspaper 'The East Carolinian.' For TEC I was a features reporter, interviewing people and researching my assignment before composing an engaging article. As a copywriter, I am able to practice writing according to a prompt or assignment with the specifications set out by the client.
As an English major, I feel prepared to teach the English that was taught to me and even go beyond that. I feel comfortable with writing assignments, proofreading, teaching reading comprehension, and even guiding English language learners. I took many language courses in college, including Spanish classes, 'History of the English Language,' 'Advanced Composition,' and 'Functional Grammar.' English as a Second Language. For one year I taught at a private English school in South Korea, where I taught English as a second language. I planned daily lessons, wrote report cards every three months, wrote and conducted telephone interviews once a month, and above all, learned how to speak to students who are trying to master a new language. I learned how to teach and measure reading, writing, listening, and speaking. In 2014, I got my TEFL certification, which has provided me with formal training to add to my practical experience. I loved literature in school and continue to read regularly. I am practiced in literature analysis, which makes me a helpful tutor for students. Among the courses of literature I took in college are 'Children's Lit,' 'Northern European Mythology,' and 'French Lit.'Some of the High School and College literature I am familiar with: Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Oedipus Rex, The Great Gatsby, Swann's Way, Little Women, Siddhartha, Frankenstein, Moby Dick, Anne of Green Gables, The Time Machine, A Doll's House, The Most Dangerous Game, Writings of Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Fred Chappell, Lewis Carroll, Elie Weisel, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Franz Kafka. I foremost consider myself to be a writer. I have regularly written ever since I learned to write, penning monthly family magazines and newsletters till college. During college, I joined the monthly newsletter and then became a staff member of the student newspaper 'The East Carolinian.' I now work as a copywriter. When I am not employed as a writer, I write for myself, usually creative work. I am familiar with AP, APA, and MLA style. I passionately, take my pride in English tutoring to see my students and parents triumphing above equals in many colors.