"I’m Ann—a published poet and experienced tutor with 11+ years of helping students make English, literature, and writing feel clear, approachable, and rewarding. My teaching philosophy is simple: prioritize clarity, pace, and comfort while building the confidence that drives real learning. I create a supportive, engaging environment, with flexible lesson plans tailored to each learner’s needs.

I tutor English at all levels, from early literacy to graduate research, specializing in composition, rhetoric, poetry, and creative writing. As a poet, I teach both the art and craft of poetry—guiding students in refining voice, developing an ear for language, and exploring the emotional and intellectual logic of verse. I also teach screenwriting fundamentals, including story structure, character development, and visual storytelling techniques.

In addition to literature and writing, I specialize in structured literacy using Orton–Gillingham–inspired methods. My sequential, cumulative, multisensory phonics lessons build decoding, fluency, and spelling skills, with interactive, movement-based strategies to keep learning engaging. This approach strengthens reading outcomes while fostering confidence and resilience.

For advanced learners, I connect literary study to broader intellectual traditions, including linguistics and semiotics, cultural and historical context, psychology and psychoanalysis, political and critical theory, religious studies and hermeneutics, and art and visual culture. I also focus on building vocabulary and refining expression for academic and creative purposes. I offer biblical studies tutoring as well, integrating literary, theological, and historical-critical methods with emphasis on interpretive traditions from early Christian to modern thinkers.

Whether I’m helping a kindergartner crack the reading code, coaching a high schooler on essay composition or test preparation, or supporting graduate-level research, my goal is the same: to make learning approachable, expansive, and empowering." less...