Award-Winning Private SAT Math Tutoring in Glendale, AZ

The student and I worked through four SAT reading comprehension passages and several grammar questions. On the reading section, we focused primarily on humanities passages. Ellie needed help with the first two, but after reviewing the strategies we have been discussing over the previous weeks, did well on the final passages. On the grammar section, we focused on unclear antecedents, comma placement, combining sentences, and ordering sentences in paragraphs.

Today, the student and I looked at the math section he completed. He did very well, scoring a 29 composite score. We reviewed the questions he got wrong. He got two trig questions incorrect, but there was otherwise no trend in the incorrect questions. Then, we discussed the essay. I sent him the scoring rubric and a sample essay to work on before our next meeting. I discussed that we should aim for 2 one hour sessions per week He will discuss with his parents and will email me to schedule a next session. For that session, I asked him to complete the Reading, Science, and Essay sections.

We covered Practice Test 1 from the review book and went over every problem the girls missed from their homework. Areas of focus for this week were percentages, proportions, word problems, and the imaginary number i!

Today the student and I reviewed a lot of SAT material together. We began by going over the difficult questions she had when she completed her independent study. Question topics included fractions, decimals, cross multiplying, probability, and more. We then completed a timed math (with calculator) section and discussed any questions that gave her challenges.

Today I went over 2 SAT Reading passages with the students. They got 14 of the 21 questions correct. They did really well one of the passages, getting all the questions correct, but struggled on the other passage, getting 7 wrong. The second passage was a passage written in 1869, and I think they struggled with understanding the language and writing style. We will continue to work on this.

Today we transitioned to the reading portion of the student's recent PSAT. We covered two passages, going over the questions she missed, and discussed the most efficient ways to select and tackle the passage-based questions as well as the techniques behind reading words in context, searching for evidence to support a certain answer choice. At the end of the session, we covered a few more ACT science questions to wrap up. Doing reading questions for the first time, she seemed engaged and able to follow with what was being discussed.