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My name is Jessica Boozer and I have been doing SAT and ACT test prep for 10 years. I have written my own programs and books that have proven to raise scores. I have a BSEd from The University of Georgia. I have found tutoring more challenging and more rewarding than teaching in a classroom because of the individual focus on each student. I truly love what I do and I know that plays a significant role in the success of my programs.

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The University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Virginia Tech
University of Iowa
University of Oregon
University of Alabama
Auburn University
Georgia College and State University
Azusa Pacific

Proud Parents

"Jessica flew to Chicago for ACT test prep for our first two sons. Her teaching results were amazing and effective. She raised our two sons scores a total of 8 points. She made the exercise of test prep into a fun adventure, making our sons motivated to take the ACT."
-J.B., Chicago IL

"My son, Josh, had expressed a desire to be a journalist. Josh was not a very good writer at the time. It was time for Josh to take the SAT, so we sought assistance from Jessica. Josh's writing skills soared as did his SAT scores. It is an honor to gain entry into the University of North Carolina, it is an even greater honor for out of state resident. I am convinced that Jessica's tremendous academic influence made this a reality for Josh."
-F.M., Athens GA

"Jessica establishes an immediate rapport with kids and they respond by wanting to learn and exceed expectations. Having someone you can talk to and feel comfortable with as a teenager is rare and it creates a great environment for empowerment that goes beyond taking the SAT or ACT."
-L.D., Athens GA

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

phonics

For the last couple of years I have had students who (I'm hoping, at least) were not taught phonics when they were taught to read. I would have dismissed this thought if it had been one or two...but I'm seeing it pretty frequently and since my own kiddos aren't 17, I'm thinking that these kids were taught to read with sight words only.
Learning how letters sound and how they can go together is a really important thing. I hate it when I have a 17 year old here and said 17 year old can't sound out a word. Like they really just can't. They are not lazy or dumb, but they really don't know and/or understand how words and letters go together to form words. I think it is really important that kids are taught this.
I never know who is reading this blog. I think it's neat to see how many people see it and where they see it from, but I never know who is actually reading it. Having said that, if you have young kids and are reading this, please take the time with them to show them how letters sound and how they can combine to make totally new sounds. It's super important to be able to know this. Why? because you might one day be sitting somewhere and see a word you don't know, but if you understand how sounds go together you might be able to recall hearing that word and then remember what it means using context clues. (and this my friends, is another post for another day...maybe tomorrow)
cliffhanger...are you so excited?
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