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by Christa B. Abbott M. Ed (Author)
This is a newly-revised, 2014 edition of this title, including additional math practice in each workout.
30 Days to Acing the Upper Level SSAT gives students the proven strategies and practice needed to successfully prepare for the Upper Level SSAT, including:- The fundamental strategies that will help students ace each multiple-choice section of the test: verbal, reading, and quantitative
- 15 workouts that include practice for each type of question on the test
- Detailed explanations for every question to help students analyze and improve their performance
- Success on the Upper Level SSAT: A Complete Course -- Students benefit from the comprehensive content instruction, test-taking strategies, and practice provided in this book, including vocabulary lessons and drills, math content lessons and problem sets, reading strategies and drills, and one full-length practice test.
- 30 Days to Acing the Upper Level SSAT -- Students looking for more practice will benefit from the 15 "workouts" in this book, and instructors can use the workouts as assignments that reinforce test-taking strategies and help measure progress. Each workout includes practice questions from all sections of the test and can easily be completed in a single sitting. This book also introduces the test-taking strategies that are critical for success on the Upper Level SSAT.
- The Best Unofficial Practice Tests for the Upper Level SSAT -- This book consists of two full-length practice tests with answer keys, allowing students and instructors to measure progress and preparing students for what they will experience on test day. (Note -- These practice tests have different questions than the practice test in Success on the Upper Level SSAT: A Complete Course and the two books can be combined for a total of three full-length practice tests.)
Author Biography
Christa Abbott has been a private test prep tutor for more than a decade, helping her students gain admission to some of the top independent schools in the country. She has now used that experience to develop materials that help students prepare for independent school admissions tests. The approaches used in these books are based on the latest research about how students learn, so that preparation can be an effective and efficient use of time. These materials are also written to be developmentally appropriate for the ages of the students taking the tests. Christa is a graduate of Middlebury College and received her Masters in Education from the University of Virginia, a program nationally recognized for its excellence. She resides in Arlington, VA with her husband and three children. Christa continues to coach students one-on-one in the Washington, D.C., area as well as students all over the world via the internet.
