As Audrey requested assistance in strategizing responses to questions that required identifying textual support for a claim, we today first worked on questions from practice exams that test this skill. I provided instruction first on how to identify the passage's claim or hypothesis and then how to focus on responses that often restate the claim or describe the claim. We then reviewed Module 1 of a practice test that Audrey completed for homework stopping to examine questions where she had difficulty . We began discussing SAT grammar skills which we will in detail examine during our next session on Tuesday.

We are doing the practice problems for the three main topics covered on the SAT Math test. There is valuable learning in doing these somewhat difficult problems and identifying topics that may need review. We also identify multiple methods for doing the problems.

We worked on areas that concerned Audrey based on the SAT practice test that she took last week. First, I provided instruction on the proper use of transition words such as: however, nevertheless, additionally, furthermore " etc. Next, we worked on the strategies for answering questions that require the student to answer questions based on a series of hypothetical notes. I emphasized that while each answer accurately summarizes the notes, the question only seeks information on one aspect of the notes. After completing questions on these areas from a practice test, we worked on graph and data analysis questions . We analyzed all the questions and answers together to assist Audrey in strategizing .

We will page through the college board guide to the SAT test. We will focus on the math topics needed for the test. We will do example questions and discuss the solutions. We will identify any math topics that may require review.

For our first session, I first reviewed the structure of the SAT test and the scoring algorithm . We then sampled the various types of questions and discussed strategies for answering each type: vocabulary in context, main idea, function of a sentence , structure of passage , and last, data interpretation. We noted the importance of certain key interpretative words such ,"yet, still, despite, " etc as well as the strategy of process of elimination.

We will complete our review of math topics on the SAT. We will also do practice problems to identify needs for review of the math on the test. This will lead into doing a practice test when the books arrive for our use.

We will do an overview of the testing process. We will begin a walk through of math topics covered on the test to identify areas that may need review. We will go over the syllabus for our work together.

Audrey and I first did an annotating exercise. Audrey said that she sometimes loses focus as she reads and forgets what she has read, so we worked on strategies such as annotating which help you interact with a literary text and remember what you read. She did well with the exercise. We then took turns reading from the novel trying to apply some of the annotating skills.

Audrey and I read two chapters of the novel. Audrey is behind in her reading. She asked to read the summaries of the last five chapters from Book Rags. So we finished the book.Audrey asked some questions as we read. Audrey said that she has trouble remembering what she has read, so we talked about some strategies to help her remember and focus on what she is reading. We discussed annotating and note-taking. We discussed the over-arching theme, the significance of the title and the ending.

Audrey and I read three chapters. We annotated for difficult vocabulary, plot and theme. After each chapter, we discussed inferences throughout, and I had Audrey give a brief summary of what happened. We also discussed possible writing assignments to correspond to the novel.