Achieve a top score with Award-Winning GRE Subject Test in Literature in English Prep
Achieve a top score with Award-Winning GRE Subject Test in Literature in English Prep
Everything you need to crush the GRE Subject Test in Literature in English. Live prep classes, practice tests, 1-on-1 expert tutoring, and AI-powered diagnostics to help you reach your target score.
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Short-term classLiveBuilding Blocks of 4th Grade Reading & Writing
The school year moves quickly, with so many skills to cover and even more opportunities for learning gaps to emerge. But reading and writing are building block subjects: not only are advanced skills built atop fundamentals, but a student’s ability to read and write is essential for their success in other classes, too. It is therefore critical for students to address and fill reading learning gaps quickly and to continually strengthen these foundations for future learning. That’s why Building Blocks of 4th Grade Reading & Writing meets weekly to give learners the instruction and repetition they need to master building block skills permanently. Each week, an expert instructor will lead students through engaging demonstrations and exercises designed to fill in learning gaps and solidify understanding of the 4th grade literacy skills–such as using context clues to get “unstuck” while reading, reading for the main idea of a text, and writing conclusions and clear event sequences–most essential for success the rest of the school year and beyond.
Short-term classLiveSAT Reading & Writing 1-Week Bootcamp
Prepare for SAT Reading & Writing success in this immersive one-week BootCamp. Led by an expert instructor in daily live, interactive sessions, you will master key strategies for each question type, review commonly tested grammar rules and vocabulary themes, and develop proactive methods to maximize your time on test day.
Short-term classLiveBuilding Blocks of 8th Grade Reading & Writing
The school year moves quickly, with so many skills to cover and even more opportunities for learning gaps to emerge. But reading and writing are building block subjects: not only are advanced skills built atop fundamentals, but a student’s ability to read and write is essential for their success in other classes, too. It is therefore critical for students to address and fill reading learning gaps quickly and to continually strengthen these foundations for future learning. That’s why Building Blocks of 8th Grade Reading & Writing meets weekly to give learners the instruction and repetition they need to master building block skills permanently. Each week, an expert instructor will lead students through engaging demonstrations and exercises designed to fill in learning gaps and solidify understanding of the 8th grade literacy skills–such as writing well-developed arguments and narratives, identifying and using rhetorical structures, and reading for theme and main idea–most essential for success the rest of the school year and beyond.
Short-term classLiveBuilding Blocks of 3rd Grade Reading
The school year moves quickly, with so many skills to cover and even more opportunities for learning gaps to emerge. But reading is a building block subject: fluency is necessary for comprehension, and comprehension is necessary for just about all other learning in a student’s life. It is therefore critical for students to address and fill reading learning gaps quickly and to continually strengthen these foundations for future learning. That’s why Building Blocks of 3rd Grade Reading meets weekly to give learners the instruction and repetition they need to master building block skills permanently. Each week, an expert instructor will lead students through engaging demonstrations and exercises designed to fill in learning gaps and solidify understanding of the 3rd grade reading skills–such as determining and describing text structure, understanding word relationships and nuances in word meaning, and using context clues to deduce vocabulary meaning–most essential for success the rest of the school year and beyond.
Short-term classLiveSAT 2-Week Bootcamp
The SAT 2-Week Bootcamp Class is designed to be streamlined, strategy-focused prep to help students hack the SAT without time-draining academic review. Designed to prepare students to take the SAT by equipping them with skills and test-taking strategies to improve their score. The course will cover content and strategies for the Reading, Writing, and Math sections. Upon completion of the course students should have an understanding of the SAT exam structure, general and section-specific test-taking strategies, and the ability to identify and handle difficult or tricky questions.
Short-term classLiveAP Literature & Composition: 4-Week Exam Review
The AP Literature & Composition exam covers a year’s worth of content in a single morning. So it pays to spend 4 weeks reviewing key skills and concepts from across the year and focusing on the concepts and strategies necessary to succeed on test day. That’s why this 4-week exam review class provides expert-led review of critical content and preparation for the question types you’ll face on the exam. From fiction to poetry and multiple choice to free response questions, you’ll cover everything you need to conquer the test.
Semester classLiveACT 8-Week Prep Class
Eight weeks. Four sections. One expert instructor. This comprehensive ACT prep course is built for students who are serious about maximizing their score and want a structured, proven path to get there. Each weekly session blends targeted test-taking strategy with the core content knowledge the ACT actually tests, so you're not just learning tricks, you're building real skills. Add in a full-length study schedule that keeps you accountable week over week, and you'll walk into test day feeling prepared, confident, and ready to perform at your best.
Short-term classLiveAP Microeconomics: 4-Week Exam Review
The AP Microeconomics exam covers a year’s worth of content in a single morning. So it pays to spend 4 weeks brushing up on concepts and getting the most important skills, formulas, and strategies top of mind to be ready for test day. That’s why this 4-week exam review class provides expert-led review of critical concepts along with strategic guidance on how to handle the question formats and time limits you’ll face on the exam. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready for multiple choice and free response questions on everything from supply and demand through market failures.
