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ESL Tutor | English Confidently | Citizenship Prep
Olesia A.

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Hello! My name is Olesia, and I am a dedicated ESL tutor with over 30 years of experience teaching English in classrooms and working one-on-one with students of all ages, levels, and goals.
I specialize in helping students improve pronunciation, grammar, conversation skills, and overall confidence in speaking English. I also have strong experience preparing students for the U.S. Citizenship Interview with clear, structured, and effective practice.
In addition, I have 8 years of experience...

Hello! My name is Olesia, and I am a dedicated ESL tutor with over 30 years of experience teaching English in classrooms and working one-on-one with students of all ages, levels, and goals.
I specialize in helping students improve pronunciation, grammar, conversation skills, and overall confidence in speaking English. I also have strong experience preparing students for the U.S. Citizenship Interview with clear, structured, and effective practice.
In addition, I have 8 years of experience working with children with special needs, including students in a boarding school for deaf and autistic learners, which strengthened my ability to adapt lessons to each individual.
My teaching approach is personalized and goal-focused. We begin by discussing your needs, then complete short diagnostic activities in reading, writing, and comprehension to identify strengths and areas for improvement. Based on this, I create a tailored learning plan designed specifically for you.
I believe a good tutor is not just a teacher, but also a mentor who provides guidance, encouragement, and confidence-building support throughout the learning process.
Most students see strong progress within 8–20 lessons of consistent one-on-one practice. My goal is to help you speak English more clearly, more confidently, and with real-world success.
Learning with me is structured, supportive, and enjoyable — and together we achieve real results.

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Education

Ivanovo State University, Russia
Masters

Additional Languages

Russian

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $40
  • Rate details: $40 one-one session $65 group of 2 students with the same subject, level and goal $100 group of 3 students with the same subject, level and goal
  • Lesson cancellation: 4 hours notice required

  • No background check

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

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English

Hello. I'm English teacher with 28 years of experience in educating elementary, middle and high school students. Also have a great experience with special needs children - deaf, autistic and others. My style is very "person - oriented" and my role is helping students of various ages to feel comfortable and strong in English grammar, writing, reading and comprehension.
Russian

Russian

I was born in Ukraine, studied in Russia, graduated from Ivanovo State University with excellent and good results. I am certified by The Board of Ivanovo State University as a Linguist and Teacher of Foreign Languages (English), Interpreter and Philologist (Roman-German Linguistics and Literature) in June of 1995. My specialty is English phonetics. I have completed the papers on aspects of bilingualism (linguistic experiment). I am a teacher of English as a Second language, over twenty eight years teaching in class and tutoring individually experience in every educational level – pre school, elementary, middle and high school. Eight years’ experience in teaching children with special needs - working in boarding school for deaf, autistic and other special education needs children. I have several awards in regional and state contests for educational programs – “Making a choice in future career for special needs children”, “Success of learning English” and others. I also tutored throughout my college years and after graduation to both younger students and adults. I have background knowledge of developmental practices and educational theories, versatility in teaching methods plus intuitive teaching ability. I love English and Russian languages and would like to share my knowledge.
ESL/ESOL
Grammar
Writing

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5 Stars

My English teacher was great at helping me improve both my language skills and my confidence when speaking. Her lessons were clear, supportive, and always focused on real communication. Thanks to her, I feel much more comfortable expressing myself in English.

Vladyslav, 25 lessons with Olesia

vVery productive teacher

I recommend classes with Olesia because she is very efficient and very productive and very specific. I need to prepare for the citizenship interview, and Olesya is helping me with this. Alex

Alexandr, 3 lessons with Olesia

General English Tutoring and Citizenship Preparation

We needed a tutor for my wife's father. Olesia proved to be a great tutor at a reasonable price point. In addition to providing a boot camp tutoring for him in English during a short period of time, she helped him by sending various helpful materials. Olesia cares about her students very much. My father-in-law passed his exam with flying colors. We're planning to continue working with Olesia and we recommend her as a great English tutor.

Yevgeny, 18 lessons with Olesia

SUCH a fun, yet extremely organized tutor

Mrs. Olesia has been an absolutely wonderful tutor for my 8 year old son. Her lessons are extremely well organized and cover a lot of material while simultaneously being fun and relaxed. He stays totally engaged the entire lesson. 10/10 would recommend- she is wonderful.

Anonymous, 18 lessons with Olesia

great first lesson

Olesia was very patient with Nolan and it’s great to see them click at the first lesson. And look forward to more session!

Sheldon, 1 lesson with Olesia

Olesia

First lesson was very good , interesting talk and interesting the beginning of the first lesson , attentive teacher and sociable person , it is very difficult to add anything because I had only one lesson

Oleg, 26 lessons with Olesia

Well-prepared Tutor

She is very nice. My daughter can speak little English, but she was patient and taught her well. She prepared for a lot of materials and gave us them after lessons. It help us to review the lesson.

Mayumi, 4 lessons with Olesia
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