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Test Prep & Academic Writing Specialist | JD | ESL | LD
Amberlynn A.

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I am an academic writing coach and licensed attorney with a background spanning college application essay coaching, ESL instruction, and structured writing support for students with learning differences. I attended Lehigh University before earning my J.D., and I have spent years working with diverse learners, including first-generation college students, ESL learners, and students with diagnosed learning differences such as dyslexia, in both one-on-one and group settings. My Orton-Gillingham...

I am an academic writing coach and licensed attorney with a background spanning college application essay coaching, ESL instruction, and structured writing support for students with learning differences. I attended Lehigh University before earning my J.D., and I have spent years working with diverse learners, including first-generation college students, ESL learners, and students with diagnosed learning differences such as dyslexia, in both one-on-one and group settings. My Orton-Gillingham informed training through Levy Learning Center shapes how I approach students who have historically struggled with writing. I meet every student where they are, without judgment.
My teaching approach is structured, direct, and practical. I do not write for my students — I teach them to write better. Whether we are working on a Common App personal statement, an academic research paper, ESL sentence structure and academic tone, or test writing preparation, my focus is always on helping students understand the logic behind strong writing: how to build an argument, organize ideas, and communicate with clarity and confidence. I have worked with students ranging from middle school through graduate level, as well as adult professionals.
I specialize in college application essays including the Common App personal statement and school-specific supplements, ESL academic writing, writing support for students with learning differences, graduate and professional school application essays, and general academic writing across subjects and grade levels. I bring a coach's mindset and an attorney's precision to every session, patient, rigorous, and results-focused.

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Education

Lehigh University
Global Studies
St Thomas University School of Law
J.D.

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ACT Reading

ACT Reading

J.D., Academic writing coach with a 760 SAT verbal score. Trained in Orton-Gillingham and MaxScholar reading methodologies at Levy Learning Center. Experienced working with high school students on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and test preparation. Strong Latin and language background directly applicable to ACT-level reading and vocabulary. Avid reader across genres, including literary fiction, legal, academic, and nonfiction.
ADHD

ADHD

My Orton-Gillingham informed training through Levy Learning Center and my extensive experience working with diverse learners gives me a practical, structured foundation for supporting students with ADHD in academic reading and writing tasks. I understand that ADHD affects not just attention but executive function, working memory, task initiation, and organization. These directly impact writing and reading performance in ways that generic tutoring approaches fail to address. I work with middle school and high school students with ADHD on written expression, reading comprehension, essay organization, and the executive function scaffolding that helps them translate their ideas onto the page effectively. My approach is structured, flexible, and built around each student's specific profile. As a lifelong learner with ADHD myself, I am patient, non-judgmental, and focused on building genuine skill alongside confidence.
American History

American History

My Global Studies degree at Lehigh University included substantial American history coursework examined through political, cultural, and social justice frameworks, complemented by deep legal training in constitutional law, civil rights history, and the historical development of American legal and governmental institutions. As a licensed attorney I have worked directly with constitutional principles and civil rights frameworks in practice, giving me an applied, practitioner's understanding of American history that goes beyond textbook coverage. I coach students in AP United States History, introductory American history, constitutional history, and civil rights history at the high school and undergraduate level, with particular strength connecting historical events to contemporary legal and political developments. My approach emphasizes historical thinking, primary source analysis, and strong academic essay writing in the discipline. I address each student's individual needs and adjust accordingly. I also assist with study skills and am well-versed in effective memory retention methods
Anthropology

Anthropology

Anthropology was central to my Global Studies degree at Lehigh University, where coursework in cultural anthropology intersected directly with my studies in Religious Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, building a strong interdisciplinary foundation in how culture, identity, and social structure shape human experience across communities and legal systems. My legal training extended this foundation into applied contexts, particularly in my work with Pacific Islander and COFA communities in Hawaii family law, where anthropological thinking about kinship, community, and cultural identity was practically relevant. I coach students in introductory and intermediate cultural anthropology, ethnographic analysis, and academic writing in the social sciences at the high school and undergraduate level. My background gives me particular depth in the anthropology of religion, gender, law, and indigenous and Pacific cultures.
Bar Exam

Bar Exam

I passed the Hawaii Bar Exam on my first attempt while working part-time, one of the most demanding bar preparation contexts possible, giving me direct, practical insight into the study strategies, time management systems, and mental discipline that first-time bar passage requires under real pressure. The Hawaii Bar Exam is functionally identical to UBE states with the addition of professional responsibility questions, meaning my preparation experience and coaching apply directly to bar takers across all UBE jurisdictions including New York, Colorado, Missouri, and others. I am fluent in both Barbri and Themis preparation systems. I can meet students where they are regardless of which platform they are using and help them use it more strategically and efficiently. I coach bar examinees on MBE reasoning and strategy, essay issue spotting and IRAC structure, performance test approach, professional responsibility, and the comprehensive study skills and scheduling systems that make the difference between first-time passers and repeat takers.
Dyslexia

