...The ACT English section focuses more on punctuation than does the SAT Writing Skills section, so I make sure my students solidly understand how to use a comma! Similar rhetoric-based questions are present on the ACT as are on the SAT, so I teach techniques to quickly search for and identify clue... (read more)
38 Subjects: includingReading,English,ESL/ESOL,SAT Math
...The LSAT is different from most other standardized tests, but the nature of the test makes it possible to predict - and prepare for - the ways that the test's developer will try to trick test-takers into picking superficially appealing choices rather than the correct ones. I have more than three... (read more)
...For SAT Reading & Writing, I teach students a variety of strategies to help them on the new test. We talk about identifying each question type at the outset, and then applying a targeted strategy to each question. We also discuss the ins and the outs of taking the test on the computer and how to navigate timing and other strategies. (read more)
...Most recently, I received a Master of Arts in English from Middlebury College. I'm a student-centered teacher who can support a wide range of student needs with a patient and thoughtful approach. I played varsity soccer at Amherst College for four years. (read more)
...I like to adapt the studies to focus just on those areas where a student can make major improvements. Many people see spelling as a waste of time in an age of spellcheckers. It's actually still needed. (read more)