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William L.

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English teacher with 19 years experience teaching and tutoring at the middle, high school and university levels. I now teach English as a Second Language for the Tampa Bay Rays minor league team in Port Charlotte, Florida.

From 2025-2024 I taught 6th grade English for nine years at a high-performing private school. From 2006-2025 I taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, Advanced Placement Language and Composition, Honors British Literature, Honors World Literature, and...

English teacher with 19 years experience teaching and tutoring at the middle, high school and university levels. I now teach English as a Second Language for the Tampa Bay Rays minor league team in Port Charlotte, Florida.

From 2025-2024 I taught 6th grade English for nine years at a high-performing private school. From 2006-2025 I taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, Advanced Placement Language and Composition, Honors British Literature, Honors World Literature, and Honors English. My students consistently scored well above the national average on their AP exams.

As an adjunct faculty member at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, I taught English Composition, Studies in Rhetorical Theory, Business Communication, Technical Writing, and American Literature.

My real strength is working one-on-one with students and identifying specific aspects of their writing and helping them to become more effective writers and communicators. This includes planning, organizing, writing, and editing to produce, logical, effective work for all tasks.

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Education

James Madison University
International Business
University of Central Florida
Masters

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  • Hourly Rate: $60
  • Rate details: I only charge by the hour, and will accommodate up to two students for the same rate.
  • Lesson cancellation: 6 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 12/31/2014

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ACT English

ACT English

I taught English for 19 years at the university, high school, and middle school levels. I have also tutored students in preparation for the ACT exam. This includes practice with each question type and teaching effective strategies. I know what students need to know in order to be successful on this important examination.
ACT Reading

ACT Reading

I have been teaching high school Honors and Advanced Placement English for eight years. Helping my students prepare for the ACT Reading test is a key part of my curriculum. I ensure students understand each possible question type, that they learn effective strategies to help them with the time constraints, and that they practice with multiple sample questions.
Adobe InDesign

Adobe InDesign

I have been doing page layout and design since 1998. My experience includes: - Laying out and designing a weekly newspaper using Adobe PageMaker and Quark Express - Using Adobe InDesign to lay out an entire 264-page book, "Through Their Eyes: The Community School of Naples Veterans Project" - Years of experience designing a school yearbook and teaching a yearbook course using Jostens online Yearbook Avenue software. - My experience also includes editing and formatting digital photos for use in page design.
Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop

Trained high school and university teacher and journalist with experience using Photoshop, PageMaker, QuarkExpress, and other desktop publishing applications.
ASVAB

ASVAB

My lessons include working on practice questions, teaching strategies to approach each questions type, and teaching overall test-taking strategies. I help students create a plan to ensure they are prepared and confident. I passed the ASVAB in 1986 and then served for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. I have also been an English teacher for 19 years and have experience helping students prepare for examinations.
Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I have written four novels and several short stories. My novels Anabar's Run and Anabar Rises are for sale on Amazon. As an English teacher for 19 years, I taught creative writing as a middle school elective. I maintain a Substack Newsletter, Will Granger's Writing and Historical Fiction, where I post about my research and writing for my upcoming novel Shame of Kings.
Desktop Publishing

Desktop Publishing

With more than ten years of experience working on newspapers and creating newsletters, I can teach the basic skills required in page layout and design. Factors such as element layout, editing and placing photos, and font selection and usage are critical regardless of which software you use. I can help you to create professional-looking documents suitable for a wide variety of purposes.
Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I have been teaching since 2006 and specifically sixth grade English since 2015 at a private school in Naples, Florida. I challenge my students with lessons in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and academic research and writing skills. I also have experience teaching online in variety of formats and had no trouble shifting to online learning during the Covid pandemic.
English