Dyslexia

My Orton-Gillingham informed training through Levy Learning Center gives me a research-backed, structured literacy foundation specifically designed for students with dyslexia, the explicit, systematic, multisensory approach that the International Dyslexia Association identifies as most effective for dyslexic learners. I work with students with dyslexia on phonics, decoding, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and written expression — addressing both the foundational skills and the higher-level academic reading and writing demands that dyslexic students face as they progress through school. I focus primarily on middle school students with dyslexia navigating increasingly complex academic reading and writing requirements, bringing patience, structure, and genuine understanding of how dyslexic minds process language. My goal is always to build real skill and real confidence, not workarounds.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

My academic path from Lehigh University through law school required consistent engagement with quantitative reasoning, logical sequencing, and structured problem-solving, the foundational skills that underpin elementary mathematics. I tutor elementary math with particular strength in supporting students who struggle with number sense, word problems, and mathematical reasoning, using explicit, scaffolded instruction informed by my Orton-Gillingham training at Levy Learning Center. I work with elementary-age students through adult learners building foundational math skills, including ESL students and students with learning differences who need a patient, structured approach. My focus is always on building genuine understanding rather than rote memorization.
English

English

I hold a J.D. and a degree from Lehigh University, where rigorous analytical writing and command of the English language were foundational to my academic and professional training. I have taught English language skills to diverse learners including ESL students, first-generation college students, and students with learning differences, adapting my instruction to meet each student's specific needs and goals. My coaching covers grammar, mechanics, sentence structure, academic tone, and written expression across middle school, high school, and college levels. I am Orton-Gillingham informed through Levy Learning Center, which shapes my structured, explicit approach to English language instruction for students who need a different entry point.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

I have extensive experience coaching ESL learners in academic and professional English, with a focus on sentence structure, paragraph organization, academic tone, and written clarity. My background as a licensed attorney and Lehigh University graduate gives me a precise command of English language mechanics that I translate into practical, structured instruction for non-native speakers at every level. I work with international students, adult professionals, and academic ESL learners navigating university writing expectations in English for the first time. My approach is patient, explicit, and results-focused, built around helping ESL students write with confidence and credibility in academic and professional settings.
GED

GED

As a licensed attorney and Lehigh University graduate, I have deep expertise in the reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, extended response writing, and language arts skills that the GED measures across its core sections. I can assist with all subjects including study skills. I focus specifically on the GED Reasoning Through Language Arts and Extended Response sections, helping students build the reading stamina, argument analysis, and written communication skills needed to pass with confidence. I have worked with adult learners returning to education after significant gaps, including ESL learners and students with learning differences, who need a structured, non-judgmental approach to GED preparation. My coaching is practical and targeted. I focus on exactly what the test requires and build skills efficiently from where you are right now.
Geography

Geography

Geography was a foundational component of my Global Studies degree at Lehigh University, where I studied human, cultural, and political geography within a broader interdisciplinary framework connecting place, identity, power, and social structure across global contexts. My legal and human rights work extended this foundation into applied settings, particularly in Pacific Island communities and international governance contexts where geography, sovereignty, and political borders carry real legal and human consequences. I coach students in introductory and intermediate human geography, political geography, cultural geography, and AP Human Geography at the high school level, with particular strength in connecting geographic concepts to current global events and social justice frameworks. My approach emphasizes critical geographic thinking alongside strong academic writing in the discipline. I also am well-cersed in study skills training and effective memory retention methods.
Government & Politics

Government & Politics

My legal training and practice gave me direct, applied expertise in constitutional law, governmental structure, administrative process, and political systems at the local, state, federal, and international level. I hold a J.D. and have worked in governance analysis and human rights consultation across domestic, and international policy contexts, giving me a practitioner's understanding of how governments actually function beyond what textbooks describe. I coach students in AP Government and Politics, introductory political science, constitutional law fundamentals, comparative government, and civics at the high school and undergraduate level. My approach connects abstract governmental concepts to real legal and political events, making the material concrete, relevant, and genuinely interesting. I adjust to students' specific needs and I am also well-versed in study skills training and effective memory retention methods.
Grammar

Grammar

Grammatical precision is a professional requirement in both legal practice and academic writing. My career as a licensed attorney and my academic training at Lehigh University demanded an exceptionally high standard of written accuracy that I now teach directly to students at every level. I coach grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, mechanics, and written clarity for high school students, college writers, ESL learners, and adult professionals who need to produce polished, error-free written work. My Orton-Gillingham informed background gives me particular strength in teaching grammar explicitly and systematically to students with learning differences or ESL writers who need structured language instruction rather than intuition-based correction. My approach goes beyond fixing errors. I help students understand the logic of English grammar so they internalize rules and apply them independently. I adjust to students' specific needs and I am also well-versed in study skills training and effective memory retention methods.
Law

