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Experienced College Essay Specialist, AP English Tutor; IB Examiner
Jane M.

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Students come to me with ideas and leave with the words, structure—and confidence—to express them. With 25+ years of teaching experience, I specialize in English, academic writing, literary analysis, AP English Literature and Language, IB Theory of Knowledge, and college essays. As a College Essay Specialist, I help students find meaningful topics and express them in their own voices.
As a former college-preparatory school student and a teacher at several college-preparatory schools,...

Students come to me with ideas and leave with the words, structure—and confidence—to express them. With 25+ years of teaching experience, I specialize in English, academic writing, literary analysis, AP English Literature and Language, IB Theory of Knowledge, and college essays. As a College Essay Specialist, I help students find meaningful topics and express them in their own voices.
As a former college-preparatory school student and a teacher at several college-preparatory schools, including TASIS in Switzerland, I understand both sides of the desk: students’ goals and the expectations they face. I hold an English Education degree, have training and experience in special and gifted education, and am a current IB TOK essay and exhibition examiner with over a decade of examining experience.
As an onsite gifted-education coordinator, I coached North Carolina Governor’s School applicants on essays and interview preparation, including students who earned admission. I bring that individualized guidance to college-essay coaching. As a sounding board, I help students explore their experiences, discover meaningful stories, and shape compelling essays that show admissions readers the person behind the application.
We begin with the student’s goals, a prompt, and a writing sample. We identify priorities: finding a focus, developing an argument, organizing ideas, analyzing evidence, or writing within a time limit. I model strategies, guide practice, and adjust support as students become more independent.
For example, one AP English Language student scored a 2 on my initial assessment. Together, we developed a plan combining essay instruction with independent practice. She committed several hours each week and earned a 5 on the year-end AP exam.
Whether writing for AP, Theory of Knowledge, or a college application, students remain the authors. I teach, question, model, and provide feedback. My goal is stronger writing, greater confidence, and skills that last beyond the next assignment.

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Education

Florida International University
English Education

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  • Background check passed on 10/3/2026

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Accent Reduction

Accent Reduction

With more than 25 years of English teaching experience, five-plus years teaching internationally, and extensive work with multilingual learners, I provide supportive pronunciation and accent-modification coaching for students who want to communicate more clearly and confidently in English. We begin by identifying the learner’s goals and the speech patterns that most affect listener understanding in academic, professional, or everyday situations. Lessons may target individual consonant and vowel sounds, mouth and tongue placement, word stress, sentence stress, rhythm, intonation, connected speech, pausing, thought groups, and speaking rate. Students build awareness through listening and sound-discrimination activities, then practice with guided repetition, minimal-pair contrasts, reading aloud, recorded speaking samples, and real-life conversation tasks. The goal is not to erase a student’s identity or require a “native” accent; it is to improve intelligibility, communication effectiveness, and confidence while preserving the student’s voice.
English

English

With more than 25 years of English teaching experience, I help middle and high school students read literature closely, interpret texts thoughtfully, and communicate their ideas with clarity. Students learn how to analyze character, theme, conflict, structure, point of view, imagery, symbolism, tone, and author’s craft while supporting interpretations with well-chosen textual evidence. As an IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner for over 10 years, I bring particular expertise in critical thinking, multiple perspectives, precise analysis, and evidence-based academic discussion. I support students in standard, honors, AP, IB, and college-preparatory English courses, including literary analysis essays, reading responses, and exam writing.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

US teacher with 25 years of English / ES(O)L teaching experience, five-plus years of international teaching, and extensive work with multilingual students, I help English learners communicate with greater clarity, accuracy, and confidence. Lessons are personalized for the student’s current level and goals, whether the focus is academic writing, grammar, vocabulary, reading, conversation, pronunciation, or preparation for English-language coursework. My English Education background, with certificates in academically gifted and special education, plus coursework and classroom experience in ES(O)L helps me break complex language skills into manageable steps while still stretching students to express complex ideas. As an IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner for over 10 years, I also bring particular expertise in academic language, critical thinking, discussion, and evidence-based writing. In one-to-one sessions or small-group instruction, students build practical strategies they can apply independently in school, university preparation, and everyday English communication.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

