SAT Tutoring Bookset and Materials List:

Please purchase and have all materials before your first scheduled session

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NOTE: This bookset is for students taking the October 2023, November 2023, or December 2023 SAT. If you are taking the March 2024 SAT or later, please use this bookset. If you are taking the ACT, please use this bookset.


Books

Collegeboard: the official sat study guide 2020 Edition

(Click here to purchase)

Contains 8 official SAT practice tests which are used to benchmark progress.

SAT math workbook (Barron’s test prep): seventh edition

(Click here to purchase)

Used to teach and enforce specific, commonly tested concepts through consistent repetition.

The college panda’s sat writing: advanced guide and workbook

(Click here to purchase)

The College Panda SAT Writing Workbook is for the GRAMMAR portion of the SAT - not the essay. This is used to teach & drill grammatical concepts such as subject verb agreement, pronouns, punctuation, etc.


Materials

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Calculator: TI-89 Titanium

(Can be purchased by clicking any of the links for Staples, or Amazon, or used on Ebay)

The TI-89 Titanium offers several features that are not found on scientific calculators, or even other graphing calculators, which makes it an invaluable asset on the SAT.

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Flexible Phone Stand for Virtual Tutoring

(Can be purchased on Amazon. If this particular phone stand is out of stock, a similar substitute should do.)

**This is used for virtual tutoring and all virtual students are required to purchase and have before their first session.

This stand acts as a document camera and allows us to watch your student’s work on paper in real time while they simultaneously observe their tutor’s work on a laptop. Additionally, we recommend that all students who will need flexibility during the time of test prep—if there is traveling, for instance—to also purchase so that they may complete virtual sessions if necessary.

See here for a video on the use of the phone stand.