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What does my whiteboard look like?

Here are some screen shots from a session I had this afternoon.

Which Grammar Rules Should I Study for the SAT?

Since you don’t have unlimited time, money, or brain cells, which grammar rules should you study to get the biggest bang for your buck in the SAT Writing section? Here’s […]

Find the Why Behind Your Mistakes

Practice can not only get you to Carnegie Hall but can also earn you higher SAT scores. But only a certain kind of practice – the kind where you: meticulously review your […]

Woohoo for Floundering!

Anne Murphy Paul explains productive failure in her article, Why Floundering is Good. She says, Trying to figure something out on your own before getting help actually produces better results than […]

Critical Reading Analysis

Erica Meltzer, who blogs over at The Critical Reader, makes an outstanding point about what is being tested in the SAT Critical Reading section. In her post Neutral Tone, Definite […]

Critical Reading: Dancing Around the Maypole

Did you ever dance around the maypole? You hold a colored ribbon which is attached to the top of the pole and you weave in and out and around the […]

New Official SAT Study Guide Book Review

[NOTE: This refers to the pre-2016 version of the SAT.] The College Board has recently published a new edition of the The Official SAT Study Guide with DVD. It is […]

May SAT Vocabulary Hits

Here’s a sample of the words that showed up on the May SAT test. paradoxical* antithetical* cajole melodramatic* sinecure* laconic* substantial histrionic* extemporaneous* cohesive cryptic* satirical* chagrin* elixir ebullient* effusive* […]

Last Day to Register for the June 2nd SAT

Today is the last day to register for the June 2 SAT. Sign up for the test here.

Hungry for Vocabulary?

The Hunger Games are terrific books. And they come with SAT-level vocabulary. Here’s a list of the challenging words in the all three books, courtesy of Vocabulary.com. Do you know all […]

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