Award-Winning Test Prep & Academic Tutoring in Sugar Hill, GA

"Today we started, as we always do, with a grade check. His lowest grade is a 76 in science. He indicated to me that he has difficulty with the tests, although the homework and labs are fine. We first went over the verbs SER and GUSTAR in Spanish. We went over the conjugations and how to use gustar properly with the reflexive verbs attached to it at the beginning. We talked about how the pronoun refers to who is doing the liking and you use gusta when talking about one thing, and gustan when talking about more than one thing. I made a chart so he could visually see how it works, and then gave him a mini quiz to see if he could do it on his own, which he could. I was very impressed with his ability to take a concept, learn it, and apply it to a new situation so quickly. The next thing we worked on was his English vocabulary list, which he has a test on Friday. We went over the words, definitions, and parts of speech a number of times, but what really helped him was relating each vocabulary word to something that he knew in his life (maleficent - Darth Vader). That helped him remember the words and definitions better the last time we went through them. We then reviewed some math homework that he had dealing with equations with inequalities. He did well with those and just needed some help with graphing the inequalities. We also talked about his reading book for English, The Odyssey. He told me that it is difficult to read as it is written in the style of a long poem and with words he may not be familiar with. I gave him a link to a site with notes on the Odyssey so he can read the summaries and analysis to help his comprehension. He was willing to do whatever was needed to do complete his homework. He asked great questions and readily accepted any challenge or quiz I threw at him. Great job! "

"We began session with the student's weekly reading prep, this time targeting humanities and natural science passages. Despite decreased active guidance, he is holding steady in both pacing and accuracy with the section (the science-related passage remaining his strongest). Afterward, we concluded our unit on the writing section by reviewing the body paragraph he outlined for homework. All necessary parts of the evaluation and overall argument were present; my input was limited to suggestions on phrasing and transitions. We practiced developing a topic sentence for each section of the outline; as long as he has a solid outline to work from, I don't anticipate him having a problem organizing and introducing his topics properly. I briefly conferenced with the client family on next steps leading up to the December test, and the student agreed to schedule time for a full-length practice test before our next meeting."

"The student and I met to work on another section this week. He reported that he was struggling and found this section difficult to work with. We worked on adding rational expressions and finding the least common denominator (LCD). In adding rational expressions, one was required to have the same denominator and add the numerators together. Once he grasped that concept, he was able to solve the problems. He also grasped the LCD concept as well. He reported getting an 80% on his last test ,which he said was a significant improvement to his overall grade. He reports wanting to obtain only a C, but he now has the prospects of maintaining a B."

"The student and I spent some time going over using integrals to determine the arc length of a function between two points. When attempting to solve one of the problems from that section, he had to use the substitution method, which I could tell seemed a bit unclear to him. So, we spent a little bit of time reviewing the substitution method. With the remainder of the session, we took a peek at some of the upcoming sections of his textbook."

"We finally got to see the student's exam from a couple of weeks ago and she scored a solid B off of it. Her mom and I are very proud of the fact that she's been consistently progressing for the past couple of months as it was her highest math grade in two years. During our tutoring, we focused on finding x through algebraic expressions. She had the concept down once we were on the sixth problem. She no longer has issues with adding and subtracting integers."

"We covered linear, parabola, and absolute value graphs. I also covered inequality equations. The student was initially confused about the concepts of symmetry and inequality. After the session, she seemed to understand all of the concepts we covered."

"I assisted the student with his algebra II homework, which consisted of binomial expansions and Pascal's triangle. He did a great job after I explained how to solve for the problems. We also talked about the possibility of doing ACT tutoring."

"We covered a range of topics including different types of angles and measuring using a protractor. We also went over parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines and their properties, as well as triangles and their angles. The student's biggest struggle seemed to be estimating angle sizes and finding the measures of angles without a protractor. We went over several chapters and example questions for practice, and she will continue to briefly review the aforementioned topics after the session. Overall, we made a lot of progress."