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Kids Mike Reading!!!
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English
Native
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Japanese
Spanish
Thai
Korean
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KidsTechnologyM.A. TESOL with 8 years of experience
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Japanese
Spanish
Thai
Korean
Other
Specialties
KidsTechnologyM.A. TESOL with 8 years of experience
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
From United StatesLiving in Los Angeles, United States (07:29 UTC+07:00)
About Me
italki teacher since May 19, 2020InterestsWritingHistoryPets & Animals
ESL Certified from California State University Long Beach 👨🏫 🏫
B.A. Japanese from California State University.
M.A. TESOL from California State San Bernardino.
I specialize teaching literacy to children at A level and B level. ✍️ 📚
A level
Animals 🐘
Food 🧀
Places🏔
Transportation 🚂
Space 👩🚀
B level
Biography 🙆
Debates 🗯
Discussions 🗣
Famous things 📱
Geography 🗺
Health issues 😷
History 🏛
Holidays🎄
Sports ⚽️
Prewriting/Outlining, Compare and Contrast, Descriptive, Persuasive, Narratives, business letters, cover letters, poetry and more.
I create customized writing lessons for students.
Thank you for reading! ❤️
See you in the classroom 😎Me as a Teacher
Currently accepting extroverted children and introverted teenagers. ^___^; My lessons & teaching style
California Common Core Standards for Literacy
Reading for information:
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
Use illustrations to describe its characters, setting, or events.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Audio files
- Image files
- Articles and news
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Security+ - CompTIA - 2025I achieved an industry recognized certificate related to information systems and cyber security.
Certificate verified
Reference Letter - Phonics and More - 2019Attached is a reference letter from the head of my old phonics school. I taught children in an after school private program from nearby elementary schools. iTalki Customer Success said that this should be an acceptable document.
Certificate verified
TESOL - California State University Long Beach - 2010120 Hour face to face
Certificate verified
Education
2018 - 2020
Master's - Education TESOLCompleted Transcripts
I will attach the degree when it is mailed.
2007 - 2010
Bachelor’s - Japanese
Work Experience
2018 - 2020
English TeacherThis was a high school position teaching Grades 10-12.
I taught test preparation and writing.
I created worksheets and supplemented to text books.
2017 - 2018
Online Teacher Guided a variety of lessons focusing on phonics, pronunciation, and conversation.
Provided thirty-minute one on one English lessons for a variety of students.
2017 - 2018
Business English Teacher Instructed Business English classes for Japanese Salarymen
Created lectures using “Cambridge Advanced Business English in Use” focusing on idioms, phrasal verbs, and popular dialogues.
Demonstrated presentations lessons from “Cambridge Dynamic Presentations” covering opening, closing, and exciting techniques to present information in a business setting.
2017 - 2018
Adult Conversation Teacher Taught English oral communication to intermediate and advanced students
Promote confidence and a relaxed environment for conversation.
2023 - Current
Network Technician
5.0
Rating
320
Students
4,391
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
149 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Reading Rainbow - Kids Reading Speaking and Literacy Skills
A1 - A2Language Essentials391 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 8% off
Reading Rainbow - Kids Reading Speaking and Literacy Skills
A1 - B1Kids1,620 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 8% off
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
317 Reviews
Wong
160 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Thank you, Mike.Wish you all the best.
Dec 9, 2023
刘全_
111 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
Mike 是个非常棒的老师，他用他的独特教学方法，帮助了我女儿很快提高了阅读。Thanks a lot for Mike。
Sep 20, 2022
ChongNga Lai
8 English lessons
My son is always looking forward to Mr Mike’s lesson! He enjoy the lesson very much
Nov 8, 2025
zhanghao
8 English lessons
Teacher’s pick
I learnt a lot in his class, and his classes are systematic.
Dec 10, 2022
ChongNga Lai
8 English lessons
Mr Mike will give feedback after the lesson
Nov 15, 2025
ChongNga Lai
8 English lessons
My son likes him very much! Mr Mike’s lesson is very interesting, my son enjoys the lesson very much!
Sep 13, 2025
Trial Lesson
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