English

In 2024, I retired from my position as a sixth-grade English teacher and have also taught at the university and high school levels; I taught full time from 2006 until June 2024. While I was teaching, I held a Florida Professional Educator's Certificate for English in grades 6 - 12. I have a Master of Arts in English Language Arts Education from the University of Central Florida.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I taught Composition I and II at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University for 8 years, and both courses focused on teaching students to write effective essays and research reports for any subject area. As a high school teacher, I taught freshman honors, teaching students to write more advance essays than what they had done in middle school. I also taught Advance Placement (AP) Language and Composition and Literature and Composition. At every level, essay writing involves distinct steps: purpose/ thesis, organization, drafting, and editing. I also taught many students to write effective college application essays.
General Computer

General Computer

I have been working with computer systems since 1986. This includes doing page layout and design for books and newspapers. My experience also includes photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop.
Grammar

Grammar

I made grammar a key part of my curriculum during my 19-year teaching career. My instruction first focuses on learning the fundamentals. This helps students write clear, concise sentences for any topic. I understand the most common errors people make, often related to run-on sentences, and I teach my students to correct this. I also use sentence diagramming, a tool that makes students carefully analyze each word in their sentences. In addition, I have a Master of Arts in English Language Arts Education from the University of Central Florida with a 4.0 GPA.
Literature

Literature

As a high school teacher, I taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition, and Honors American Literature, British Literature, and World Literature. As an adjunct professor, I taught American Literature and Principles of Rhetoric. I teach students to carefully read and analyze complex texts and then write clear, effective essays and reports.
Macintosh

Macintosh

I have owned Macintosh computers since 1988, so I am familiar with the Mac operating system and how it has developed over many years. Professionally, I have worked on a newspaper and used Macs for page layout and design and digital photo editing. In addition, I have created and maintained blogs using Safari. I am also very familiar with using both Macintosh and Windows-based operating systems and transferring files between them.
Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel

I have been using Microsoft Excel for 15 years. I use it both at work and at home. I am also knowledgeable at using Excel to track and sum columns.
Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint is the most used and abused software we have today. I will teach the importance of good slide design, font selection, photo and graphic placement, transitions, and slideshows. Equally important, I will also teach how to present a slideshow professionally and effectively. PowerPoint is a fantastic tool, but only in the hands of professionals who know how to use it. I have 15 years of experience with PowerPoint, and I can teach you to communicate more effectively with it.
Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

I have been using Microsoft Word for 20 years. As both a journalist and English teacher, I have experience with all aspects of Microsoft Word. I have deep knowledge of using Microsoft Word to layout newsletters and resumes, setting up tables, selection and use of fonts, inserting and editing images, and using the Track Changes feature to provide clear feedback.
Proofreading

Proofreading

I have been a journalist, and university and high school English teacher for 15 years. As a journalist, I wrote articles and supervised a newspaper staff, where my primary role was revising and proofreading articles. As a teacher, one of my most important duties is proofreading my students' papers and providing clear feedback to help them become more effective writers.
PSAT

PSAT

I taught ninth grade Honors English at a high-performing private school. I helped students prepare for the PSAT reading and writing sections by reviewing sample questions and giving them effective strategies. This experience snd knowledge directly carried over to success on the SAT and PSAT.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I was a Public Affairs Specialist in the U.S. Air Force and regularly gave press briefings to national and international press and coached others prior to interviews. I have also taught principles of rhetoric and English at the university level, public speaking, and debate at the high school and middle school levels. I have a Master of Arts degree in English Language Arts Education.
Reading

Reading

I have a Master's in English language Arts Education and have taught English since 2006 at the university, high school, and middle school levels.This included working with students with differing reading abilities. My lessons included pre-reading activities, increasing comprehension while reading, and learning to read closely to be able to analyze any text. I have also taught a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

During my teaching career, I often tutored students on the SAT English sections, ensuring they were ready with effective strategies and the confidence to earn their best possible scores. This included reviewing practice questions and identifying areas where students needed the most help
Study Skills

