Award-Winning Test Prep & Academic Tutoring in College Park, GA

"1) We went over chapter 2 in the student's math book, which is review from last year. She mentioned that the quiz and test her teacher gave were much more difficult than the book problems, so I plan to focus on bridging that gap for her between straight forward book problems and tricky test questions. Exposure to those harder types of problems before test day will make a big difference. Areas for clarification/instruction: - Simplifying expressions/equations (going through each step carefully and working up to quick, mental simplification), - Identifying properties (associative, distributive, commutative - knowing what these are and when to use them), and - Translating word problems into written expressions (practical problems). 2) We also started working on an English paragraph for a Describe/Argue assignment. We worked on making a topic sentence and deciding which evidence was relevant to her argument. Areas for clarification/instruction: -Pulling out the strongest, most applicable evidence to support a claim, -Logically structuring these pieces of evidence within a paragraph, and -Using broad conclusion statements to summarize the paragraph's agenda. Strategies: We discussed where square roots/square numbers come from, ways to remember variables and coefficients, and routines for mental math that we will begin next week. Extra materials: I will bring supplemental materials to leave with her next session as this was our first session. "

"The student has a test tomorrow in his physics class, so we reviewed today by doing some practice problems out of his textbook. We worked mainly in the areas of gravitation and work and energy. His understanding of these problems was already pretty good, since he has been working on these problems for a little while now. Today we improved his understanding of these topics and his ability to solve these types of problems through practice. He feels ready for his test tomorrow."

"We covered the basic theories and applications of microeconomics. The student had a sample midterm exam that we went over as a basis for discussions. The student's attitude was excellent. No new strategies no skills were introduced. Extra practice was provided based on the potential review of her help sessions. "

"It was great to see the student. I saw growth in his reading, and it was with great surprise. I brought another reading passage. We took turns reading paragraphs. In the beginning, I noticed him running sentences together. I modeled how to read appropriately, and he caught on immediately. There was a delay the last time I modeled this skill. I gave him a high five after reading his paragraphs. I also asked him to answer questions regarding sequencing, summarizing, and characterization. We'll continue to work on it!"

"In today's session we did a comprehensive review for the upcoming semester exam. The student showed confidence in the material. Emphasis was again placed on writing out and showing all work. He reported a 100% on the previous week's test and specifically cited our sessions as his edge over other students, especially when it comes to understanding the material completely."

"We covered Algebraic expressions today. The student was initially slightly misinterpreting the instructions for the homework assignment, but after I explained what it was asking for, she picked it up. She understands algebra, but we will need to work to guide her to frame the problems algebraically. "

"During today's session we worked on graphing linear equations using slope-intercept form. The student was required to convert equations that were in standard form into slope-intercept form and then use the y-intercept and slope to graph the equations. We used function tables and substitution to check the solutions. Additionally, she solved problems involving distance and time. We discussed proportional relationships, comparing them to non-proportional relationships for her to gain a better understanding of the connection between her math and science homework. "

"Today we went over the student's final exam study guide. She is going to be out of town all next week so she has to take her final exams before she goes out of town. We reviewed slope-intercept form, equation substitution, and elimination. We also went over a few probability questions and ended with a few sequence questions. She doesn't remember going over sequences in class and I was about 80% confident on sequences, so she is going to ask her teacher about it before her test tomorrow. As always, I encouraged her to take her time on the test and check her signs."