Direct Hits Core Vocabulary of the SAT: Volume 1 (Paperback)

by Larry Krieger (Author), Ted Griffith (Contributor)

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Product Description
An SAT vocabulary book written by an authority on the SAT. With 30 plus years of teaching experience, including 20 years of preparing students for the SAT, Krieger has developed an innovative book that raises vocabulary acumen as well as SAT scores. Receiving accolades from students, parents and educators, Krieger's unique approach has been researched and tested with students in classrooms across the country. Using a mixture of academic, historical and pop culture examples to help define the words, Krieger enlivens the material and makes it enjoyable for students to learn and remember.

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Direct Hits Publishing (July 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981818404
• ISBN-13: 978-0981818405
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #15,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and fun, August 7, 2008

By	M. Armstrong "College Bound" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Direct Hits is a really helpful way to prepare for the SAT 1 Critical Reading and Writing. It uses lots of examples from life today to make learning vocabulary fun and easy. Best of all, the words really did appear on the recent SAT I took.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Increase SAT Reading Score , August 12, 2008

By	S. Maziar "H.S. parent" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Vocabulary is my younger son's biggest weakness and the SAT is loaded with very difficult words. Direct Hits is a set of vocabulary books he is currently using with the most up-to-date and difficult words compiled from the most recent SAT exams. Direct Hits helps make the words come alive (and easier to remember); the word exercises are helpful too. Learning these words will make a difference - my older son studied an earlier version of this word list and with practice improved his reading score score 160 points. These books are great!

5.0 out of 5 stars A. DeMarco,"High School Parent", December 11, 2008

By	High School Parent, Belle Mead, NJ - See all my reviews

Vocabulary has been a challenging subject for my children and they all have benefitted from the use of this book in their preparation for the SAT's. The way in which the author chooses to introduce SAT-level vocabulary into a teenager's real-life experiences helps them to retain their meanings and use. My children have definitely seen "Direct Hits" each time they have taken the SAT's!