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Experienced Middle, High School, and College English, and ESL Tutor
Bernard S.

5.0 (37 ratings)

67 hours tutoring

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I am recently retired from having taught English and other subjects in the secondary level for the Los Angeles Unified School District for over twenty-two years. I have a master's degree in English Literature and studied two years at the prestigious UCLA Writing Program earning honors. In addition, I have taught ESL and tutored individual students in English with great success. I am a learned grammarian, a highly skilled explicator of literature and poetry, and an experienced...

I am recently retired from having taught English and other subjects in the secondary level for the Los Angeles Unified School District for over twenty-two years. I have a master's degree in English Literature and studied two years at the prestigious UCLA Writing Program earning honors. In addition, I have taught ESL and tutored individual students in English with great success. I am a learned grammarian, a highly skilled explicator of literature and poetry, and an experienced instructor/facilitator for greatly improving reading comprehension, writing skills, spelling, vocabulary, literary analysis, expository writing, persuasive writing, and grammar, for students with varying ages, abilities, learning styles, and personalities.

In addition to tutoring in person, including AP English, I also offer tutoring online with an abundance of experience and cutting edge pedagogical methods and a rich supply of supplemental resources. I encourage you to contact me to begin the process of improving the many facets of English. Please schedule a lesson with me in person or online and let us embark on a new chapter in your academic life.

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Education

California State University, Northridge,CA
English and Accounting
California State University, Northridge, CA, English
Masters
UCLA Writing Program
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English

English

I have an experienced background of teaching different levels and diverse range of students in all facets of English. It entails teaching writing, close reading, grammar, proofreading, literary explication, argumentation, and speech.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I have taught ESL at Community Adult Schools for ten years and have taught high school students in addition. I have a diverse teaching experience with various ethnicities and have taken college and graduate level courses in this area. I have many resources too at my disposal to supplement my tutoring sessions. I have a master's degree in English.
Grammar

Grammar

I am a lifelong teacher, tutor, and grammarian. I have achieved great success in graduate level courses in advanced grammar and have taught grammar for over twenty years at the middle school and high school level with great success. My students have always improved their grammar skills significantly while teaching them the fundamentals and nuances of grammar.
Literature

Literature

I have a Master's Degree in Literature from California State University, Northridge, having graduated "with distinction" in 2015. In addition, I have taught literature with great success to middle School and high School students at all levels during my twenty-two year career as an English teacher. I have diversified experience teaching the salient points of literature: themes, analogies, figurative language, synthesis, analysis, plot structure, character development, literary criticism, philosophical influences, and pop culture.
Proofreading

Proofreading

During my career as an English teacher I have proofread thousands of students' papers with extremely satisfactory results exemplified by their improvement in writing composition and standardized testing. In addition, I have vast experience in proofreading college papers, state standardized tests, and I have helped colleagues proofread papers.
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well-prepared and patient

I’m pleased with the support my son received from Bernard in literary analysis. He came well-prepared for the session, bringing insights that made the material much more accessible. I highly recommend Bernard for anyone seeking in-depth, effective help in literature.

Carolyn, 1 lesson with Bernard

Very Knowledgable and Professional

He is very Knowledgable and dedicated english teacher. We have started using Bernard's expertise for English II Course for my Daughter's Summer Program. He went beyond his responsibility and ordered latest version of each of these books so he can help out my daughter for home works and lesson summaries. He is very dedicated and Patience and very easy to work with. Thank you Bernard. !

Ellie, 5 lessons with Bernard

Accommodating and Resourceful Tutor

Bernie is preparing our son to test out of a high school English course. He took initiative to find out the content of the exam and has structured the tutoring sessions around it. Bernie has been accommodating to my son's particular needs and has kept me informed on his progress. It has been a great tutoring experience all around and we're looking forward to continuing to work with Bernie!

Jennifer, 4 lessons with Bernard

Knowledgeable and patient tutor.

Bernard helped me with my skills on writing a persuasive essay. We were reviewing some literary devices for how to sound more convincing. Also, he analyzed some weak points of my writing guiding me how to come along with the essay.

Myla, 2 lessons with Bernard
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