Award-Winning Test Prep & Academic Tutoring in Prue, OK

"This was our first tutoring session. We started by reviewing what the student has been covering in class. We worked on his math packet and reviewed sections that he had completed in class. The subjects we covered during this session included: speed and velocity, absolute value, integers, and basic mathematical equations. He understood the difference between speed and velocity very well and was successfully able to answer all questions related to this concept. With this understanding he was also able to master the concept of absolute value and could complete mathematical equations and order integers from least to greatest. We spent a good part of the session reviewing adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. He understands this concept and could explain his notes to me about it. He struggled a little with deciding whether to add or subtract two integers with the same or different signs. We worked through practice problems and reviewed this concept at the end of the session. He told me he just learned this concept on Thursday, so it is still new to him. He was very responsive to my questions and could provide additional explanations when I asked. We will meet Mondays at 4:00 pm with the possibility of additional sessions if required for homework help or test preparation. Each session we will review his class notes and practice problems and work on concepts that he is struggling with. I plan to start the next session reviewing addition/subtraction of positive and negative integers to see how he has progressed with this concept in class during the week. We will then review any new concepts he has learned and work on more practice problems."

"The student and I went over her homework together, which included simple algebraic equations, word problems, ratios, and types of numbers. We also discussed specifically rational/ irrational numbers, square roots, and perfect squares. She is still enthusiastic but lacks confidence. I am going to work with her on strategies to check her work so that she is reassured it is correct. In time, I feel this will help build her confidence. She is going to continue to work on memorizing multiplication facts. "

"The student and I went over some grammar lessons that I brought with me as he had mentioned he could use some refreshing in this area. "

"Today, we worked on a new topic: solving equations for a variable in one or two steps. Since this was a topic I had already introduced to the student when dealing with linear equations, he did a great job recalling the material! With some guidance, he was able to complete his assignment and do much more practice."

"We went through the student's homework first, which was mostly similarity amongst triangles, with an emphasis on proportions. We then spent the last 30 minutes going through her previous homework sets (since the last time we met)."

"Both students read together for this session, alternating between 1 sentence or 1 page each. We read three books and they are both making progress."

"We went through geometry and I explained different concepts to her so she can retake the exams. She understood them and she was able to do them by herself. It was about surface area and volume. She is doing good. "

"The student has a quiz tomorrow, so we worked through her review packet on exponential functions. She has a really thorough understanding of exponential growth! She worked through a difficult extra credit problem about blood concentration of a drug over time. She also did a good job of checking that the growth rate and the time were in the same units. I am sure she will ace the test!"