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Blair 's Bio
What I Teach
- ELA (Pre-K through 12th grade - grammar, vocabulary, mechanics)
- Reading Comprehension (Pre-K through 12th grade)
- Essay writing (Pre-K through 12th grade - personal, informative, persuasive)
- Fiction writing (Pre-K through 12th grade)
- Math (Pre-K to 5th grade)
- G&T Test Prep (Pre-K to 3rd grade - OLSAT, NNAT)
- Hunter Pre-K prep (PreK-1st Grade)
- CogAT (K-8th Grade)
- AABL/FLI (Pre-K to 1st)
- WISC-V (up to 8th grade)
- WPPSI-IV (age 4 to 7)
- FLI (First Look Insight)
- New York ELA State Test (all grades)
- New York Math State Test (up to 5th grade)
- SSAT/ISEE prep (2nd-8th Grade - ELA, Verbal Reasoning & Writing)
- SHSAT (6th-8th Grade - ELA)
- Hunter College Prep (6th-8th Grade - ELA & Writing)
- SAT/ACT prep (10th-12th Grade - English & Writing)
- CPS Selective & Classical (Pre-K through 5th)
😇 Fun Fact
- Life-long fan of Jeopardy!
📚 Favorite Quote
- “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” —J.R.R. Tolkien
How I Work With Kids
- I stimulate students with questions and conversation to think and enjoy learning.
- I demonstrate strategies for various question types, guide students through them, and urge them to apply and refine those strategies.
Educational Background, Degrees, Licenses
- B.A. Writing, Concentration in Creative Writing
- MFA Creative Writing
Experience
- 10+ years teaching
- Literacy and Comprehension (Pre-K+)
- Writing (K-College)
- Test Prep- Reading, Writing, Math, Cognitive Skills and Strategies
- Private ELA Teacher (grades 4-7)
- Teacher, Curriculum Developer and Administrator at Huntington, FasTracKids, and Eye Level Learning Centers
- Substitute Teacher for NYC Charter Schools (K-8)
- Assistant Camp Director for Trinity Church Ministry of the Arts
What Parents Say
- “Tutor Blair was very patient with my daughter and always encouraged her that she can do it.
- Thanks to the Testing Mom team!”
- “He did very well in the actual assessment. Thanks a lot for your help!”
- My son has been taking NNAT sessions with Ms. Blair for almost 1.5 years now and he scored NNAT index of 138 which is 99 percentile for his age group this itself speaks of how amazing Ms. Blair's teaching style is. He is always so cheerful working with her, she makes learning a fun exercise for him. He looks forward to Ms. Blair's sessions. Ms. Blair has an excellent technique of getting him engaged while still catering to various curious questions he has. We are really grateful to have her and looking forward to many more Cogat sessions with her.
- Blair has tutored both of my kids and they love her! She is consistent and patient and truly knows how to work with little kids! My daughter went from giving up easily and losing her passion for learning to quickly thriving and once again having excitement for numbers and letters. Both of my kids feel confident and are grade levels ahead- the entire testing mom experience (the website resources to the tutoring) has all been top notch and there is a ton of value in it-highly recommend!
- This is going to be our second year working with Ms. Blair. We all love her. My son worked with her in his writing and general academics. I am so glad to see my son gain more comfortable and enjoy writing now!
- We have been using a wide range of TestingMom services - from the flashcards, to working session with our son, to finally discussing and getting guidance for the NYC kindergarten application process. Throughout the process - only a great experience. Very responsive, full of empathy to a family with a child navigating through this process and most importantly, very confident in TestingMom's capabilities. Blair (our instructor) did an absolute amazing job (even via zoom).