Ideally, a person develops a college-ready vocabulary long before SAT prep time looms on the horizon. Over many years, a student can naturally develop an SAT-strong vocabulary by reading high-quality material for enjoyment and consistently completing assigned readings at school. Unfortunately, this ideal scenario is becoming less and less common – and by the junior […]
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Parents often ask how their eighth or ninth grader can start preparing for the SAT. My answer is simple. READ MORE! Voracious readers invariably have an advantage when they start preparing for the SAT, and ultimately score higher. There is a strong correlation between how much a student reads and his or her vocabulary, reading […]