Breakthrough Test Prep

To provide targeted one-on-one programs that teach them efficient reading skills and other breakthrough strategies and techniques to maximize their scores. Harriet is well known in the Washington DC area for significantly boosting students test scores. Ultimately, students are provided with the best opportunity to get into the college of their choice.

When you can't predict what the test will about about, it's difficult for many students and parents to know where and how to start preparing. Once students understand what the tests are TRULY testing - the same level of language comprehension, the same critical thinking and reading skills - their fears soon dissipate.

But just in case - for some unimaginable reason - the technology does not work flawlessly and you'd prefer to simply print them out, they can be downloaded here and sent to us however is most convenient. We'll use these to get a more detailed picture of strengths and weaknesses, as well as likely potential score.

Teach students how to become efficient readers by developing a reading range between 300-1000 wpm depending on purpose and content. Show students a way to learn and remember vocabulary by learning the most common prefixes and the most common roots - gaining a 'sense' of over 500,000 words!*

Provide students with a step-by-step approach to the critical reading beginning how to find the thesis as well as the "Post-it Note Technique" to provide clarity of focus.These assessments ask students to rate the relevant skill sets required to score well on the SAT and ACT. After students add up the numbers they are then provided with an SAT or ACT score conversion table.