Tutoring in-person and on Zoom
Greenwich Village, New York City
Working in concert with your curriculum and class work needs, my tutoring and support will help you:
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Begin to enjoy math
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Uncover gaps in your math foundations
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Become a better “math reader”
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Increase your math vocabulary and decoding skills
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Apply your language strengths to math problem solving
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Become an active math learner able to absorb and retain new concepts
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Give up your reliance on your calculator
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Learn with a teacher, not a company
- Increase your confidence by engaging your strengths
- Develop an effective study plan with targeted practice and review
- Set reasonable goals with staged improvement
- Improve time management for your studies and for the test
- Uncover math gaps and fill them in forever
- Learn math strategies that enrich your problem solving for higher level math content
- Develop better checking/ defending strategies to minimize careless errors
SAT / ACT
My tutoring will help you to decide which test is best for you.
Do you prefer a paper and pencil test or online testing? The ACT now offers a choice. For the SAT, all testing is now on-line, not on paper.
Do you still remember topics from algebra and geometry that you haven’t used in a while?
Do you need more practice decoding word problems and do you have important math facts on your fingertips?
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For either test, we find your strengths and fill in your gaps. We work on your test timing, your checking and defending strategies, your use of multiple choice answers, your math reading and decoding skills.
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Together with my student, we establish reasonable goals and an effective study plan.
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​ISEE / SSAT / SHSAT​
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Discover which test works best for you, ISEE or SSAT
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The math foundations, vocabulary and concepts needed are the same for both tests, but the flavor of the questions and the question formats are different:
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The ISEE has more math questions than the SSAT and it also more explicitly tests mathematical reasoning.
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The SSAT has more answer choices making process of elimination more challenging and there is a penalty for wrong answers .
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Prepare for the SHSAT with rigorous math instruction that will carry through to your high school math curriculum.
About Me
After more than 30 years of offering my test prep program, Testing Plus, and teaching in both group and individual settings, I am eager to share my experience and expertise one-on-one with students preparing for standardized tests or needing support in math.
In many ways, I differ from the typical test prep math tutor. Because I have been a math teacher for decades, I know how to develop students’ mathematical reasoning skills beyond the more common formulaic approaches. Because I have worked with thousands of students on similar material, I can recognize not only when a student is very gifted but also when there is a learning issue, sometimes being the first to flag a problem and help the family get the necessary testing and accommodations. Because I love working with teenagers and love math, I am able to make the process enjoyable and the learning more lasting. And, on a more personal level, because I am also a mother, I am well aware of teenagers’ issues and am comfortable and straightforward in talking both to them and to their parents.
My background:
BA, Mathematics, City College of New York
MA, Mathematics Education, NYU
ABD (all but dissertation), Mathematics Education, NYU
Lecturer, Department of Educational Services and Computer and Information Science Department, Brooklyn College, for 30 years
Founder, Testing Plus, offering individual tutoring and small classes for high school and college entrance tests: ISEE, SSAT, NYC SHSAT, ACT and SAT, 1992 to the present.
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