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Works across ACT English/Reading/Science, SAT Reading/Writing, and essay-based verbal support.
19 years of experience in educational testing and essay assessment for ETS programs.
B.A. in English from the University of Iowa and M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Roosevelt University.
Supports humanities students in literature, composition, and creative or expository writing.
Joe teaches verbal work as both a craft and a performance skill. He helps students understand how language, structure, and reasoning operate on the page, then shows them how those same skills translate to standardized-test passages, essays, and academic writing. His assessment background gives him a particularly sharp sense of what strong responses look like and how to coach students toward them.
Has worked at The Krupnick Approach since 2019.
Brings nearly two decades of educational-testing and essay-assessment experience.
Works fluently across test prep, academic humanities support, and essay coaching.
Joe Burton has worked with The Krupnick Approach since 2019 as a testing tutor for ACT and SAT verbal preparation, as well as an advisor on essay composition. He has also supported students in a wide range of humanities subjects, especially literature and creative or expository writing.
What distinguishes Joe’s background is the depth of his assessment experience. For many years, he has worked in educational testing and essay evaluation, including roles connected to the SAT essay and GRE Analytical Writing. That experience gives him an unusually clear sense of how strong writing is judged and how students can improve it. Combined with his academic background in English and creative writing, he brings both technical precision and literary sensitivity to his tutoring.
We’ll help match students and families with the right support for their goals.