Brittany
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: Texas Christian University - Current Undergrad, Mech Engineering & Physics
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 33
ACT Reading: 34
ACT Science: 35
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1530
SAT Math: 740
SAT Verbal: 720
SAT Writing: 770
Materials Science, Plasma Physics, Software Development
College Physics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering
High School Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Statics and Dynamics
What is your teaching philosophy?
The biggest thing students tend to struggle with in reading comprehension is "what is important?" So a tutor must help the student learn strategies to see the passages from the author's perspective and seek out the main ideas and themes. One method I use for SAT/ACT prep is I work with the student to get into the habit of summarizing paragraphs as they read them, and then seeing how the beginning of the passage relates to the end to see the main idea.