SAT Prep and Practice

Some practice material is posted below.  Scroll down. 

More about the course:  The cost is only $120 for SAT Course Registration and Materials!
This is a 6-Week (12-hour) SAT Prep Course.

Wednesdays: March 23 - April 27, 2010. 6 - 8 PM. Florida Public Library, Florida, NY

This course is designed to give students practice, while learning SAT-test-taking tips, and SAT content.  The price is specifcally kept low because it is the philosophy of Jeffery Educational Consulting to be both affordable and convenient.  To get the most out of the course, students should take advantage of the additional materials that will be published through this web site specifically for those who register, who will be the only individuals with access to these online materials. Print materials will also be given out each week to assist the student further.  Parents are welcome to enjoy the Florida Public Library during the two hours of class time each week.

The class will meet on Wednesdays (possible second class on Sundays) in the Fall for two hours each week (6 to 8 p.m.) in the community room of the Florida Public Library.  All sections and subsections of the exam will be practiced, with specific content also learned.  Students will learn some time-saving tips and some strategies surrounding which questions to leave blank (if any).  We will also spend about one-half hour discussing how to stay relaxed and confident going into the exam.

Open to residents of all library districts.
$120 total cost for registration and materials.
 
The course concludes ten days before the May SAT. 
The instructor has 27 years experience in education.   

When you don’t know an answer, there are times to guess, but there are times not to guess. We’ll study both scenarios in detail.

Time can be maximized in strategic ways specific to each section or subsection of the SAT, as will be taught in this course.

This course teaches tips for improving the comprehension of reading passages while maximizing the time efficiency spent in those sections.

Essays can be written to best answer SAT essay questions. These skills are taught in Week 1 so students can continue to practice these skills for the 6 1/2 weeks preceding the May SAT. Practice questions during Week 1 and given out throughout the course are aimed to continue to help enhance a student’s SAT writing skills.

There are common fractions that are often used on exams (not necessarily the ones that come to mind). Hence, if you memorize the decimal conversion for that fraction ahead of time, correct answers can often be spotted more quickly or correct solutions can often be worked out more efficiently.

There are techniques for proofing mathematical work quickly and efficiently that this course will also teach.

Practice does help reduce anxiety. Practice should take place not just in class but with optional (yet highly recommended) weekly assignments.

This course helps a student plan what to do the day before an SAT exam administration, and what to do in the final two hours before an SAT exam administration, so as to minimize nervousness, anxiety, and stress.

This course provides a six-week plan for studying and other preparation activities. Performance on the SAT is based on prior knowledge as well as on how effectively students employ test-taking strategies. Practice at home may need some guidance by parents to reinforce the learned techniques. An e-mail dialogue between parents and the instructor can make a difference.

To register, call (845)-651-6655 or write to the instructor through an e-mail sent to jefferyedconsult@warwick.net.

Some Words to Know

Acquiesce

Chastise

Augment

Condone

Amass

Disseminate

Coalesce

Concur

Digress

Laud

Efface

Banal

Terse

Raconteur

Loquacious

Prescient

Platitude

Torpid

Extricate

Impetuous

For the definitions, click here.

We will be using this grid to assist us with organizing the content and tips we learn.  Copy and paste the grid into a Word document to have an expandable table that gets larger as you type into it.

Updated Book coming soon, and to be given to course registrants in the Florida Public Library class.