Who Should Attend?

This course is designed to strengthen the student's test-taking skills so as to enhance his/her scores on the SAT® test. Students will practice thinking strategies, become thoroughly familiar with the structure of standardized exams, and build verbal competence and mathematics reasoning.

Course Description

The course is 36 hours in length with 2 target sections:

• Mathematics for 18 hours
• English-Critical Reading for 9 hours
• Writing for 9 hours

Students are immersed in a communicative, integrated skills course that will sharpen their language skills and test-taking abilities. This course identifies areas needing improvement and addresses the target skills.

1. Mathematics Overview

a. Essential Math Concepts

b. How to avoid the Math traps

c. Picking Numbers

d. Back Solving

2. Critical Reading Overview

a. Reading Strategies

b. Question Types

c. Vocabulary

3. Grammar Overview

a. Grammar Skills

b. Question Types

4. Writing Overview

a. The importance of pre-writing

b. Basic Essay Frameworks

c. Types of Essay Questions