More Help is on the Way!

Help for taking the SAT and so much more!

 We received this set to review from Maven of Memory Publishing, which includes:

1) The 4 DVD Set of the class entitled “College Prep Genius- Master the SAT” Class”

2) “The No Brainer Way to SAT Success” guidebook

3) “No Brainer” Workbook

Being new to homeschooling a High School student, (ooo – I shudder just typing that!) I wasn’t sure what to think about my ninth grader studying for the SAT. Quite honestly, it seemed a little “high pressure” for my family’s relaxed learning style, but as we watched the DVD’s and began to work our way through the book, I realized that it wasn’t being “high pressure” it was taking off the pressure!

In just a few short lessons, I was already seeing the benefits of early and adequate preparation for the SAT especially since the author, Jean Burk so clearly pointed out that studying for the exams with this curriculum is like earning money towards college because our students will be working towards earning scholarships based on their SAT success!

Another thing that I liked about this resource is that it is well suited to the Homeschool environment. It was created by a home educator and would be easy to use in a co-op class (they even have a license for that!).

The DVD guides your students through the book and workbook assignments so that they are able to work completely independantly. The recommendations made by the author provide a good foundation for your student to begin taking the SAT or PSAT with confidence.

The book also includes a lot of information that is helpful to any parent who is just beginning to guide the interests and strengths of their High School students, such as information on where they can find information on available scholarships, as well as tips for College Prep and checklists for a College Prep High School Plan.

She provides much more than just examples of the types of questions the students can expect to see. There are charts with recommendations for the types of curriculum your student should begin to use in the Junior High Years to enable them to better use reasoning and logic skills. She gives specific strategies to help the students make the most of their time while taking the SAT test or PSAT and hints on dealing with the essay section. The Book and DVD cover each section of the SAT in detail and the Workbook provides numerous examples of questions in each section for the student to practice their newly found testing strategies.

 We have not used any other SAT Prep Materials, but I have looked some over and “College Prep Genius” compares very nicely in price at only $79.00, especially with her money back guarantee (some of the courses I saw were $300.00). Additionally, it looked to me as though the content was superior to at least some of the test prep materials I have glanced through and none of them contained the Homeschool oriented content that this one does!

The set is available here for only $79.00  http://www.collegeprepgenius.com/

From September 25-November 15^th you can get FREE Shipping and Handling by using the order code: HSBlog09

Another neat link to check out on this publisher's website is the Vocab Cafe' which features books written by Jean Burk's son to help your Middle school and High School students improve and expand their vocabulary in a fun way (rather than a stuffy textbook) We haven't tried these out, but they look good:

http://www.vocabcafe.com/

Well, we will keep you posted on our High School Adventure - thanks for joining us along the way!

Merit K 

VocabCafe’

http://www.vocabcafe.com/

http://www.vocabcafe.com/author.html