Varsity Tutors connects you with expert tutors who provide personalized 1-on-1 instruction tailored to your student's learning style and goals. During the first session, the tutor assesses your student's current reading level, writing strengths, and areas for growth. From there, tutoring sessions focus on targeted skill-building—whether that's essay writing, reading comprehension strategies, or test-taking techniques—with regular progress checks to ensure steady improvement.

Many 7th graders struggle with analyzing complex texts, organizing multi-paragraph essays, and managing time during reading passages. Other frequent challenges include understanding inference questions, developing strong thesis statements, and building academic vocabulary. A tutor can help break down these skills into manageable steps, provide targeted practice with real texts, and build confidence through repeated success.

The first session is an assessment and planning meeting. The tutor will review your student's current assignments, discuss academic goals, identify specific areas needing support, and explain their teaching approach. You'll leave with a clear understanding of your student's strengths and next steps, plus a personalized plan for how tutoring will address the biggest challenges. Most students feel more confident after that first session because they have a concrete path forward.

Expert tutors guide students through the entire writing process—from brainstorming and thesis development to drafting, revising, and editing. They teach essay structure, help students craft compelling introductions and conclusions, show how to integrate textual evidence effectively, and provide feedback on clarity and argumentation. With personalized instruction, students move from struggling with organization to producing well-developed essays that demonstrate sophisticated thinking.

Tutors teach active reading techniques like annotation, identifying main ideas and supporting details, tracking character development, and making inferences from textual clues. They help students understand how to approach different text types—poetry, prose, drama—with appropriate strategies. Practice with guided questions and think-aloud discussions helps students internalize these strategies so they can apply them independently to new texts and perform better on comprehension assessments.

Yes. Varsity Tutors connects you with tutors who understand the 7th Grade AP English curriculum taught across Madison's school districts and can align their instruction with your student's specific classroom expectations. Whether your student attends one of Madison's 87 schools, tutors can review current assignments, textbooks, and teacher feedback to provide targeted support that directly complements classroom learning.

Confidence grows through small wins and clear progress. Tutors break challenging skills into achievable steps, celebrate improvements, and help students see their own growth over time. When a student who struggled with essay organization writes a strong five-paragraph essay, or understands a complex poem they once found confusing, that success builds momentum. Personalized instruction ensures students experience regular victories, which translates to greater confidence in class and on assessments.