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Exceptional, experienced and effective tutor of 6th through 9th grades
Sherry W.

5.0 (1,516 ratings)

4,229 hours tutoring

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As a retired classroom secondary level English teacher, Wyzant students are a joy to work with as I have years of professional development, and a treasure trove of materials and strategies that enable me to be effective with developmental through advanced level students. Whether it's a Shakespeare play or a 3rd grade book, an argumentative essay or a how-to paragraph, Greek/Latin roots or basic phonics rules, I will enjoy working on it with your student. My innovations with students recently...

As a retired classroom secondary level English teacher, Wyzant students are a joy to work with as I have years of professional development, and a treasure trove of materials and strategies that enable me to be effective with developmental through advanced level students. Whether it's a Shakespeare play or a 3rd grade book, an argumentative essay or a how-to paragraph, Greek/Latin roots or basic phonics rules, I will enjoy working on it with your student. My innovations with students recently incorporated reading and writing about US history, rhetorical speech, scientific articles on pandemics, and MLA response to literature prompts as supplementary supports for different skills and levels.
I'm fun but reliable, organized but flexible, and fully credentialed and insured.

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Education

University of California, Santa Barbara
English
San Diego State University
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English

English

I taught all needs levels of students in English 7, 8, 9, and 12 with great success combining school district and state standards with individual learning needs such as spelling and written expression. I am very familiar with the literature and writing types for each grade level. In addition, I am trained in common core standards, citing text quotes in writing, analysis for argumentative essays, elements of the precis and Socratic Seminars, as well as skilled instruction of any Shakespeare play.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I was a sought after ESL/ESOL teacher for many years in San Diego County and have taught ESL I - III and Project Write to over 25 different language backgrounds. I was blessed with the latest and most effective teaching techniques as my high school district and county provided me with a variety of workshops and classes over the years. Overall many of my students tested out of ESL I and skipped ahead to ESL III after 6 - 10 months of instruction with me. Since becoming a tutor with Wyzant, I have developed and specialized in very effective accent reduction for several English as a Second Language professional speakers including providing considerable assistance to job-related oral and written presentations.
Grammar

Grammar

Grammar "rules" rarely change, so once you've learned them, you can apply them when necessary for the rest of your life. I'm effective at breaking down rules and proving the very best in simple instruction. A good grammar book and a few diagnostic lessons with me will go a long way to reducing errors in speech and writing for social, school, and work success.
Literature

Literature

There are methods I can teach you to help you get "into", "through", and "beyond" your literature assignments. I have over three decades experience of truly effective literature instruction in combination with historical/geographical significance, era of writing, all major authors and core reading works from 7th - 12th, and offer stylistic and rhetorical analysis techniques and promising practices currently used in local schools. I do a great deal to promote appreciation of literature and was specially trained by Cal State San Diego on nonfiction literature and current trends.
Phonics

Phonics

Even though I love literature, I've always had students who benefited from basic phonics instruction to help them read faster and spell better. The words in the English language are spelled just like the word sounds in only 65% of our words. But there are many easy rules, review exercises, and remedial work available for all ages to help tackle some of the words that do not sound like they look. I've guided beginning readers from non-readers to fluent grade level readers in as little as 9 months.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

As a language arts teacher and now tutor, I have had successful experiences with: >speech contest preparation >oral reports >Shakespeare and poetry recitations >Socratic Seminar Question Writing and Strategies >Significant reduction in accents for professionals such as doctors, ministers, and scientists
Reading

Reading

My students benefit from my specialized phonics and critical thinking reading types instruction as I've taught reading in a clinical setting, federally funded test out programs, and mainstreaming ESL and special ed student development of reading skills into, through, and beyond the classics.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I promote successful vocabulary acquisition with practice in two skills areas: vocabulary in context (Can you figure out the word's meaning from the other words in the sentence?) and structural analysis (Is there a common word part, root, or prefix that you recognize?) My reading students as well as English as a Second Language learners have significantly increased their vocabulary levels.
Writing

Writing

In 35 years of credentialed teaching, I have developed successful lessons and strategies for every area of written expression development. I specialize in handwriting and spelling improvement, basic writing formats, rhetorical devices, analytical and persuasive essays, the personal statement, and text citations.
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The best ELA teacher!

I spent more than thousands of dollars on my son’s writing class for years. But I didn’t see much progress at his school work. My son is 8th grader now and I met Sherry last year. she is the best ELA teacher mom can think of. My son is getting perfect score on his writing test at school which never happened before! I am so glad that Sherry is teaching my son regularly!!!

Sung, 96 lessons with Sherry

Knowledge and efficient

The teacher is very professional and efficient. During our first lesson, even though I didn’t provide any information about my child’s level or previous assignments, the teacher was able to quickly adjust the teaching direction and materials based on my child’s responses. Although we’ve only had one class, it’s clear that the teacher is highly experienced. I took the online class, and my child stayed engaged and interactive from beginning to end — the results were far better than expected. I highly recommend this teacher!

Betty, 11 lessons with Sherry

Knowledgeable and Patient Tutor

My son is in 7th grade. He loves Ms. Sherry’s class. She is very patient. She gives homework every week. She also provides summary of the lessons taught in every class which is very helpful.

Madhuri, 9 lessons with Sherry

Greater teacher!

My son (9th grade) has been taking Sherry’s English tutoring lessons for about two months now. And his improvement is significant! Thank you so much Sherry!!

Bisen, 24 lessons with Sherry

Experienced, knowledgeable and very patient.

Sherry was truly amazing! She was patient, professional, engaging and very kind. She is very experienced and has a clear plan how to develop my son's knowledge further. We'd definitely love to work with her again!

Ekaterina, 1 lesson with Sherry

Knowledgeable and very responsive

We have just had one session with Sherry and we found her very knowledgeable and responsive. My daughter is in 7th grade and she loved her first session with Sherry.

Rajni, 16 lessons with Sherry

Excellent writing Tutor

Sherry is always well prepared for each lesson. The lessons are structured and customized for individual improvement. My son really enjoys all the lessons.

Susan, 74 lessons with Sherry

Great teacher

Sherry taught 1 class to my daughter.. she was great, taught many things in 1 hr, very productive ..!! Very patient..!! Although the class was for an hour, my daughter enjoyed every minute of it.

Swetha, 4 lessons with Sherry

Highly efficient tutor

I see amazing results in my kids grades in middle school. I have tried couple of ELA teachers for my kid before trying Sherry and she is amazing. Thank you Sherry for being patient and working with my kid.

Shalini, 24 lessons with Sherry

High quality tutor

Sherry is best: professional, patient, knowledgeable! I enrolled my little son first with Sherry. After several sessions of tutorial, I know she is a very good teacher. So now I enrolled my old son also with Sherry.

Yan, 36 lessons with Sherry
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