Award-Winning Private History Tutoring in Tempe, AZ

"This week, I assisted the student in completing his placement exam reading test review by going over distracting answer choices and special question types. He had no trouble at all identifying extreme and idealistic distractors, and the special question types seemed not to pose a challenge, though it took some practice before he could identify switch-distractors without assistance. We wrapped up for the evening with a quick overview of the science section of the test to prepare for next week."

"This was the student's last day of tutoring, as she is taking the ACT next Saturday. She took a full ACT math test, and we then spent the session going back over it. She has improved was able to finish in time, which she had been having problems with earlier."

"I spent the first hour going over strategies for the reading comprehension section. I taught her the four kinds of "tricks" the test writers use to make questions and answers, and I had her do some practice problems. After that, we went over the science section: types of questions, strategies, and layout. I told her to work through a practice test before I see her next time. "

"The student and I worked on his persuasive writing assignment that he received today. We brainstormed a letter addressing an issue at his school. He chose to focus on extending recess for middle school students. He did well at coming up with general ideas. As we discussed the topic and I gave him examples, he was able to develop some good reasons. I was especially pleased with how well he took the outline and turned it into a final draft. His spelling and grammar in particular showed improvement from previous initial drafts of writing assignments."

"The student and I continued to review fractions/decimals/percentages, including fraction multiplication and division. We discussed reciprocals, and worked out several examples of fraction division. She seems confident in her math abilities, and understands how to go about solving most of the ISEE word problems. We briefly discussed test-taking strategies, including answering all questions (not leaving any blank), not spending too much time on any one question, and checking her work if time allows. We plan to meet for one last session next Thursday, 12/20. "

"We covered the immune system and the nervous system yesterday. The student had an upcoming test and wanted to clarify some things. I answered her specific questions and then we went through lecture slides and created a hierarchy of vocabulary terms to start establishing a good study tool."

"The student and I worked on finding the roots, zeroes, factors and x-intercepts of polynomials up to a degree of 6 using synthetic division. I truly believe that she understood the subject so well by the end of the session that she could have done it in her sleep. Well done!"

"The student and I covered the material in her language workbook, specifically capitalization, verb tense, and punctuation. She got the hang of capitalization and punctuation quickly, but struggled to replace incorrect verbs with the correct ones. Student 2 worked hard throughout. We went over some math concepts (equivalent fractions, comparing decimals) that he missed in his homework, and went over vocabulary words."