No More Guessing! Mrs. Vocabulady's SAT Reading/Writing General Strategies
Focus on finding the clues to the answers on reading & writing questions. Learn how to work though questions and avoid SAT traps. Learn to read with purpose and apply strategies for answering, so you don't have to guess.
Mrs. Koss, M.S.
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5.0
Number of reviews:(8)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 55 mins in-class hoursHomework
College Board's SAT Question Bank: students can access this on their own for practice.Grading
Bluebook SAT Practice Tests will measure students' mastery.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Now is the time to start prepping for the Spring 2025 SAT Season (March 8, May 3, June 7). If you find yourself guessing on reading questions, this is the series of classes for you: No More Guessing! In Lesson 1, students will learn general strategies for approaching the questions, reading the passage with the purpose of finding the clues to the answers, avoiding the traps the SAT lays, and what to do if you don't know the answer right away. This lesson will prepare students to work through reading and writing questions on the SAT. Subsequent classes will teach students to apply these strategies to individual question types. Instruction consists of teacher-made instructional material including slide presentations with original questions modeled after the College Board's questions. Additionally, I highly recommend that students purchase this book for homework practice: The Critical Reader: The Complete Guide to SAT Reading by Erica L. Meltzer. It has a lot of practice for each question type. The student will also use the College Board Question Bank for practice. In order to see a score increase, it's essential that students not only attend the session but also continue to practice after the class, take practice tests, and, if necessary, study vocabulary on their own. I offer Vocabulady's SAT Vocab Game Night classes on Outschool to help with this. They're fun and effective.
Learning Goals
Apply strategies for approaching reading and writing questions.Identify the clues to the answers in the passages.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The scary part is test day, but the best anxiety prevention is excellent preparation.
Supply List
Necessary: notebook and writing utensil Join: Quizlet Digital SAT Vocab Program: https://quizlet.com/join/v8svuFcxH?i=dybn&x=1bqt College Board's SAT Question Bank: https://satsuitequestionbank.collegeboard.org/digital/search I highly recommend purchasing The Critical Reader: the Complete Guide to SAT Reading for the practice activities. ($30) I will provide any other necessary materials.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
College Board Question Bank, available on the College Board website.
Joined October, 2024
5.0
8reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Misericordia University
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from Marywood University
After teaching high school French and Spanish for 25 years, I semi-retired and began a second career as a test-prep and academic tutor. I specialize in the reading and writing section of the SAT and ACT. I have studied the Digital SAT reading and writing questions very carefully, and my strategies have helped many students raise their reading and writing scores by ~100 points from one test to the next. Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$42
per classMeets once
115 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
2-8 learners per class
