ISEE, SSAT, HSPT, PSAT/SAT, ACT & MTEL Prep
Standardized tests are intimidating; the test-taking environment is unfriendly and the test questions are designed to trick you. With dedicated practice and regular coaching, everyone can learn strategies to beat the tests and improve their percentiles and/or stanines. I will work with you to improve your verbal scores and gain confidence in the test-taking environment so that you can achieve your target scores on test day. Because no two test-takers are the same, I will provide you with a custom test preparation program that reflects your goals, neutralizes your weaknesses, and amplifies your strengths. We will achieve this through a balance of retrieval practice, distributed practice, and interleaving, along with exercises to heighten your tenacity, resilience, and composure. I tutor the whole student, body and mind; stress reduction will be a component of every test preparation program. While I use Piqosity and Khan Academy as the digital components of my test preparation programs, the majority of my materials and methods are curated especially for you, whether that means providing practice test questions and essay prompts, assigning supplementary reading, building vocabulary lists, or replicating test day distractions so that you can learn to overcome them. All of my test preparation programs will require you to complete homework between sessions.
ISEE, SSAT & HSPT Prep
The ISEE and the SSAT are the admissions tests of choice for most American private schools, while the HSPT is the admissions test of choice for most Catholic schools. I coach middle school students for all three tests to help you get your highest score on test day, making the admissions process easier and less stressful for you, as well as ensuring that you are placed into competitive classes like Honors and Pre-AP.
Inquire about combining your ISEE, SSAT & HSPT test prep with interview rehearsal and application essay consultation for a comprehensive tutoring package!
PSAT/SAT Prep
Please be aware that I only coach students for the SAT Reading Test and SAT Writing & Language Test, as well as these respective sections of the PSAT. Taken during the junior year of high school, the PSAT is also the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship, which is why students should begin their test preparation as early as their freshman and sophomore years of high school. While I do offer test preparation programs for each test, enabling you to target your weakest section, most students see the highest increase in their scores by practicing these tests jointly (which is a study strategy known as interleaving).
ACT Prep
If you haven't considered taking the ACT before, click here for eight reasons why you should. Please be aware that I only coach students for the ACT English Test, ACT Reading Test, and ACT Writing Test (which is an optional section that everyone benefits from taking, especially if you have received a fee waiver). The ACT English Test combines with the ACT Reading Test to produce the English Language Arts subscore. While I do offer test preparation programs for each test, enabling you to target your weakest section, most students see the highest increase in their scores by practicing these tests jointly (which is a study strategy known as interleaving). As an ACT Certified Educator, official ACT products constitute the backbone of my curriculum.
MTEL Prep
There are very few self-study materials available for the MTELs. Preparation courses tend to be expensive and they are designed for group instruction, rather than productive one-on-one coaching. I coach students for the Communication and Literacy Skills Test and English Test. I successfully passed my own Communication and Literacy Skills Test as a high school senior and my English Test during my second semester as a college freshman, having only taken one English course by that time. I have also served as a member of the English Test's Content Advisory Committee.
ISEE, SSAT & HSPT Prep
The ISEE and the SSAT are the admissions tests of choice for most American private schools, while the HSPT is the admissions test of choice for most Catholic schools. I coach middle school students for all three tests to help you get your highest score on test day, making the admissions process easier and less stressful for you, as well as ensuring that you are placed into competitive classes like Honors and Pre-AP.
Inquire about combining your ISEE, SSAT & HSPT test prep with interview rehearsal and application essay consultation for a comprehensive tutoring package!
PSAT/SAT Prep
Please be aware that I only coach students for the SAT Reading Test and SAT Writing & Language Test, as well as these respective sections of the PSAT. Taken during the junior year of high school, the PSAT is also the qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship, which is why students should begin their test preparation as early as their freshman and sophomore years of high school. While I do offer test preparation programs for each test, enabling you to target your weakest section, most students see the highest increase in their scores by practicing these tests jointly (which is a study strategy known as interleaving).
ACT Prep
If you haven't considered taking the ACT before, click here for eight reasons why you should. Please be aware that I only coach students for the ACT English Test, ACT Reading Test, and ACT Writing Test (which is an optional section that everyone benefits from taking, especially if you have received a fee waiver). The ACT English Test combines with the ACT Reading Test to produce the English Language Arts subscore. While I do offer test preparation programs for each test, enabling you to target your weakest section, most students see the highest increase in their scores by practicing these tests jointly (which is a study strategy known as interleaving). As an ACT Certified Educator, official ACT products constitute the backbone of my curriculum.
MTEL Prep
There are very few self-study materials available for the MTELs. Preparation courses tend to be expensive and they are designed for group instruction, rather than productive one-on-one coaching. I coach students for the Communication and Literacy Skills Test and English Test. I successfully passed my own Communication and Literacy Skills Test as a high school senior and my English Test during my second semester as a college freshman, having only taken one English course by that time. I have also served as a member of the English Test's Content Advisory Committee.