ESL Lessons in Cicero. Amazing Teachers.

I help intermediate and advanced English speakers go from fluent to nearly native.

I am a writer, educator, curriculum developer, and English coach who has over 8 years of teaching experience. Therefore, I understand the importance of being an effective and efficient communicator.

I help my students reach their highest potential by focusing on their individual needs. For example, many students are concerned with sounding as natural and fluent as possible. I can help with that.

There are also students who want to learn specialized vocabulary or idioms. I can help get you up to speed with that as well.

Often times there comes a point when an advanced speaker wants to refine their skills in order to pursue business or career opportunities; or reach a lifelong personal goal. My goal is to help my students go from advanced to nearly native. My approach is based on the individual.

Graduate Courses Taught: Foundations of English as a Second Language (ESL) and Bilingual Education, Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL, Assessment of ESL and Bilingual Students, Cross-Cultural Studies for Teaching ELLs, Linguistics for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Community of Learners

I have been teaching professionally for over 13 years and hold a multiple subjects teaching credential from the state of California, a Masters in Learning and Instruction and a TESOL certificate. My lessons will be tailored to your goals and needs.

I've taught ESL to many students, varying from people who could barely say "hello" to those who were just trying to get the past perfect continuous tense right. I love it.

I tutored and taught at the college level to adults. I instructed Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking courses. I created challenging activities to help students understand the material.