Law

I am a licensed attorney with a J.D. from St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida). I have nearly a decade of legal practice experience spanning family law, human rights, and international governance, giving me direct, practical expertise in the legal concepts, frameworks, and analytical skills that undergraduate legal studies and pre-law coursework demand. I coach students in introduction to law, legal reasoning, constitutional law fundamentals, family law, international law, and human rights law at the high school and undergraduate level, as well as pre-law students preparing for the academic rigor of law school. My teaching approach emphasizes legal analysis — how to read a statute, brief a case, construct a legal argument, and think through problems the way lawyers do. I bring real courtroom and legal practice experience into every session, making abstract legal concepts concrete and applicable.
Legal Writing

Legal Writing

I am a licensed attorney and former Executive Editor of the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review at St. Thomas University School of Law, where I developed editorial and legal writing expertise at the highest academic standard, reviewing, editing, and producing scholarly legal writing across international human rights, comparative law, and intercultural legal frameworks. My nearly decade of legal practice spans family law litigation, human rights consultation, and international governance work, giving me direct, applied experience in the full range of legal writing from courtroom motions and briefs to legal memoranda and scholarly articles. I coach pre-law undergraduates, law students, and legal professionals in IRAC structure, case briefing, persuasive brief writing, legal memorandum drafting, and law review writing and citation standards. My editorial background gives me a particular ability to elevate legal writing from competent to genuinely compelling.
Literature

Literature

My interdisciplinary education at Lehigh University immersed me in literature across multiple traditions, examined through Global Studies, Religious Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies frameworks that trained me to read texts critically across cultural, historical, political, and identity-based contexts. My legal training deepened this analytical foundation significantly, requiring precise close reading and rigorous written argumentation in response to complex texts, skills that translate directly into strong literary analysis at every academic level. I coach students in literary analysis, close reading, essay writing about literature, AP Literature and Composition, and world and comparative literature at the high school and undergraduate level, with particular depth in postcolonial literature, literature at the intersection of gender and identity, world religious literary traditions, and the literature of law and justice. My approach develops both analytical thinking and strong academic writing in response to literary texts, the two skills literature courses most demand and most students most struggle with.
Philosophy

Philosophy

My academic foundation at Lehigh University included substantial philosophy coursework embedded within my Religious Studies minor and Global Studies major, covering ethics, philosophy of religion, contemporary philosophical thought, and critical reasoning frameworks including transhumanism and post-secular theory. Law school deepened this foundation significantly — legal reasoning is applied philosophy, requiring rigorous logical argumentation, ethical analysis, and the ability to construct and dismantle competing positions under pressure. I coach students in introductory and intermediate philosophy, ethics, logic, philosophy of religion, and philosophical essay writing at the high school and undergraduate level. My interdisciplinary background across law, religion, anthropology, and gender studies gives me particular strength in applied ethics, social philosophy, and the philosophy of identity and justice.
Phonics

Phonics

My Orton-Gillingham informed training through Levy Learning Center gives me a structured, systematic foundation in phonics instruction — the explicit, sequential teaching of sound-symbol relationships that research consistently identifies as the most effective approach to foundational reading development. I work with early readers, struggling readers, and students with learning differences including dyslexia who need explicit phonics instruction delivered patiently and without judgment. My coaching covers phonemic awareness, decoding, blending, phonics patterns, and the foundational reading skills that support fluency and comprehension development over time. I work primarily with elementary and middle school students, and I bring the same structured, scaffolded approach to every session that characterizes evidence-based literacy instruction for diverse learners.
Proofreading

Proofreading

My legal training and academic background at Lehigh University required an exceptionally high standard of written precision: drafting and reviewing legal documents, briefs, and academic papers where a single error in language or logic carries real consequences. I provide proofreading coaching and support for students and professionals across academic papers, application essays, professional documents, and creative writing — covering grammar, mechanics, syntax, clarity, consistency, and tone. I work with ESL writers, undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals who need a second set of highly trained eyes on high-stakes written work. My approach goes beyond surface correction. I help writers understand the patterns behind their errors so they improve independently over time.
Reading

Reading

I scored 760 on the SAT Critical Reading section and hold a degree from Lehigh University, where close reading of complex academic texts across multiple disciplines was central to my education in Global Studies, Religious Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies. My legal training further sharpened my ability to read analytically — identifying argument structure, evaluating evidence, and extracting meaning from dense, technical material. I coach students in reading comprehension, critical analysis, and close reading skills across middle school, high school, and standardized test preparation contexts. My approach connects reading directly to writing, helping students not just understand texts but respond to them with clarity and confidence.
Religion

