CTG likes to begin with a student’s sophomore- or junior-year PSAT or sophomore-year preACT results because those results can help identify particular areas of difficulty.
Understand the starting point
CTG looks at whether the difficulty level or the type of question causes the most trouble and compares verbal and math performance to identify where support is most needed.
Build knowledge and familiarity
Tutors provide background material for additional self-directed study and use timed practice so students gain experience working under realistic conditions.
Develop skills and strategy
Students learn to recognize easy, medium and difficult questions, review the concepts most likely to be tested, and practice strategies that use their strengths and address their weaknesses.
Analyze corrections
CTG combines lectures, visuals, written review materials, official practice tests and correction-with-analysis to improve both concept knowledge and the ability to retrieve what students have learned.
Encourage the individual student
One-on-one tutoring allows the tutor to understand the student and provide individualized advice. The tutor becomes part of the child’s academic team: always encouraging and never judgmental.
No surprises
CTG’s philosophy is that success on standardized tests involves three essentials: having the skills, having a strategy and knowing what to expect.