Janille Sandy
English Language Tutor | Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension | University of the West Indies




English tutor - Janille Sandy
Bachelors degree
/ 30 min
Your english tutor - Janille
Hello! I'm Janille Sandy, an English tutor with a Bachelor's degree in Special Education. My teaching philosophy revolves around creating a supportive and engaging learning environment for students of all levels. I specialize in ESL, ACT English, ACT Reading, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, ACT Writing, and general English. Let's work together to enhance your English skills and achieve academic success! I love inspiring students to discover their potential and express themselves creatively. Witnessing their growth and enthusiasm fuels my passion for teaching!
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As an ESL and English tutor for students at all levels, I believe in a patient, supportive, and interactive teaching style. I strive to create a creative and adaptable learning environment that caters to each student's individual needs and goals. I incorporate peer reviews to promote constructive feedback and a sense of community in my sessions. Additionally, I select reading materials based on student preferences, from fiction to technical writing, to keep them engaged and motivated. I provide personalized feedback with comments on strengths and areas for improvement in essays to help students grow and develop their language skills effectively.

English concept taught by Janille
Janille guided a student from PS 11 William T. Harris in Manhattan through a lesson on different types of nouns, including common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective, and compound nouns. The student completed a worksheet to practice identifying these nouns in sentences and worked on exercises focused on compound nouns. For homework, they were assigned to create compound nouns and review their notes before the next class.
Abstract Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Compound Nouns
Proper Nouns
Collective Nouns
Common Nouns
Janille and a learner from Oxnard reviewed adverbs before starting a lesson on nouns, covering common, proper, collective, concrete, and abstract types. The learner completed exercises identifying adverbs and took notes on the various noun categories. For homework, they were tasked with finding three examples each of collective, abstract, and concrete nouns.
Adverbs
Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Collective Nouns
Concrete Nouns
Abstract Nouns
Janille worked with a learner from Los Angeles on different types of pronouns. The learner took a quiz on personal, demonstrative, and reflexive pronouns, and then learned about possessive pronouns, practicing sentence construction with them. Janille advised them to revise class material regularly to improve retention.
Personal Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Janille worked with a student from Midtown Manhattan on a reading comprehension exercise focused on identifying and correcting incorrectly used homophones within sentences. The learner read a story and replaced misused homophones with the correct spellings. The lesson ended with a plan for the student to complete the worksheet, focusing on identifying and correctly spelling the remaining homophones, with her mom's assistance.
Homophones
Principal vs. Principle
Waist vs. Waste
There vs. Their vs. They're
Whole vs. Hole
Bored vs. Board
No vs. Know
Claws vs. Clause
Janille worked with Nathaniel on homophones, focusing on their correct usage in sentences and spelling. Nathaniel engaged in various exercises to enhance his English vocabulary, such as sentence completion, true/false questions, and choosing the appropriate homophone based on given definitions. His assignment for next time is to construct four sentences, incorporating the words 'waste,' 'waist,' 'principle,' and 'principal.'
Homophones
Vowel Letters
The vs. Thee Rule
Janille Sandy guided Nathaniel through an English lesson centered on homophones. Nathaniel actively engaged by completing sentences, choosing the appropriate word from given pairs. To reinforce their learning, Janille tasked him with finishing the rest of the worksheet as homework for their upcoming lesson.
Homophones
Janille - also teaches
English Listening
English Literature
English Speaking
English Vocabulary
English Writing
ESL
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