Religion

I minored in Religious Studies at Lehigh University, where my coursework covered the major world religions including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism, alongside contemporary religious thought, Shamanism, and emerging frameworks including transhumanism and post-secular philosophy. My interdisciplinary training in Global Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies gave me a comparative, critical lens for examining how religion intersects with culture, identity, power, and social structure across historical and contemporary contexts. I coach students in world religions coursework, philosophy of religion, comparative religion analysis, and academic essay writing in religious studies at the high school and undergraduate level. My approach is academically rigorous, inclusive, and deeply respectful of diverse belief systems and lived religious experience.
SAT Writing

SAT Writing

I scored 760 on the SAT Critical Reading section, 720 on SAT Writing section, and hold a degree from Lehigh University and a J.D. These are academic credentials that required mastery of precisely the grammar, usage, rhetoric, and analytical writing skills the SAT Writing and Language section tests. I coach students in SAT Writing and Language preparation with a focus on grammar and mechanics, effective language use, rhetorical analysis, and the SAT Essay — translating the test's specific demands into concrete, learnable strategies students can apply consistently under timed conditions. My legal training gives me particular strength in teaching the logical, argument-based thinking that underpins strong SAT writing performance and distinguishes top scorers from average ones. I work with students at all preparation levels from initial diagnostic through final exam readiness.
SSAT

SSAT

The SSAT's verbal, reading comprehension, and essay sections draw directly on the vocabulary depth, analytical reading skills, and written communication abilities that my education at Lehigh University and legal training at St. Thomas University School of Law developed at a high level. I coach students in SSAT verbal reasoning and vocabulary, reading comprehension, and the writing sample, focusing on the specific question types, timing strategies, and analytical skills that distinguish strong SSAT performers at the middle and upper level exams. I have worked with students from diverse academic backgrounds including ESL learners and students with learning differences preparing for independent and boarding school admissions, where strong SSAT verbal and writing performance is particularly critical. My approach is structured, strategic, and calibrated to each student's current level and target score range. Personally, I myself took and passed the SSAT (upper level) which enabled me to attend one of the most prestigious private school in Hawai'i ('Iolani School).
TOEFL

TOEFL

My extensive background in ESL academic writing instruction and high-stakes standardized test coaching gives me a strong foundation for supporting students preparing for the TOEFL Reading and Writing sections — the two areas where academic English proficiency most directly determines score outcomes. As a licensed attorney and Lehigh University graduate with professional-level Spanish and years of experience coaching ESL learners across academic and professional contexts, I understand both the linguistic demands of the TOEFL and the specific challenges non-native English speakers face when writing under timed, high-stakes conditions. I coach students in TOEFL Reading comprehension strategy, Integrated and Independent Writing task structure, academic English tone and precision, and the time management skills that separate strong TOEFL performers from average ones. My approach is structured, explicit, and calibrated to each student's current English proficiency level and target score range.
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I scored 100% on the Wyzant Vocabulary assessment and achieved a 760 on the SAT Critical Reading section, placing me in the top tier of vocabulary and reading comprehension instruction. My background as a licensed attorney and Lehigh University graduate required mastery of precise, high-level language. These are skills I now teach directly to students preparing for standardized tests, academic writing, and professional communication. I have worked with learners across all levels including ESL students building academic English vocabulary and high school students preparing for the SAT, ACT, and AP exams. My approach connects vocabulary to context, usage, and writing, not rote memorization.
World History

World History

World history and global studies were the core of my undergraduate education at Lehigh University, where I examined historical development across civilizations through interdisciplinary lenses connecting politics, religion, culture, gender, and human rights across time and geography. My legal work in international human rights and Pacific Island governance extended this foundation into applied contemporary contexts, giving me a practitioner's understanding of how historical forces shape current legal and political realities around the world. I coach students in AP World History, introductory world history, and comparative civilizations at the high school and undergraduate level, with particular depth in Pacific and Asian history, colonial and postcolonial history, the history of human rights, and the intersection of religion and political power across world civilizations. My approach emphasizes historical thinking, source analysis, and strong analytical essay writing. I address each student's individual needs and adjust accordingly. I also assist with study skills and am well-versed in effective memory retention methods
Writing

Writing

I am a licensed attorney and Lehigh University graduate with extensive experience teaching writing as a structured, learnable skill across academic and professional contexts. My coaching covers essay structure, argument development, research paper organization, personal statement writing, and professional communication for students from middle school through adult learners. I have worked with ESL writers, first-generation college students, and students with learning differences using an Orton-Gillingham informed approach that makes writing instruction explicit, scaffolded, and accessible. My legal training gives me a distinct ability to teach clarity, precision, and persuasive structure. These skills transfer directly to every type of writing my students need to produce.
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