Target Tutoring’s Core Curriculum for SAT focuses on all the skills needed to master the Reading and Writing and the Math sections of the test. Our small class sizes allow substantial individualized attention. The Core Curriculum for SAT comprises five courses:
- Grammar Intensive
- SAT Reading Strategy Sessions
- Math Booster
- SAT Math Intensive
- Wordsmith Workshop
The Grammar Intensive provides a comprehensive and novel review of English grammar, incorporating Target Tutoring’s proprietary method of abridged sentence diagramming to help students better grasp the underlying anatomy of complex sentences. This course covers topics and techniques for the English section of the ACT and for the grammar questions on the SAT (30% of the SAT verbal sections). Enrolling in the Grammar Intensive allows access to ACT Reading Strategy Sessions or SAT Reading Strategy Sessions. The Grammar Intensive takes place over six two-hour sessions and costs $1400.
Target Tutoring’s Math Booster includes a review of key arithmetic, geometry, and algebra topics; the course also introduces strategies to help students better handle the timed testing environment. After taking the Math Booster, students can choose the Trig/Pre-Cal Module (for ACT) or the SAT Math Intensive. (A student enrolled in one of these advanced math courses can take the other at no extra charge.) The Math Booster takes place over six two-hour sessions and costs $1300.
The SAT Math Intensive is a fast-paced class with a focus on medium to advanced SAT math topics and question types. Linear and non-linear functions, systems of equations, trickier geometry and statistics problems, number theory, and select trigonometry topics constitute the core of this course. The SAT Math Intensive will also cover calculator use (both TI-84 CE and Desmos). The SAT Math Intensive takes place over six two-hour sessions and costs $1300.
Through the Wordsmith Workshop, students will gain insights into the vibrant and sometimes confounding nature of words. True to its name, the course will inspire students to become wordsmiths. Like a goldsmith who crafts precious metal into beautiful shapes, a wordsmith has the knowledge and confidence to wield words into meaningful thought. In the Wordsmith Workshop, we strike a balance between the rational and the idiomatic aspects of English – teaching students how to be confident enough to take on new words, yet cautious enough to guard against word traps. The course is far more than a simple review of words and meanings: we create an interactive experience using innovative flash card techniques, unforgettable mnemonic devices, and carefully interwoven themes. The cost of the Wordsmith Workshop is $1000.