I am an experienced essay-writing tutor with more than 25 years of classroom and online English teaching experience and more than 10 years as an IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner. I help middle school, high school, AP, IB, honors, and college-preparatory students develop focused theses, logical organization, strong evidence and analysis, effective introductions and conclusions, and a clear academic voice. Rather than simply editing a paper, I teach students the reasoning and repeatable writing strategies that help them improve independently. I also support multilingual learners as they build the grammar, vocabulary, and confidence needed to communicate complex ideas clearly in academic English.
Grammar

Grammar

With more than 25 years of English teaching experience, I help students understand and apply grammar in ways that improve clarity, precision, and confidence in their writing. Lessons address sentence structure, fragments and run-ons, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, pronoun use, modifiers, punctuation, capitalization, word choice, and common usage errors. Rather than simply correct a student’s work, I explain the pattern behind each issue and give students guided practice applying the rule in their own sentences and assignments. This approach helps students recognize errors, revise independently, and use grammar as a practical tool for stronger academic writing. I work with middle school, high school, AP, IB, college-preparatory, and multilingual students in one-to-one sessions or small groups.
Literature

Literature

With more than 25 years of teaching experience, I help middle and high school students become more confident, perceptive readers of literature. Lessons develop close-reading skills and guide students in analyzing character, theme, conflict, structure, point of view, imagery, symbolism, tone, and author’s craft. As an IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner for over 10 years, I bring particular strength in critical thinking, multiple perspectives, and evidence-based interpretation. I support students in standard, honors, AP, IB, and college-preparatory literature courses, including reading responses, seminar preparation, literary analysis essays, and exam writing.
Personal Statements

Personal Statements

With more than 25 years of English teaching experience, over 10 years as an IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner, and five-plus years of online tutoring, I have helped my graduating seniors write memorable college essays and personal statements that remain authentic to their own experiences and voice. My background in academic writing, critical thinking, and evidence-based communication helps students move beyond a list of accomplishments to develop a focused story, meaningful reflection, and a distinctive point of view. In one-to-one sessions or small-group workshops, students learn how to generate strong topics, select the details that matter, find an engaging opening, organize a coherent narrative, and revise for clarity, depth, and impact. I work with students in AP, IB, honors, college-preparatory, and international programs, including multilingual learners. Rather than writing the essay for a student, I provide structured guidance and specific feedback so each writer produces an original, polished statement that helps admissions readers understand who they are and what they will bring to a college community.
TOEFL

TOEFL

With more than 25 years of English teaching experience and five-plus years teaching internationally, I help multilingual students strengthen the academic English skills TOEFL measures: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. I provide structured support with vocabulary in context, close reading, note-taking, organized speaking responses, grammar, and clear academic writing. As an IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner for over 10 years, I bring particular expertise in precise communication, evidence-based reasoning, and expressing complex ideas clearly. Lessons focus on the student’s specific goals and skill gaps while building practical strategies and confidence for academic study in English.
Writing

Writing

With more than 25 years of English teaching experience, over 10 years as an IB Theory of Knowledge Examiner, and five-plus years of online tutoring, I help students develop the skills to write clear, organized, thoughtful academic work. I work with middle and high school students in standard English, honors, AP, IB, and college-preparatory courses, as well as multilingual learners building confidence in academic English. In one-to-one sessions or small-group instruction, students learn how to unpack a prompt, generate ideas, create a focused thesis, organize an argument, develop paragraphs, select and integrate evidence, deepen analysis, and revise with purpose. Rather than correct or rewrite a student’s work, I teach the reasoning behind effective writing choices, from sentence-level clarity to whole-essay structure. Students leave with practical strategies they can use independently for literary analysis, argument essays, research writing, timed assignments, and everyday classwork.
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