Test Preparation: ACT, SAT, ISEE & SSAT
Writing instruction for The College Essay
Writing instruction for The College Essay
Expanding Horizons Tutoring is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and Nyack, New York, and provides in-home tutoring services via Zoom.
My personalized approach:
Sessions are conducted via Zoom. Your particular child’s academic and intellectual needs dictate how I approach individual sessions and the overall pacing of instruction over time.
Those students who focus on test-taking strategies have the best chance of dramatically boosting their scores. The strategies that I teach are designed for the standardized tests and for writing within a limited timeframe.
Another important aspect of my responsibility as an educator is to reduce each pupil’s level of anxiety when taking the test. If a student has a particular tendency to be quite hard on him or her self, then I work toward building that student’s confidence. Providing positive reinforcement helps students to gradually lighten up on themselves, which helps them to perform better on the test.
Assisting students to live up to their academic potential is a highly rewarding endeavor for me. I take pride in the thought that I can influence a student’s ability to read texts more closely and to write analytic essays with greater clarity by further developing and expressing his or her ideas. It is an honor for me to play a small part in shaping young scholars’ minds.
Who I am and what I can do for your child:
I am an experienced Rutgers University Professor, published author with an MFA in Dramatic Writing, and award-winning playwright. My personalized approach uses one-on-one mentoring to yield impressive results at reasonable rates.
An overview of the process:
An overview of the process:
• Diagnostic Assessment
• Introduction of reading strategies for ACT or SAT Reading Tests
• Introduction of grammar for the ACT English or SAT Writing and Language Sections
• Essay strategies and practice for the ACT Essay
• Integration of the time element
For more information, please contact Peter Handy at:
Cell: 646-345-7709
Email: [email protected]
My current rate and policies are listed below:
1) Unless there are exceptional circumstances such as an illness, extreme weather, or an unforeseen catastrophe - I practice the industry standard of requiring 24-hours notice for cancellation.
2) If you have taken a specific time slot and there are three cancellations or more in a six week period, we will need to revisit our scheduling options and see if we can find a more suitable time slot for you - or decide to not have a set time slot and take it week by week.
3) For all new clients (starting as of 9/25/24), I currently charge $150.00 per hour for online sessions. I accept payment through Zelle, Venmo, or personal check. You must pay before the beginning of each session. FYI: My Zelle account is linked with my cell phone number (646-345-7709) or email address ([email protected]); my Venmo address is (@Peter-Handy-3). When making a Venmo payment, please make the type of transaction "Friends and Social" (rather than "Purchase"). FYI: I will also accept $1,400 in advance for 10 prepaid one hour sessions and $1950 in advance for 15 prepaid sessions.
4) I will send you a confirmation text and email the day before each session and would appreciate it if you would confirm it.
Sessions are conducted via Zoom. Your particular child’s academic and intellectual needs dictate how I approach individual sessions and the overall pacing of instruction over time.
Those students who focus on test-taking strategies have the best chance of dramatically boosting their scores. The strategies that I teach are designed for the standardized tests and for writing within a limited timeframe.
Another important aspect of my responsibility as an educator is to reduce each pupil’s level of anxiety when taking the test. If a student has a particular tendency to be quite hard on him or her self, then I work toward building that student’s confidence. Providing positive reinforcement helps students to gradually lighten up on themselves, which helps them to perform better on the test.
Assisting students to live up to their academic potential is a highly rewarding endeavor for me. I take pride in the thought that I can influence a student’s ability to read texts more closely and to write analytic essays with greater clarity by further developing and expressing his or her ideas. It is an honor for me to play a small part in shaping young scholars’ minds.
Who I am and what I can do for your child:
I am an experienced Rutgers University Professor, published author with an MFA in Dramatic Writing, and award-winning playwright. My personalized approach uses one-on-one mentoring to yield impressive results at reasonable rates.
An overview of the process:
An overview of the process:
• Diagnostic Assessment
• Introduction of reading strategies for ACT or SAT Reading Tests
• Introduction of grammar for the ACT English or SAT Writing and Language Sections
• Essay strategies and practice for the ACT Essay
• Integration of the time element
For more information, please contact Peter Handy at:
Cell: 646-345-7709
Email: [email protected]
My current rate and policies are listed below:
1) Unless there are exceptional circumstances such as an illness, extreme weather, or an unforeseen catastrophe - I practice the industry standard of requiring 24-hours notice for cancellation.
2) If you have taken a specific time slot and there are three cancellations or more in a six week period, we will need to revisit our scheduling options and see if we can find a more suitable time slot for you - or decide to not have a set time slot and take it week by week.
3) For all new clients (starting as of 9/25/24), I currently charge $150.00 per hour for online sessions. I accept payment through Zelle, Venmo, or personal check. You must pay before the beginning of each session. FYI: My Zelle account is linked with my cell phone number (646-345-7709) or email address ([email protected]); my Venmo address is (@Peter-Handy-3). When making a Venmo payment, please make the type of transaction "Friends and Social" (rather than "Purchase"). FYI: I will also accept $1,400 in advance for 10 prepaid one hour sessions and $1950 in advance for 15 prepaid sessions.
4) I will send you a confirmation text and email the day before each session and would appreciate it if you would confirm it.