David Brodsky

I am a student before I am a teacher. It might not be something to brag about, but I learn something new or re-enforce old knowledge every class that I teach because I generally complete the same homework readings that I assign to students.



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Tutoring Locations
Toronto

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Toronto

Lesson Types and Tutoring Fees
$20/hr for 2.5 hr classes ($50 per session). Free 1 hour trial class

Type	Fee
Individual	$20 - $50
Group	$20 - $50
Online	$20 - $50

Lesson Languages
English, Russian

Tutoring Services and Experience
My tutoring experiences have almost exclusively (same a short stint at a tutoring center for a few months) been with students I've found online across various websites similar to this one. I have created my own website and online presence (English Tutor Toronto), that you're encouraged to check out.

My best guess is that I have approximately 904 hours of tutoring experience across eight years (don't ask where these numbers come from :)), a large part of this experience has been with English (ESL, high school students, college students).

That's it! No teaching degrees and not a lot of experience, just a big need to find students and keep them happy. My longest tutoring commitments have been around 7-8 months, though students also come and go and don't ask for a second class as well. I've definitely had both failure and success!

I have three approaches to teaching English.

1) For students who want to learn to improve their speech: You speak, I time you. As you speak on a question of our mutual choosing, I type out and record everything you're saying so that you have a nice little transcript. Then we go through your errors, analyze them, and read about them: pronunciation (can I understand everything you're saying at the speed you're saying it at), effectiveness of answer (what content did your answer lack), vocabulary (are you using the correct vocabulary to express what you want to say), and most importantly grammar and sentence structure (is what you're saying correct according to the rules of the English language?). Students get transcripts of their work after every class and a list of readings specific to these errors.

2) Writing class: same as the speaking class! except you provide a piece of writing on a question and we look at punctuation as well. Writing classes are offered for anyone writing anything (native or non-native speakers alike) at any level.

3) Reading/Listening classes: These are far less frequent than the above two. But if you need practice with either of them, I provide samples of reading/listening from IELTS/TOEFL or some other source, and you answer questions. Again we identify and analyze your mistakes.


Subjects

Elementary school:	Communication Skills, English, ESL, Writing
Middle school:	Communication Skills, English, ESL, Literacy / Essay
High school:	Communication Skills, English, ESL, Literacy / Essay
College and University:	Communication, English, Literacy / Essay
Test Preparation:	ACT, GED, GMAT, GRE, IELTS, LSAT, SAT, SSAT, TOEFL
Foreign Languages:	English, Russian

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Tutor, speaking, communicating, writing, English, essays, assignments, tutoring, school, high school, university, college, middle school, work, ESL, IELTS