McGraw-Hill's Top 50 Skills for a Top Score: ACT English, Reading, and Science
About this ebook
"This book is a good read even if you don't have to take the ACT." -- Edward Fiske, author of the #1 bestselling college guide, the Fiske Guide to Colleges
"The specific skills needed for the ACT, confidence building, stress-management, how to avoid careless errors ... this book has it covered!" -- Laura Frey, Director of College Counseling, Vermont Academy; Former President, New England Association for College Admission Counseling
We've put all of our proven expertise into McGraw-Hill's Top 50 Skills for a Top Score. With this book, you'll master the essential skills identified by a prominent ACT instructor and add points to your score. You'll get focused instruction on these crucial skills, helpful exercises, pre- and posttests to check your weaknesses and progress, and two additional tests on the accompanying CD-ROM. With McGraw-Hill's Top Skills for a Top Score: ACT English, Reading, and Science, we'll guide you step by step through your preparation and give you the tools you need to succeed.
Inside you'll find:
- 50 essential skills with step-by-step sample exercises
- A pretest to identify your weaknesses and a posttest to track your progress
- Two additional tests on CD-ROM
- Strategies to help you answer every type of ACT English, reading, or science item
About the author
Brian Leaf, M.A., is the founder and director of New Leaf Learning Center in Western Massachusetts. In his 17 years of private teaching and tutoring, Brian has instructed SAT and ACT preparation to thousands of students from throughout the United States and around the world. His private tutoring sessions have a two-year wait list. Brian is a member of the American School Counselor Association and the Massachusetts School Counselors Association.
