SAT Prep · Reading and Writing
SAT Reading and Writing, one skill at a time
One-on-one prep with Bryan Hearn, Ed.D. The work starts from a baseline, names the three or four habits behind most missed questions, and stays on them until the score holds under time.
Bryan Hearn, Ed.D.5,000+ hours of one-on-one coaching5-star average across 1,295+ Wyzant reviewsEd.D., Vanderbilt University“After two months with Bryan, my son scored a 1530 on his first SAT and is no longer scared of the English component.”
“Bryan’s strategies for the SAT writing section raised my score by 70 points.”
“As a parent, I especially appreciate the summary he sends after each session.”
How your plan stays tailored
We build the plan from real data
Every plan starts with a baseline: the free SAT Mini Diagnostic or a recent official Bluebook practice test. The score report shows where the points are going. From there, the Test Prep Learning Log records every missed, guessed, or uncertain question, so each session starts from evidence and the plan changes when the evidence does.
Typical focus areas
What the weekly work covers
The section rewards students who read the text before the choices and decide from evidence. The baseline decides the order, and which of these matter most for each student.
Information and Ideas
- Central ideas and details
- Command of evidence: textual and quantitative
- Inferences
Craft and Structure
- Words in context
- Text structure and purpose
- Cross-text connections
Expression of Ideas
- Rhetorical synthesis
- Transitions
Standard English Conventions
- Boundaries
- Form, structure, and sense
The SAT Companion
A curriculum built to be individualized
The full SAT Reading and Writing curriculum in one Google Doc and bookmarked PDF, with an explanation for every practice question. In sessions, the baseline decides which lessons come first and which can wait. On its own, it works start to finish.
Free SAT resources
Practice between sessions
Free to use, with or without one-on-one support.
Start with a baseline
Book a consultation to talk through the test date and the right amount of support. Or take the free Mini Diagnostic first and bring the score report.
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