Success on the Upper Level SSAT

Success on the Upper Level SSAT: A Complete Course is a complete course to prepare for the Upper Level SSAT.

This book provides the comprehensive test-taking strategies and content that students need to ace the test. It has been revised for 2017-18 to include additional instruction and practice for advanced algebra and other math topics introduced by the test writers in 2016 in the Official Online SSAT Practice Program.

The book 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 the concepts and how they will be applied
• Detailed strategies and drills for the reading section
• One full-length practice test to prepare students for test day
  
  This book is designed both for students and families to use independently and for educators to use as a text with their students. While most other prep manuals mix together instruction for very different tests into one single volume, all of the material in Success on the Upper Level SSAT: A Complete Course is specific to the Upper Level SSAT. Students can use this book confidently and independently without being distracted by material that is not relevant.
  
  The test writers introduced several new topics in 2016 when they released the Official Online SSAT Practice Program. We have analyzed all of the latest materials to bring you a revised edition that includes expanded sections of instruction and practice for advanced algebra and several other math topics.
  
  Test Prep Works has developed a series of books specifically for the Upper Level SSAT, including:
  • Success on the Upper Level SSAT: A Complete Course -- Students benefit from the comprehensive content instruction, test-taking strategies, and practice provided in this book, including vocabulary lessons and drills, math content lessons and problem sets, reading strategies and drills, and one full-length practice test.
  • 30 Days to Acing the Upper Level SSAT -- Students looking for more practice will benefit from the 15 "workouts" in this book, and instructors can use the workouts as assignments that reinforce test-taking strategies and help measure progress. Each workout includes practice questions from all sections of the test and can easily be completed in a single sitting. This book also introduces the test-taking strategies that are critical for success on the Upper Level SSAT.
  • The Best Unofficial Practice Tests for the Upper Level SSAT -- This book consists of two full-length practice tests with answer keys, allowing students and instructors to measure progress and preparing students for what they will experience on test day. (Note -- These practice tests have different questions than the practice test in Success on the Upper Level SSAT: A Complete Course and the two books can be combined for a total of three full-length practice tests.)
  Each book in the series can be used independently or they can be combined with each other, depending on the needs of the individual student.
  
  SSAT is a registered trademark of The Enrollment Management Association. Please note that The Enrollment Management Association has neither endorsed nor affiliated itself in any way with this book.
  

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.