SSAT / ISEE Online Tutoring

How IS ivyGoal SSAT / ISEE Different From Others?

Taught by some of the most acclaimed tutors in the industry.

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Special programs designed by ivyGoal to crack SSAT / ISEE verbal - the most difficult section.

Teachers: Nick Ni & Mason Kenton- highly regarded Prep teachers in the bay area and have taught thousands of students.

Homework: Students are expected to complete 1-3 hours of homework per week in order to successfully complete the course. 

Lesson Instruction: students will log into ivyGoal’s Zoom online classroom and study with us by following ivyGoal’s rigorous program. 

Registration: students need to register the class on a monthly base. After each month, parents can decide if you want your child to continue. The class will end in January, which is time for the last ISEE / SSAT test. 

Vocabulary Skills Covered:

• Synonym.
• Filling the blank.
• Connotation.
• Parts of speech.
• Roots.
• Process of elimination.

Vocabulary Words Samples (total 1110 words):

• albeit, granted (that), nonetheless, notwithstanding, lest, conversely, thereupon, thus,
• detain, perceive, revitalize, cohesive, futile, convex, repulsive, assemble, compel, literal
• tangible, abhor, dejection, illiteracy, compassion, alleviate, sleek, remorse, prolific, climax
• meticulous, voyage, trajectory, akin to, slated to, sinister, ponder, cluster, ponder, multifacet,
• detrimental, impair, introspection, preordained, pertinent, undermine, tribute, induce, deduce,
• discern, deleterious, context, phantom, pilgrim, behold, referent, susceptible, indifference,
• reprimand, altruism, eminent, extrovert, pensive, persevere, plausible, cynicism, intrinsic,
• ardent, eminent, adhere, encompass, refute, reign, ransack, poised, condone, elusive, contrive,
• ...

Reading Skills Covered:

• Deploying different reading skills for different types of reading passages.
• What to read and what to skip or skim.
• How to identify the main idea.
• How to decipher an author's purpose.
• How to perform deductive reasoning.
• How to apply grammar skills to improve reading comprehension.
• How to become an active reader vs a passive reader.

Mock tests:

• 10 mock tests will be assigned to students to practice and to be reviewed in class.