<p>I was wondering if anyone on here has any tips on how to tutor someone to improve his ACT score. I have never taught this type of class so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>What are their current scores like? If they’re high enough, the best route is to have them do practice tests and you go over the questions with them.</p>
<p>If they still have room for big improvement, it’s going to be a good idea to review teh grammar and math concepts as well as reading skills.</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat. I’m tutoring someone who just recently got a 30 composite. 32 math, 31 english, 30 reading, 25 science. Would your recommend concepts or just practice tests?</p>
<p>Holy french toast, I’m tutoring is well.
He received a 25 composite. The only other info I know is that he got a low science, but a decent math, english subs are in-between. Just practice tests or concepts as well?</p>
<p>what’s with the holy french toast!? and any advice anyone?</p>
<p>I tutor the math and science sections of the ACT. For math I tend to just do lots of math problems giving standardized test strategies as I go along. For some questions I use the same strategies that I use on the SAT. But the ACT is more straightforward than the SAT, so in many questions I just have my students do the math (no “tricks” are necessary).</p>
<p>Here are some of the things I teach my students for the Science section of the ACT:</p>
<p>First of all I teach my students to only use the passages to look up answers to questions - NEVER read the passages before the questions. This wastes too much time. In fact, in many questions you will not have to read the passages at all. Often you will just have to look up the answers in the appropriate charts, graphs, tables, figures, etc.</p>
<p>Second, always save the “arguments” passage for last. This is the wordiest passage which has two or more people giving two opposing viewpoints. This passage can suck your time away quickly if you’re not careful. Again, do not read the passage first here - use the passage to look up the answers, but always start with the questions.</p>
<p>Third, pacing is important. Do not get hung up on one question. If you’re spending more than a minute on a question it may be time to move on and come back to this question later. </p>
<p>Note that there is no guessing penalty on the ACT, so make sure that you answer every question even if you have to guess.</p>
<p>thanks drsteve!</p>