Full-Time Tutor I am a Female Chinese 47 year old tutor with 15 years' teaching experience.
My Qualification
Bachelor of Arts - 1
My Teaching Subject(s)
Primary - English , Maths , Science O level - English, L. Sec Maths, E Maths , A Maths
Experience
TESOL trained by London Teacher Training College. Specialist in ESL English;
Taught foreigners English & Maths in preparation for AEIS exams.
Familiar with local syllabus. Positive feedback from parents & students. Open to explore alternative teaching methodologies
Part-Time Tutor I am a Female Chinese 55 year old tutor with 9 years' teaching experience.
My Qualification
PSLE - CHIJ Pri (Toa Payoh) O Level - CHIJ Sec (Toa Payoh)
Arts and Social Science - 1
My Teaching Subject(s)
Pre-school - English, Chinese, Creative Writing Primary - English , Chinese , Science O level - English Language - English , Chinese
Experience
Name of Tutor : Suzanne Chan
Age of Tutor, Occupation
: 54 years (previously relief form teacher at Thomson Sec School of Sec 1E2 – taught English and Literature to Sec 1E1-3 & Sec 1N2.
: Part-time tutor (afternoon sessions & weekend only)
Tutor’s Experience : 9 years (2016 – 2024)
Education History :
*CHIJ Primary School (Toa Payoh)
*CHIJ Secondary School (Toa Payoh)
*Catholic Junior College
*National University of Singapore - Bachelor’s Degree (Arts & Social Sciences)
Year Description of Tutoring Experience Remarks
2016 – 2020
Tutored P2 Myanmar Boy at Canberra Drive from end 2016 till early Jan 2020. Boy is from Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School. Stopped physical tuition when Covid & circuit breaker kicked in.
EL grades – from 65% to 82% CL grades – from 18% to 53%
Stopped tuition as Zoom tuition was not too effective for student as student could not focus and always disappearing to do his own things during tuition session.
2016-2021
Tutored a brother and sister (P4 Girl and P1 Boy)
at Braddell Heights. Girl was studying at Marymount Convent & Boy was from Catholic High School.
P5 Girl’s EL Grades : from 78% to 88% P1 Boy’s EL Grades : from 86% to 95%
Stopped physical tuition when Covid kicked in and mother did not carry
on as she felt that her children’s grades were ok and she could manage them on her own.
2021-2022
Tutored a P3 Malay boy at AMK Ave 4 for the subject English & Maths. Boy is dyslexic and quite difficult to teach.
EL Grades – from 22% to 42% Math Grades – from 25% to 45%
I decided to stop the tuition after 1 year as it needed much energy from my side to reach out to the boy who cannot focus and kept rocking his chair and jumping around each lesson.
2022-2023
Tutored 2 sisters, P2 & P5 at Compassvale East Drive for EL & CL subjects.
P5 Girl’s EL Grades – from 41% to 56%
P5 Girl’s CL Grades – from 36% to 51%
P2 Girl’s EL Grades – from 39% to 52% P2 Girl’s CL Grades – from 25% to 41%
Stopped tuition as parents shifted to Kallang or Bendemeer area as BTO flat ready to shift in around September. Location was too far for me so I stopped.
Cont’d:
2022-2024
Currently, teaching English to a P6 Boy and P3 girl (Malaysians) from Wellington Circle. Both children are studying at Endeavour Primary School.
P6 Boy’s EL Grades – from 39% to 62% (Prelims) P6 Boy’s CL Grades – from 71% to 79% (Prelims)
P3 Girl’s EL Grades – from 36% to 53% P3 Girl’s CL Grades – from 78% to 81%
Both students are generally weak in EL as they do not converse in the language at home.
The boy has just finished PSLE EL and the girl will be having her SA2 soon. Currently, I’m still teaching them.
2023-2024
Currently, tutoring EL & CL to P6 Boy at Buangkok Crescent. Boy is above average for all his subjects, just needed some help to improve further.
P6 EL Grade – from 68% to 83% P6 CL Grade – from 67% to 79%
Just finished PSLE EL Exam and CL Exam will be today.
Will stop tuition soon since EL & CL exam over by 30 Sept 2024.
Parent says to teach EL & Math to the younger son (P4) in Nov/Dec 2024.
2023-2024
Currently, tutoring EL & CL to P1 Boy & P2 Girl, at ForestvilleCondo, Woodlands Dr 16. Both children are cousins. This assignment was a referral from father of Buangkok Crescent tutee.
P1 Boy – clever; better than P2 girl, for EL.
He can handle Spelling of difficult words on his own. Weak in CL.
P2 Girl – above Average. Weak memory when it comes to Spelling. But she reads very well. CL – quite good.
*no grades yet.
Still tutoring both kids.
2023-2024
Currently, tutoring CL to 5-year-old Indian boy at Sengkang East Drive (referral from Woodland’s tutee’s mother).
*Boy is a quick-learner and progressing very well. *He can recognise some CL words on his own and read the P1 text book (with some help).
Still tutoring 5-year-old Indian boy.
2023-2024
Currently, tutoring EL to fraternal twins (P4 Boy & Girl) at Yishun Ave 6. Girl is ok but boy is dyslexic.
Students are referred by Woodland’s tutee.
Still tutoring both kids.