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Tips for Reluctant Readers: How to Foster A Love for the Written Word
If you’re looking for tips for reluctant readers, you are far from alone. Adults and children alike can struggle to see the appeal of spending [...]
Multiplayer Math Games You Can “Count” On
If you are the parent, teacher, or tutor of a student who is particularly resistant to practicing their math skills, you’re no doubt eager for strategies to engage them—enter, [...]
Top ACT Transition Words You Need to Know
ACT transition words are an important part of taking the ACT. The ACT wants to gather information about your academic knowledge, and a part of that is your ability [...]
Why Do Some Students Hate Their Teachers?
We’ve done some polling, researching, and analyzing to find out—why do some students hate their teachers? If you are an educator, have teachers (or K-12 students) in your family, [...]
Eight 5th Grade Level Books to Improve Vocabulary
The absolute best way to improve your vocabulary is to read more, so we’ve assembled this collection of eight 5th grade level books that can help you amplify your [...]
ACT / SAT
How to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills for Standardized Tests Like ACT and SAT
English teachers will often tell you that the only way to improve your reading comprehension skills is to simply [...]
How to Improve Your ACT Score
If you’ve taken the ACT before and are planning to take it again, you’re likely trying to figure out [...]
Free ACT Official Practice Test PDFs and Answer Explanations
This page contains professionally-written answer explanations to the freely available, official ACT practice tests floating around [...]
ISEE
Synonym Questions on the ISEE Upper Level
The Upper Level ISEE Verbal Reasoning section is composed of two parts - synonyms and sentence completions. You will [...]
ISEE Upper Level Overview and Test-Taking Strategies
The Educational Records Bureau (ERB) developed the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) as an admissions tool for private schools, [...]
Reading Comprehension Questions on the Upper Level ISEE
Students will have 35 minutes to read six passages and answer 36 questions in the Reading Comprehension section. These passages [...]
Advocacy
How Long Should You Study for the SAT?
Every student, parent, and school administrator always asks us, “how long does it take to improve an ACT or [...]
12 Poems to Celebrate Black History Month
This selection of poems to celebrate Black History Month takes a look at the beautiful and insightful work of [...]
Free ELA Ramadan Activities For Your Class
This spring, bring Ramadan-themed lessons and activities into the classroom! Integrating celebrations of Ramadan into class days is informative [...]
