Dr. Ryan’s Guides

Looking for a textbook for the SAT or ACT? Check out Dr. Ryan’s Guides. These are short, pithy, highly effective books that Dr. Ryan wrote based on over ten years of working with clients on these tests. They are designed to give you exactly what you need without wasting your time. They are priced very reasonably and available both in Kindle and paperback editions. The grammar guide is the first one in the series, with the next one, Dr. Ryan’s Guide – SAT Reading, coming soon.

If you’ve conquered the guide and want to keep building your skills, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

About The Grammar Guide: Units are broken down into easy-to-process sections with individual practice questions for each as well as a comprehensive review at the end of each unit. The book focuses on Basic Writing Mechanics, Complex Writing Mechanics, and Rhetorical Skills, emphasizing the core content for the SAT Writing and Language section and the ACT English section. These core skills parallel the mechanical, grammatical, and rhetorical skills required to write clearly and effectively at the high-school and college levels. The book contains over 200 unique practice questions in total.

About the Author: Ryan Judkins, the founder of Bootstrap Tutors, holds a Ph.D. in English and has over sixteen years of experience as a college professor, teacher, and tutor. He has taught at Ohio State, the University of Massachusetts (Boston and Lowell), and Salem State, and he is licensed in Massachusetts for English and Latin for grades 5-12. His tutees ace their classes, conquer their standardized tests, and write compelling essays that help them earn admission into the best schools in the country. An avid hiker, Ryan’s most memorable trip is spending one July hiking 140 miles in 10 days solo on Scotland’s Southern Upland Way and Fife Coastal Path. He lives in Swampscott, MA with his wife, son, and a menagerie of pets.