Personal Description:

PhD in Education, Master's in Education from Harvard University and more than 20 years of experience in teaching, tutoring, academic coaching (develop study skills), research coaching, and mentoring students of all backgrounds. Offering Individual or small group classes and workshops on reading, writing, critical thinking, academic and creative writing, essay writing evaluating evidence, referencing etc.

Tutoring Experience:

EXTENSIVE ONLINE TUTORING/COACHING EXPERIENCE

Award-winning instructor with extensive experience with ESL/ELL/TESL/TESOL/TOEFL and other language tests. I love teaching and working one on one with students. I've taught overseas in Japan, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and have worked with students from many different backgrounds. I have taught at the school, college and university levels.

I work with elementary, high school, college, graduate school students of all ages and stages. In addition, I work with students on academic writing, applications to university and graduate schools and academic writing. I also work with professionals on language skills, and writing.

I support students with their college, Undergraduate, Master's, PhD applications (for Canada and the US), graduate papers and thesis writing. I also work with clients on creative writing and English literature (stories, narratives, etc)

(K-12 Student)
"She is an excellent teacher who is very friendly and knowledgeable. After working with her my vocabulary has increased by a lot, I also suddenly started getting higher marks in English. Overall, her teaching technique is unique. She is very fun to work with. I am happy to have Leigh-Anne as my teacher"."

Testimonials:
"She is an excellent teacher who is very friendly and knowledgeable. After working with her my vocabulary has increased by a lot, I also suddenly started getting higher marks in English. Overall, her teaching technique is unique. She is very fun to work with. I am happy to have Leigh-Anne as my teacher"."
Adrit (Grade 7)

(Graduate Student - PhD Application)
"Leigh-Anne is a great tutor, very knowledgeable and experienced. She is the best tutor for what I need to learn about university study skills and essay writing support. I feel very lucky that I have chosen Leigh-Anne and she has time for me. I like her very much and I would strongly recommend Leigh-Anne if you are looking for a tutor to improve your English skills for undergraduate or graduate study purpose.
UPDATE: Jasmine got accepted to her PhD program of choice at Queen's University! Congratulations Jasmine!"

Tutoring Approach:

I tailor every experience to each individual student, including their passions, interests and goals. I love to use a variety of creative, fun and effective strategies to support students where they are to help them meet their goals! I like to build in a variety of creative, effective and individualized strategies based on the needs, goals and interests of each student.

I am an excellent writer, editor and coach and love to help students improve their writing and study skills.