SAT (REA) - The Very Best Coaching & Study Course for the New SAT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) [Paperback]

Robert Bell (Author), Suzanne Coffield SAT Preparation Instructor (Author), Dr. Anita Price Davis Ed.D. (Author), George DeLuca SAT Skills Consultant (Author), Joseph Fili (Author), Marilyn Gilbert SAT Skills Consultant (Author), Bernice E. Goldberg SAT Skills Consultant (Author), Michael Lee (Author), Lina Miceli (Author), Mel Friedman (Author), Sally Wood MS (Author), Adel Arshaghi M.S. (Author), Michael McIrvin (Author), Leonard Kenner (Author)

Book Description

Series: SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep | Publication Date: May 17, 2005

Get SAT “Street Smart” and master the new SAT the easy way! Our savvy SAT experts show you the way.

REA’s SAT test prep features an in-depth subject review of all areas tested on the revised exam: Critical Reading, Sentence Completion, Writing & Math! The chapter reviews are packed with exam insights and test-specific strategies designed to raise your score.

Build your test skills with REA’s 4 full-length practice tests. Each test is carefully derived from the most recently administered new SAT exam. Every practice test question is thoroughly explained for greater understanding of the SAT subject matter and format.

DETAILS
- Completely revised for the NEW SAT
- Includes coverage of the Algebra II and the all-new Writing section
- 4 Full-Length Practice Exams
- Concentrated Subject Reviews that hone test skills and max study efforts
- Thoroughly Detailed Explanations for all practice exam questions
- Dynamic Diagnostic Test that pinpoints strengths and weaknesses
- Harness Your Word Power - We take what you know and pull it all together for deeper vocabulary understanding
- Packed with Test-Taking Strategies, Powerhouse Drills & Schedule Guidelines
- BONUS COLLEGE GUIDE

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mel H. Friedman, M.S., has a diversified background in mathematics and has developed test items for Educational Testing Service. His teaching experience is at both the high school and college levels. He has also authored and co-authored books on SAT preparation.

Sally Wood, M.S., has been a certified exam reader for Educational Testing Service and a test-item writer for ACT, Inc. She has taught Advanced Placement and dual-credit courses, and has counseled college-bound students on such topics as academic preparation, test-taking, and college admissions.

Adel Arshaghi, M.S., has written and contributed to a number of books on high school and college math on topics ranging from geometry to statistics to the peculiarities of math items on the SAT. He has taught mathematics at both the secondary and college levels.

Michael Lee, M.A.T., is a SAT tutor and teaches high school literature and expository writing. He began his teaching career in 1996 as an adjunct professor at New Jersey’s Mercer County Community College, where he still teaches composition on a part-time basis.

Michael McIrvin, M.A., taught university writing and literature courses for more than 12 years and has been a professional editor for more than a decade.

Penny Luczak, M.A., teaches math as a faculty member at Camden County College in New Jersey.

Drew D. Johnson, B.A., has written and contributed to a number of books on test preparation for grades K–12. He has wide-ranging experience as an educational writer, editor, and consultant.

Lina Miceli, M.A., worked for many years as a high school guidance counselor in New Jersey.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 878 pages
• Publisher: Research & Education Association (May 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738600563
• ISBN-13: 978-0738600567
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,069,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Source of frustration, August 4, 2006

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Kathryn S. Lloyd - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SAT (REA) - The Very Best Coaching & Study Course for the New SAT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) (Paperback)

My daughter, in trying to increase her SAT math score, became extremely discouraged as we figured out that there were incorrect problems in the first math test! Now that we cannot trust the book, we will look for practice tests elsewhere.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too many errors, June 10, 2008

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David A. Pomeroy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SAT (REA) - The Very Best Coaching & Study Course for the New SAT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) (Paperback)

This book would be good if it was more carefully edited before it went to press. It covers a lot of material, and having four practice tests would be awesome if they weren't filled with typos.

Question 6 of practice test 1, section 2 is supposed to have a greater than inequality but they left the latter half of the equation out of the question, leaving you unable to complete the problem as written.

Question 16 of the same has an answer of -10 < x < 8, and it even explains it to you in the detailed answer key, yet it also tells you that the answer is letter C, -10 < x < -2. The correct answer is letter A.

I got this book for the practice tests, and this first math section is as far as I got before I had to log on Amazon and review it. It's that bad.

Avoid this book.

1.0 out of 5 stars Only good as kindling, July 21, 2009

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Darnell Wilson (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SAT (REA) - The Very Best Coaching & Study Course for the New SAT (SAT PSAT ACT (College Admission) Prep) (Paperback)

This has to be the biggest piece of garbage "study guide" that has ever been authored. Rife with errors and incorrect "answers", and teaming with simple minded arrogance found in the back of book under "solutions" show a fundamental knowledge gap between the subject and the author(s). Simple arithmetic and logical problems are contained throughout the text, including questions that cannot be reasoned out even when you have the "solution". This book will break your brain into thinking in functionally retarded state as you grasp at straws to determine how they got yet ANOTHER problem/solution TOTALLY WRONG. BUYER BEWARE!

[...] If you need to wipe, there are surely books Amazon sells with a higher thread count.. I can't even recommend it for that. Worse than a bad prep book, it's a "How to do it wrong and look like a moron in front of friends and colleagues" book. At that sole and only task, it excels.