Success on the Upper Level ISEE: A Complete Course

This book provides a complete course to prepare for the Upper Level ISEE. Instruction is comprehensive for both the strategies and content that students need to ace the Upper Level ISEE. This content includes

• Vocabulary lessons that ask students to categorize words and derive meanings from roots so that they can handle anything on test day
• Math content lessons that explain what concepts will be tested and how they are likely to appear on the actual test
• Detailed strategies and drills for the reading section
• Tips for the unscored essay
• One full-length practice test

Whether you are a family looking for a book to use independently or a school or tutoring company looking for a new text, this is the book for you. While most prep manuals from other publishers combine all levels of the ISEE and all levels of the SSAT into one single volume, all of the material in this book is specific to the Upper Level ISEE. Students currently in grades 8-11 who are applying to be admitted to grades 9-12 should take the Upper Level test.

Success on the Upper Level ISEE: A Complete Course is part of a series of books from Test Prep Works developed specifically for the Upper Level ISEE. The series also includes:

• The Best Unofficial Practice Tests for the Upper Level ISEE -- This book includes 2 additional full-length practice tests (with different questions than the practice test in Success on the Upper Level ISEE: A Complete Course, so there is no overlap between the books.)

Christa Abbott has been a private test prep tutor for more than a decade, helping her students gain admission to some of the top independent schools in the country. She has now used that experience to develop materials that help students prepare for independent school admissions tests. The approaches used in these books are based on the latest research about how students learn, so that preparation can be an effective and efficient use of time. These materials are also written to be developmentally appropriate for the ages of the students taking the tests. Christa is a graduate of Middlebury College and received her Masters in Education from the University of Virginia, a program nationally recognized for its excellence. She resides in Arlington, VA with her husband and three children. Christa continues to coach students one-on-one in the Washington, D.C., area as well as students all over the world via the internet.