Ramya J.

ACADEMIC ENGLISH TUTOR

INTRODUCTION
I‘ve been an Academic co-ordinator / teacher for almost 10 years’. I had the opportunity working with various boards( ICSE , CBSE , STATEBOARD) with a heterogeneous group of students enabling me to become a Student-focused English teacher / tutor helping students develop English language study skills( LSRW-Listening , speaking, reading and writing)..I’ve been teaching and tutoring academic English to students from the primary to higher secondary school. . I am dedicated to enriching students’ lives through group and one-on-one tutoring, coaching, and mentoring. Patient and friendly approach in communicating with the children.
Currently I only tutor students of the primary grades
EDUCATION
Currently, I am studying INTERNATIONAL POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TESOL/TEFL.
Master`s Degree in English Literature
Bachelor of Education ( B.Ed)
Master`s diploma in Human Resource Development /Personnel Management
Post graduate diploma in Translation – Hindi to English /Vice Versa
Bachelor`s degree in functional Hindi / English.
SKILLS
Expertise in phonetics and pronunciation
Positive reinforcement
Individualized and creative learning strategies
Effective time management
Student motivation.
LANGUAGES KNOWN
English
Hindi
Tamil
Malayalam
INTERESTS
My interests are limitless:
Travelling to new places
Eating delicious food
Reading books
Playing traditional games
Listening to music etc.. etc...
TEACHING EXPERIENCE – TEN YEARS
Started as a primary school teacher, I was gradually promoted to high school and higher secondary school.Later I was promoted as the Academic Co-ordinator.
While working in schools I had the opportunity to educate special needs children.
I have experience tutoring (in-house) children from grade 1 – 10.
TEACHING STYLE & METHODOLOGY
DIRECT METHOD – Tell students what to do
Impart information to the students via lectures, assigned readings, audio/visual presentations, recitation and repetition, demonstrations, role playing, and other means.
DISCUSSION METHOD – Ask questions & listen
Promote learning through interaction, encourage critical thinking and lively discussion by asking students to respond to challenging questions.
DELEGATE METHOD – Empower to work independently
promote learning through empowerment , assigns tasks and facilitate students to work on independently.
PROFILE
Have leveraged children to attain 90% development over the usage of the language.
Conducted educational assessments to identify educational needs, and developed individualized instructional and tutoring plans integrating curriculum objectives and aligning with state and Common Core learning standards.
Prepared individualized education plans aligning with students’ needs and interests.
Developed syllabus and curriculum, and selected instructional material and tasked assignments to reinforce students’ comprehension of material; evaluated students through verbal and written exams and identified areas needing improvement.
Utilized instructional technology such as learning software to help students learn and retain new information.
Coached students to strengthen grammar, spelling, paragraph writing, creative writing, and essay writing skills.
Shared instant feedback with students to motivate children to learn and verbally inform students of their progress.
Assisted with home-work
Prepared children for school tests
Facilitate a positive educational environment
I cannot wait to collaborate with children to learn, to teach, to help you feel confident & motivated and to have fun.