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Preparing Your
Child for the SAT
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Priority #1 - Timing All juniors who are college-bound or considering college
should take the SAT as a junior January Test
For students completing Algebra II or higher level math class Semester 1of their junior year
June Test For students completing Algebra II or higher level math class Semester 2
of their junior year
Most students take the test at least twice June of Junior Year
Mainly for students who are weak in English and have junior EnglishSemester 2
October of Senior Year Students should complete SAT study plan during summer between junior
and senior years to best prepare for this retesting date
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Retaking the SAT
Seniors taking the test a second time55% Improved their scores
35% Had lower scores
10% Had no change in score
On average, juniors repeating the SAT as
seniors improved their combined criticalreading, mathematics, and writing scoresby approximately 40 points
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Priority #2 - Preparation
The best preparation for the SAT is arigorous high school schedule comprised
of Honors and AP courses
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College/CareerReady
College/CareerReady
PSAT
SAT
AP Tests
Honors/APCourses
College/Career Ready
The Path to College/Career Readiness
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Priority #3 Use the PSAT
Take the PSAT in Grades 9, 10 and 11
Why the PSAT?
Best preparation for the SAT Uses similar questions and same directions
Qualify for scholarships
Compare scores with other college-bound students across thecountry
Forecast SAT scores Get personalized feedback on skill strengths and weaknesses
Identify your childs potential for AP courses in high school
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Priority #4 Test Prep Sessions
Test Preparation Sessions @ NCHS
Sessions Occur During SET
2 Test Confidence Sessions 4 English Sessions
4 Math Sessions
SAT BlastOccurs day prior to the SAT
Students take two 80 minute sessions 80 minutes on English
80 minutes on Math
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Priority #5 Preparation at Home
Use online resources to prepare a study plansat.collegeboard.com/practice/sat-skills-insight
Complete practice tests including at least one
full-length practice test Can be found online
Can be purchased in SAT study guides
Take mock SAT in March @ NCHS
Carefully evaluate test taking strategies to figureout what works best www.sparknotes.com/testprep
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Other Suggested Ways to Prepare
Take SAT Prep class at NCHS This year there was only one section Quarter 1 Considering offering two credit options
SAT PrepEnglish
SAP PrepMathematics All courses run based upon student request
College Board offers an online prep course Cost $69.95
CCPS is exploring companies who are interested inoffering SAT Prep services such as Kaplan, etc. Unclear at this time if this will be available and if there will be a cost
to the student
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Proven Keys to Success Practice makes perfect!
READ, READ, READ! Turn off the electronics (unless its an eReader) and
pick up a book.
Students consistently tell us the mostchallenging part is the vocabularyGet top 100 SAT words Consider purchasing a SAT words book
Suggestion: Hot Words for the SAT published by Barrons atcost of $9.99
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The SAT
Things You
Might Not Know
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Myth Reality
The SAT is a logic test. The SAT does not test logic abilitiesor IQ. It tests a students skills in
reading, writing and mathematics.
Tips and shortcuts can help youace the SAT.
The SAT isnt designed to trick test
takers. It measures what theyalready know and how they can apply
that knowledge.Short-term prep is the best way fora test taker to boost his/her score.
Quick prep courses cant replace
years of solid schoolwork. Studentswho take rigorous, challengingcourses in high school will be the
best prepared for the test.
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What does the test look like?Section Content Number of
Questions
Critical Reading70 minutes
Two 25-minute sections
One 20-minute section
Extended ReasoningLiteral Comprehension
Vocabulary in Context
Sentence Completions
Total
36-404-6
4-6
19
67
Mathematics70 minutes
Two 25-minute sections
One 20-minute section
Number & OperationsAlgebra & Functions
Geometry & Measurement
Data Analysis, Statistics & Probability
Total
11-1419-22
14-16
5-8
54
Writing60 minutes
One 25-minute essay
One 25-minute multiple choice
One 10-minute multiple choice
Essay
Improving Sentences
Identifying Sentence Errors
Improving Paragraphs
Total
1
25
18
6
50
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How difficult is the SAT?
On average, students answer 50 or 60percent of questions correctly
80 percent finish nearly the entire test
Almost all students complete at least 75percent of the questions
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Timing is Everything! Test is 3 hours and 45 minutes of testing time, plus three
5-minute breaks, for a total of 4 hours to complete theentire test.
Cant spend too much time on any one question. Spend seconds on the easiest questions Hesitate to spend more than 1-2 minutes even on the
hardest questions
The SAT consists of a series of small, timed, mini-tests. Students must keep track of the time allotted for each
one and how much time remains.
Test takers should wear a watch to the testing center.
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Understanding the Scoring!
Test takers get a point for a right answer.
Test takers lose one-quarter point for a wrong
answer. There is no deduction for omitted answers, or for
wrong answers in the math sections student-produced response questions.
Each of the 3 sections is on a 200 to 800 pointscale.
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