This is the perfect Christmas gift for the SAT student in your life. Today and tomorrow (December 18 and 19) you can download the Kindle version of the Direct Hits books for free! Woot! (You don’t need a Kindle to read them – you can download them to a computer or an iPad as well.)
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SAT Critical Reading Resources
Here are some unusual ideas for SAT-level reading practice: ESPN (for the sports-mad among you) The Economist or New York Times Rolling Stone Vanity Fair Open Culture
Critical Reading: Half Right is All Wrong
Many of my students jump at the first SAT Critical Reading answer they see that looks remotely like a right answer. Or even something that vaguely resembles a right answer. But the SAT saw you coming. They are looking for the absolute best answer based on a close reading (and a thorough understanding) of the […]
SAT Critical Reading Strategy: Pretend it's a math problem
My students treat the critical reading sections and the math sections like totally different beasts. Many students tend to be good in one section but don’t transfer over any of their strategies to the other section. I see the two sections as incredibly similar. Math is just critical reading with numbers (every word counts, understand […]
SAT "Magic"
Woot! I love working with my students. M. pulled up his Critical Reading score from a 420 (23rd percentile) to a 510 (53rd percentile) – a 90 point increase after one session. Here’s part of an email from his mom this morning: Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are amazing! M. is feeling encouraged, hopeful, […]
SAT Reading: Everybody loves cupcakes!
Mmmmmm…everybody loves cupcakes! How will you ever choose between them? Each one looks better than the last! Students often take on the critical reading section like they are entering a sweet shop. “Mmm..elitist looks good. Oh look – they have monarchical and irreproachable as well. How will I ever choose?” They linger over the answer […]