ISEE Tutoring

Natalie’s ISEE tutoring has helped hundreds of students with their ISEE test preparation. Her ISEE tutoring includes complete test preparation for all sections of the Primary, Lower, Middle and Upper Level ISEE exams. The ISEE is a top private school admissions exam created by the ERB, so you want to make sure your child is ready for it. She has helped hundreds of elementary school, middle school, and high school students score 7s, 8s and 9s across sections.

Primary Levels

The ISEE Primary 2 is for students in grade 1, while Primary 3 is for students in grade 2 and Primary 4 is for students in grade 3. The most difficult aspect of test-taking for children this age are the time limits and learning how to answer multiple-choice questions. All three Primary levels include reading and math sections, while younger students also are tested for listening comprehension. Natalie uses engaging platforms and techniques to help her students reach their true potential on the Primary ISEE.

Lower Level

Students in grades 4 and 5 prepare for middle school-level vocabulary and math knowledge, as well as reading comprehension. From the start, they focus on developing good test-taking skills that boost scores and time management in all 4 sections of the test.

Middle Level

The Middle Level is for students in grades 6 and 7. They are tested on comprehensive middle school-level math, vocabulary, and reading. During lessons, they work on extensive vocabulary review, sentence completion exercises, and reading homework. To ace the Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics Achievement sections, they do any necessary math concept review and then work through practice material with Natalie.

Upper Level

For students in grades 8 and up, the Upper Level features high school-level math, reading, and vocabulary. Strategy, time management, and test-taking skills are the core of their preparation for the math, verbal, and reading sections. Natalie also coaches quantitative comparison problem-solving, a difficult question type for many students.

ISEE essay prep

Being “mini-interviews” that help schools get to know their applicants, students’ submissions need to highlight their individual voices, creativity, talents, and achievements. The personal essay prompt helps students introduce who they are and what is important to them. Natalie supports their writing with constructive critiques and a detailed overview of essay standards, structure and writing mechanics. They also practice the timed essay approach.

Tutoring includes:

Study plan based on previous ISEE score results or initial practice test scores

Complete review of ISEE concepts and strategies with targeted practice (available for all sections)

Online resources for math, reading, and verbal practice

Weekly feedback on student progress and homework completion (available for all sections)

Timed practice sets during lessons

FAQ about Natalie’s test prep

Do you offer a full test prep program or classes?

I offer one-on-one lessons, not classes, where my tutoring adapts to the needs of every student. I guide students through their test prep with targeted concept review, strategies, and time management techniques. I do not have a one-size-fits-all approach or set curriculum for everyone to follow.

What does a typical lesson with you look like?

Test preparation is a combination of concept review and test-taking strategies. I help my students not just get to the right answer, but also understand how they got to the right answer and what makes it correct. They also learn how to methodically approach questions and answers. A typical lesson for a reading comprehension test section would be working through a number of passages with test-specific questions, for example, or for math test sections, working through practice questions and any needed concept review for those questions at the same time. A good amount of lesson time is spent on mastering strategies and building good time management skills. By understanding how a test works and how the testmakers have created the questions, students better learn how to take that test with minimal stress and maximum success.

Can you guarantee a score increase on the actual test?

Successful test prep depends entirely on a student’s commitment to a study plan, daily practice, and application of strategies and techniques learned during lessons. I personally cannot promise that any student will definitely raise scores just because of my tutoring. However, students who practiced diligently and listened to my advice during lessons — and applied it — did in fact raise their scores significantly.

How many lessons will my child need?

Some students need more support, while others need less. Guessing how many lessons a student needs requires more information. To start, I always ask for practice test results or previous test results to help me see where we need to focus our efforts the most. I also ask about what test prep, if any, you have done so far, and what your specific test score goals are. Your test preparation should start as early as possible before a test date. If your child has any struggles or gaps in a specific subject area, like math, reading or vocabulary, then they will most likely need more tutoring than the average student.