The Reading Connection offers one-on-one tutoring for the SAT and SSAT. We focus on everything from familiarization of the test format to relaxation techniques and what to bring on test day.

We work on strategies for approaching the test as a whole as well as work on each individualized section of the test. Students will benefit from the review of these strategies while working on practice problems individually with one of our tutors.

We offer a systematic review of the high frequency concepts and vocabulary, work on confidence building techniques and provide information about accomodations if necessary.

The New SAT

The College Entrance Examination Board has revised the standard format of the SAT that has become so familiar. The new test will be administered for the first time in the spring of 2005 and will stress different skill areas than the previous format. The analogies section will be removed from what was the verbal sections, and the quantitative comparisons will be missing from the math sections. There are now three main sections: Mathematics, Writing, and Critical Reading. The SAT will now feature math sections expanded to include content from third-year college preparatory math, short critical reading passages in addition to the longer reading passages, grammar questions and a student-written essay. The College Board felt it needed to alter the format to "improve the alignment of the test with current curriculum and institutional practices in high school and college."

What does this mean for today's high school sophomore and all who follow them? It means a broader approach to preparing for the SAT. A successful prep program will have to include more than just vocabulary. At The Reading Connection we are committed to working on fundamental rules of grammar, the elements of composition, and building an understanding of concepts from geometry through Algebra II will be integral to having success on the New SAT.

Sample Questions from the New SAT