Hi. I am Ms Hazrena, a passionate, committed, and proficient tutor dedicated to helping learners to achieve their literacy goals. Possessing a master's degree in English Applied Linguistics, Degree in English Language Art and Foundation in TeSL. Experienced educator with over 2 years of lecturing, specialising in English preparatory courses for IELTS combining with more than 6 years of teaching experience to elevate learner's desired achievement. Ready to elevate skill and improve your literacy proficiency (i.e. Malay, English & English Proficiency)?. Let me help you.

My areas of specialization are:
i) English subject
• phonemic and phonological awareness
• phonics (letter sounds following phonic chart syllabus KPM & Jolly Phonics Reading Level)
• sound blending and segmentation (initial, middle and end sounds)
• literacy: reading fluency, pronunciation (accent), prosody (intonation & rhythm), spelling, reading comprehension, decoding & encoding
• lexical (vocabularies) & lexicon, word recognition
• speech sounds
• reading difficulties
• sentence patterns & sentence structure
• reading & writing skills, speaking and listening skills
• techniques on mastering four essential skills
• techniques on answering MCQs questions, cloze-text, error correction (grammar), short text, match gapped text
• English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
• IELTS - i) Created and evaluated mock tests and practice materials, providing students with realistic exam simulations; ii) Monitored and assessed student progress, offering personalized feedback to enhance performance, iii) In-depth knowledge of IELTS test formats and scoring criteria & iv) proficient in providing constructive feedback.

ii) Bahasa Melayu
✓ kaedah membaca menggunakan teknik sesuai (bacaan fonik, ejaan (huruf), suku kata)
✓ merujuk kepada 12 konstruk membaca LINUS KPM
✓ teknik bacaan suku kata menggunakan pecahan berpalang dan teknik highlight menggunakan warna
✓ pembacaan ayat secara bergred
✓ tatabahasa (tahap 1 & 2)
✓ kemahiran membaca (tahap 1 & 2)
✓ Kemahiran bertutur: i) Melibatkan murid dalam aktiviti bahasa & bertutur yang bermakna seperti penyelesaian masalah, perbincangan, dan perkongsian pengalaman agar mereka dapat memperoleh kemahiran tersebut secara efektif, ii) Menggunakan kaedah main peranan (role-play) supaya murid dapat mempraktikkan kemahiran bertutur dalam situasi yang simulasi (seperti situasi dalam kehidupan realiti), iii) 'Code-switching'/penterjemahan menggunakan bahasa yang telah dikuasai (English language) untuk mempelajari bahasa Melayu, dengan fokus pada aspek pertuturan (intonasi, nada, sebutan yang betul) & iv) Menerapkan pelbagai kaedah pengajaran seperti perbincangan, lakonan, dan persembahan.

iii) Mathematics
• Basic arithmetic skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• time, day, shape
• quick method to remember multiplication table
• easy techniques for division

iv) Research method
• Quantitative methodology
• Qualitative methodology
• Statistics and other tools including Atlas.ti, scholarcy, scite.ai, Quill bot, Insta text
• Article search using Google Scholar, Scopus, Connectedpapers

I staunchly believe in creating a positive and active engaging environment that caters to specific individual needs which may differ from one person to another. My personalized teaching approach combines traditional teaching methods, digitized learning and active triad ways of interaction between tutor, student & parents to make learning more effective. The approach and methods used are flexible depending on the student's learning styles and their ways of comprehending the input.
Effective teaching strategies that will be implemented during the learning session including:
• Focusing on fluency in communication through hands-on lessons and completion of a task
• Encouraging students to think and speak in English language during learning activities such as reading aloud, writing, Q&A & discussion session
• Expanding vocabularies and grammar rules to improve accuracy and enhance the development of both reading and writing skills
• Emphasizing listening skills through audio of conversation of native speaker and English movies
• Providing a more student-centered learning environment to encourage students to be more independent and seek answers by themselves, especially teen learners, employing educational games (i.e. flashcards, word puzzle/search, Kahoot, Quizziz) to allow the students to solve the problems and learning through movement as students perform physical activities where they move around and use their creativity (e.g. building blocks, drawing & coloring, role-playing).

Finally, I also utilize materials that are suitable for learning, for example, modules, worksheets, and exercises following the current school textbook (DSKP, KSSR & KSSM) syllabus as well as other reference books and put an emphasis on questions taken from 2021 past years' exam papers (UPSA, UASA, PT3, SPM). I firmly believe that integrating learning materials from different sources is robustly helpful in preparing students for their upcoming exams at school as well as for their language literacy and development.