BARBARA B. BAIR
 Certified English/Latin
Teacher and Experienced
SAT Verbal Tutor


MAXIMIZE YOUR VERBAL SAT, PSAT, ACT SCORES
WRITE EFFECTIVE ESSAYS FOR TESTS AND ADMISSIONS
 
I am a warm, enthusiastic, dedicated teacher and tutor who has worked with all types of students to help them achieve their goals and do their very best on standardized tests and application essays.
 
RESULTS OF TUTORING   THE 1-ON-1 TUTORING PROCESS
  • Maximized scores
  • Improved reading and writing skills
  • Larger, more sophisticated vocabulary
  • Greater self-confidence and improved test-taking skills
  • Acceptances from a wide range of colleges
  • More opportunities for scholarships
  
  • Test-taking strategies
  • Intensive instruction in grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary
  • Practice in writing essays
  • Assistance with admissions essays
  • Individual pacing, concentration on student's weaknesses and needs, personalized attention
  • Communication with parents
     
     
EDUCATION   EXPERIENCE
  • Tufts University, B.A. Classics major, magna cum laude, minors in English and Education
  • Wesleyan University, M.A. English
  • Post-graduate studies at Princeton University, Drew University, Rutgers University
   Tutoring verbal and writing sections of SAT, PSAT, ACT, and essays since 1987

High school English and Latin teacher
  • Durham High School (Durham, CT), 1966-1969
  • Governor Livingston High School, 1980-1990
  • New Providence High School, 1989-2011
  • Westfield High School, 2013-2020
     
 
  CONTACT INFORMATION  
 
Flexible scheduling:
7 days a week,
12 months a year
 		  


Located in Berkeley Heights

References gladly supplied