Midtown ONE Tutors

Welcome, ONE Tutors!

This is your one-stop-shop for all things ONE program: schedules, calendars, and resources for academic tutoring, character mentoring, and parent advising.

2022-2023 Calendar

Schedule

M+W / Sat EVENT

6:10 / 10:10 Arrive at Midtown

6:15 / 10:15 TutorTalk (training meeting)

6:30 / 10:30 Begin Tutoring/Mentoring

7:55 / 11:55 Wrap up Tutoring/Mentoring

8:00 / 12:00 Check in with MOM or DAD

8:05 / 12:05 End Program + Depart

Resources

We will add/refresh content over time, so check back here often!

Have a resource you want to recommend for others? Let us know!

Academic Tutoring

See Renaissance STAR 360 info below

MATH

READING

We strongly recommend that you and your student pick a book from our Book List below and read it together over the course of the program. You can read the book during and outside the tutoring session, if agreed on. During the tutoring session, you can spend time working on:

  • Fluency (tutor can read aloud!)

  • Vocabulary

  • Reading Comprehension & Discussion of characters, plot, and themes

  • Writing & Grammar

Midtown Reads Book List:

  • Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry

  • The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

  • Pax by Sara Pennypacker (recommended review)

  • The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Does your student only read Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Read this review and you may both realize there are better books to read…

Character Mentoring

Weekly Goal Tracker

Character Mirror:

Parent Advising

Question Bank

Renaissance STAR Assessments

Follow these 7 Steps to get your student started on his STAR Math or Reading Assessment:

  1. Send your student to bit.ly/MidtownSTAR

  2. Ask Mariano or Pedro for your student’s login credentials, and have your student log in

  3. Confirm accuracy of your student’s grade level (if inaccurate, tell Mariano or Pedro ASAP before taking)

  4. On homepage, click on STAR Reading or Math tile

  5. Tell your student to select “Yes” when asked “Are you inside your school?”

  6. Enter “admin” as Monitor Password when prompted

  7. Begin assessment!

Keep in mind…

  1. Tutors CANNOT help students. You may be present, making sure he stays focused on assessment. You may work on the questions simultaneously and separately on a scratch piece of paper for moral support. Calculators NO; Scratch paper YES.

  2. 5 practice questions. These will appear at the beginning and get the student warmed up.

  3. 35 computer-adaptive questions. Your student will see and answer 35 questions which vary from student to student depending on how accurately he answers as he goes along.

  4. 20-25 minutes. The assessment is timed (about 90 seconds per question) and shouldn’t take more nor less than this amount.

  5. Reports. Tutors will be able to access their student’s assessment reports after completion using their (tutors’) log-in.

If you need help at any point, ask Pedro or Michael.

To access assessment reports, login with your credentials, which Mariano should have provided via email.

TutorTalk and video tutorial coming soon…

List of Focus Skills: 4th Grade — 5th Grade — 6th Grade

You may also call Renaissance Customer Support at 1 (800) 338-4204. Reference Midtown Center for Boys (Account ID: 7997859)