Study Skills

I have been teaching English since 2006 at the university, high school, and middle school levels and will help students develop competence in the following important study skills: 1. Close, careful reading of fiction and non-fiction texts with annotation for rhetorical purpose, tone, style, content, etc. My goal here will be to help students develop individualized annotation methods that they will come to rely on. I will accomplish this through direct instruction as well as through the use of graphic organizers to help students track key information. 2. Creating a reading schedule to ensure students keep up with their teachers’ plans. 3. Test Preparation including creating an effective study schedule and learning specific strategies to effectively approach different types of questions. An example of this will be teaching students how to effectively approach reading comprehension questions. 4. Proper documentation of sources using MLA and APA documentation formats. 5. Source evaluation for currency, accuracy, credentials, and writer’s purpose to ensure validity of information students use on papers and reports.
Writing

Writing

We have to communicate each day. Whether at work, in school, or at home, we must be able to write effectively. With practice and instruction, everyone can become a better writer. I can teach the key elements of writing: focus, organization, support, and editing. I have a Master's degree in English education and 18 years of experience teaching at the university, high school levels, and middle school levels, and I have written three novels. I can teach you the writing skills you need to succeed.
American History
European History
SAT Writing
Vocabulary

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Thorough and clear in his explanations. Pleasant to work with.

William (Bill) was a great help in reviewing my university assignments (especially punctuation and AMA formatting check). I am rewarded for my assignments with an A. English is not my first language and I had a hard time with commas, colons, semicolons and running sentences. He could explain me in a very clear way the rules and differences. He understood my English writing style and could pinpoint perfectly the imperfections. It was easy working with him. I sent him my work by email so he could review it and the 2 times we met (one time on Skype), we discussed the corrections face-to-face. The Skype option was a good solution when there was not much time for an at-home-appointment. Although he doesn't carry a cell phone, it was easy to make appointments by email and he responded very quickly (the next day). I will recommend him to my friends.

Joyce, 8 lessons with William

Knowledgeable tutor who understands students’ needs

William thoughtfully selected reading materials to go over with my son. My son gained more confidence in reading and speaking. He also helped my son to learn more vocabulary and to develop interest in reading passages that he normally won’t read which is fantastic!

Jade, 12 lessons with William

Patient!

It's been two decades since I've been in college, so going back was a little daunting, especially with how much technology and programs have changed. I'm thankful that William was able to slow it down for me so I could learn some of the newer parts of Word that I don't recall having back when I first went to college. Highly recommend him, and would work with him again!

Georgie, 1 lesson with William

Knowledgeable and Patient.

William has a fantastic approach! He doesn't just jump into complex assignments; he breaks everything down to the fundamentals, ensuring our son truly understands the building blocks of writing. This has made a huge difference in his confidence and willingness to tackle essays.

Dhruv, 27 lessons with William

What an awesome tutor we got

My son needed help preparing for his ASVAB test. William send me a note and I immediately knew he was going to be the perfect tutor for my son. As soon as my son met William online he was so happy and he felt so excited about his tutoring sessions. William had a great way of teaching and testing my son then focusing on his weaknesses. Button line, William is amazing, we were gonna just do three tutoring sessions we end up doing few more, because my son had really enjoyed it. I wish I can hire him as my son‘s teacher forever. Thank you William. Respectfully, Sam & Aziz

SAMIHA, 11 lessons with William

Knowledgeable and Patient.

William has a fantastic approach! He doesn't just jump into complex assignments; he breaks everything down to the fundamentals, ensuring our son truly understands the building blocks of writing. This has made a huge difference in his confidence and willingness to tackle essays.

Dhruv, 27 lessons with William

Excellent Tutor! Easy to schedule and gets results!

Always on time, very easy to talk to, very available and easy to schedule. Excellent instructor and very patient with my son, always positive and encouraging. My son does not enjoy any standardized testing materials, and Mr. L was amazing in his ability to help him stay focused on test prep concepts. My son's ACT reading test score went up 5 points! I would highly recommend Mr. L!

Adam, 12 lessons with William
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