Silvia

SAT Instructor | Examiner | Head Of English

I am Silvia, an IB examiner with over 24 years of experience specialising in SAT English. I bring a wealth of expertise in teaching English language and literature, focusing on helping students excel in SAT English through personalised instruction. My approach ensures students master critical reading, writing, and grammar skills essential for high scores.

Teaches:SAT

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Qualifications

International Baccalaureate:Qualified Online Teacher (English HL/SL, Extended Essays, Internal Assessments)

Admissions:Qualified Online Teacher (SAT English, Essay Preparation)

Advanced Placements:Qualified Online Teacher (English Language, English Literature)

Degree Qualifications:BA Bachelor of English and French, MA Master of English

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Personally Interviewed

Our tutors go through a rigorous selection process, having been interviewed to assess their teaching skills and subject knowledge. They have extensive tutoring experience with a track record of success, helping students achieve their academic goals.

Tutoring Experience

With 24 years of experience, I have honed my skills in SAT English tutoring, emphasising critical reading, evidence-based writing, and grammar mastery. My roles as a curriculum coordinator and examiner have equipped me with the expertise to tailor lessons to individual needs, improve test-taking strategies, and build confidence. I create targeted lesson plans, ensuring students achieve measurable improvements in their SAT performance.

Tutoring Approach

My SAT English tutoring approach focuses on analysing each student’s strengths and challenges to develop targeted strategies. I prioritise comprehension of SAT-specific question types and scoring criteria, using practice tests and reflection to identify weaknesses and track progress. Interactive questioning and frequent assessments foster engagement and ensure students remain focused on their improvement goals.

Testimonials

Silvia is perfect! I love working with her and I enjoy her lessons.

Asha, IB English A student

very clear thought process + teaching, enjoyed the interactiveness of the lessons, lots of resources

Alyson, IB English student

Ms. Codita truly is one of the best tutors I've had over the past two years. She has effectively taught me how to deliver insightful literary commentaries and how to think about different things critically as I have never done so before. She has witnessed my progress ever since my first year and has always provided me with detailed feedback that has helped me improve the quality of my work not only in English, but all my other classes.

Celine

Mrs. Codita has shown me great support throughout my two IB years and I feel like I can share with her what I would with no one else, simply because she understands me through my work. Mrs. Codita has a sense of humor and a genuine passion for language and literature, which always makes me appreciate her candid and intellectual feedback so I can improve upon my work. Mrs. Codita’s feedback, particularly on my creative written task where I took on the role of Seamus Heaney's principal and wrote a fictional letter to him in that time period, was very moving. I never got to tell her that, but I deeply appreciated her generous and kind words, which I feel most teachers nowadays don’t take the time to do. Mrs. Codita made me realize where my true passion and talent are, and although she understands why and where I have to pursue my career, she made me realize I should keep my passion for the language alive in some form or another. I have thoroughly considered her advice and do plan to act on them.

Adhaar

I would just like to thank Ms. Codita for making my last year of high school full of learning and fun in her English class. I had never really understood how to annotate texts and truly dissect them, but now I understand and am confident in doing so. I truly wish more tutors were more like Ms. Codita. Her classes are entertaining, and educational, and for a class to be both at the same time takes a lot of commitment and skills as a teacher.

Julien