Semester classLiveAP Biology: 8-Week Exam Review
The AP Biology exam is coming up quickly, and this comprehensive, 8-session review course will make sure you’re fully prepared to succeed on test day. These expert-led sessions will provide a comprehensive review of all the skills and concepts you’ll need to succeed on the exam, along with strategic guidance on how to handle the question formats and time limits you’ll face on test day. By the end of the course, you’ll be ready for multiple choice and free response questions, analyzing experiments and graphics, about everything from cell structure to ecology.
Short-term classLiveSAT Math 1-Week Bootcamp
Prepare for SAT Math success in this immersive, one-week BootCamp. Led by an expert instructor in a live, interactive format, you will review the key formulas and rules you need to have top of mind for the exam; master strategies to save time and get "unstuck" when your mind goes blank; learn how to use the on-screen graphing calculator to its utmost potential; and deconstruct the SAT's most common question types.
Short-term classLiveBuilding Blocks of 1st Grade Reading
The school year moves quickly, with so many skills to cover and even more opportunities for learning gaps to emerge. But reading is a building block subject: fluency is necessary for comprehension, and comprehension is necessary for just about all other learning in a student’s life. It is therefore critical for students to address and fill reading learning gaps quickly and to continually strengthen these foundations for future learning. That’s why Building Blocks of 1st Grade Reading meets weekly to give learners the instruction and repetition they need to master building block skills permanently. Each week, an expert instructor will lead students through engaging demonstrations and exercises designed to fill in learning gaps and solidify understanding of the 1st grade reading skills–such as reading to determine how characters respond to events, compare and contrast versions of stories, use context clues to determine word meanings, and understand and comprehend text–most essential for success the rest of the school year and beyond.
Short-term classLiveBuilding Blocks of 2nd Grade Reading
The school year moves quickly, with so many skills to cover and even more opportunities for learning gaps to emerge. But reading is a building block subject: fluency is necessary for comprehension, and comprehension is necessary for just about all other learning in a student’s life. It is therefore critical for students to address and fill reading learning gaps quickly and to continually strengthen these foundations for future learning. That’s why Building Blocks of 2nd Grade Reading meets weekly to give learners the instruction and repetition they need to master building block skills permanently. Each week, an expert instructor will lead students through engaging demonstrations and exercises designed to fill in learning gaps and solidify understanding of the 2nd grade reading skills–such as reading to determine main idea, understanding non-literal vocabulary and using context and root words to determine meaning–most essential for success the rest of the school year and beyond.
Top-Rated GRE Subject Test in Literature in English Prep Instructors
I am dedicated to helping students succeed because I know from my own experiences as a student that, at every level of education, from elementary to graduate school, the support and encouragement of a...
Education & Certificates
University of Iowa
Masters, Film Studies
University of Chicago
Bachelors, Cinema and Media Studies / English Language and Literature
SAT Scores
I am a graduate of Duke University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Cultural Theory. I am currently completing my PhD in English Literature at the University of Virginia. My dis...
Education & Certificates
University of Virginia-Main Campus
PHD, English Language and Literature
Duke University
Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Cultural Theory
I am also available for lessons in any humanities related field, from history and literature to philosophy, psychology, cultural studies, and world civilization. My broad experience as a teacher quali...
Education & Certificates
Cornell University
Bachelor in Arts, English
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy, English
I'm a former high school world history teacher, and a graduate of Columbia Teachers College, where I received a Master's in Social Studies Education and my initial teaching certification for Social St...
Education & Certificates
Teachers College at Columbia University
Master of Arts, Social Studies Teacher Education
Columbia University
Bachelor's in History
I am a rising senior at The University of North Texas in Denton. I am working towards my Bachelor of Arts in Spanish as well as English with a concentration in Creative Writing. I was raised in an aca...
Education & Certificates
University of North Texas
Bachelor in Arts, Creative Writing
ACT Scores
I am a graduate of the University of Miami, where I received my Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. I also earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California Irvine. In my eig...
Education & Certificates
University of Miami
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing (English)
University of California-Irvine
Bachelor in Arts, English
ACT Scores
I am a graduate of James Madison University. I double majored in English Literature and Arabic. In college, I started tutoring students of all ages. I assisted them in various areas of study, includin...
Education & Certificates
James Madison University
Bachelors, Arabic and English Literature
SAT Scores
I am well on my way to becoming a cheesehead by now.
Education & Certificates
Lund University (Sweden)
Bachelors, English Literature, Comparative Literature, Classical Greek
I'm not tutoring, I enjoy singing, exploring Seattle's vibrant neighborhoods and food scene, and writing fiction.
Education & Certificates
University of Iowa
Master of Arts, Literary Studies
Lawrence University
Bachelor in Arts, English, music
I'm equally comfortable tutoring elementary, middle school, and high school kids in all areas of study -- I've homeschooled my son (now 15 years old) in all subjects from Kindergarten on -- the subjec...
Education & Certificates
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Master of Arts, English
Chatham College
Bachelor in Arts, English
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