SAT

TUTOR GUIDE
MODULE 1 - INTRODUCTION
By: Felicia Shan Sugata
This Tutor Guide contains guidelines for delivering this module, together with notes for
tutors. It does not, however, claim to have included every point of view or idea. Tutors
are encouraged to explore and to supplement and/or adapt the material provided in the
Student Manual (pptx or pdf) with relevant material for the specific teaching situation.

TUTOR STUDENT
GUIDE MANUAL
 This Tutor Guide contains:
 Topic overview
TUTOR  Lesson plan
 Learning objectives
GUIDE  Suggested activities
 Assessments
 Useful resources
 Other useful guidelines, notes, and teaching strategies for tutors
STUDENT
MANUAL

Study Material - Presentation (pptx or pdf).

TOPIC OVERVIEW
No. Topic Description
1. Writing and Language • Identifying Sentence Errors
• Improving Sentences
• Improving Paragraph
2. Reading • Common Passages
• Paired Passages
3. Math • Heart of Algebra
• Problem Solving & Data Analysis
• Passport to Advanced Math
• Additional Topics in Math
LESSON PLAN
Suggested Delivery Schedule Content
Introduction
Week 1 – 3 Diagnostic Test
(6 meetings) Writing and Language
Practice Test 1
Week 4 – 5 Reading
(4 meetings) Practice Test 2
Math
Week 6-9
Practice Test 3
(8 meetings)
Practice Test 4
Week 10 Full Practice Test
(2 meetings) Final Discussion
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Learning Objectives: Suggested Activities:
By the end of this module students will be able to: • Tell the students a little about yourself, and get to know them.
1. Have a specific SAT goal to satisfy their needs. • An effective start is to find out what students think SAT is all
2. Understand the overview of SAT and its structure. about.
3. Demonstrate their current skills and plan future • Which colleges or universities are of interest to the students?
strategies by doing a diagnostic assessment. • Do students know the average SAT score required at those
schools?
• Do the students have a goal SAT score?
• Give a general overview of the course.
• Share your expectations throughout the course.

Assessments:
• Diagnostic Test (20 mins)

Useful Resources:
• https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat
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• Self introduction.
• Icebreakers:
- Ask about their schools.
- Ask the type of curriculum they are using at school.
- Are they used to International curriculum?
• Confirm the amount of meetings and learning schedule.

Suggested Activities:
• Tell the students a little about yourself, and get to know them.
• An effective start is to find out what students think SAT is all about.
• Which colleges or universities are of interest to the students?
• Do students know the average SAT score required at those schools?
• Do the students have a goal SAT score?
• Give a general overview of the course.
• Share your expectations throughout the course.
01 - INTRODUCTION
Suggested Activities:
• Tell the students a little about yourself, and get to know them.
• An effective start is to find out what students think SAT is all about.
• Which colleges or universities are of interest to the students?
• Do students know the average SAT score required at those schools?
• Do the students have a goal SAT score?
• Give a general overview of the course.
• Share your expectations throughout the course.

• Have they heard about SAT before? What do they know

about SAT?
• Are they familiar with SAT questions?
• Explain what is in the SAT. (What is SAT, Test Format,
Score Components, etc.)
01 - INTRODUCTION Suggested Activities:
• Tell the students a little about yourself, and get to know them.
• An effective start is to find out what students think SAT is all about.
• Which colleges or universities are of interest to the students?
• Do students know the average SAT score required at those schools?
• Do the students have a goal SAT score?
• Give a general overview of the course.
• Share your expectations throughout the course.

• Ask students to make individual lists of the colleges and

universities and the required scores.
• When will they take the SAT Test?
• Explain how important a realistic goal is.
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• Explain the general lesson plan - what they will learn within the
next few weeks.
• Communicate your teaching style and expectations.

Suggested Activities:
• Tell the students a little about yourself, and get to know them.
• An effective start is to find out what students think SAT is all about.
• Which colleges or universities are of interest to the students?
• Do students know the average SAT score required at those schools?
• Do the students have a goal SAT score?
• Give a general overview of the course.
• Share your expectations throughout the course.
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• Give students DIAGNOSTIC TEST.

• Tutor gives analysis on students’ abilities & adapt
the lesson plan accordingly.
THANK YOU !