by Cindy | Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, College Preparation, Educational Achievement, reading skills, Test Taking, The Right Read Blog, Writing, writing skills
Have you ever received comments on your essay or research paper that mentioned either lack of continuity or conciseness? Both issues, believe it or not, stem from how well you read. Strong readers are strong writers because they emulate patterns from reading. Strong...
by Cindy | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Educational Achievement, good grades, Personal Growth, Reading Aptitude, reading skills, RTS Success Blog, standardized testing, study methods, Test Taking
Many very smart and talented students fail to reach their potential because of one problem that goes unrecognized throughout their academic careers— poor reading skills. Students and their parents often are in denial about this problem because students work hard and...
by RTS Success | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Test Taking, Writing
I recently viewed an old interview from around 7 years ago, and I chuckled because it referred to one student who increased his ACT score from 16 to a 33. One of my RTS Success® sayings originates from my parents, who stressed that “practice makes perfect!” I have...
by Cindy | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog, College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Test Taking, Writing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Advocating for their child, some parents lobby the teacher for good grades. Could your hard-working student’s grades be nullified by her peers’ grade inflation?by: Carol Lloyd | April 27, 2016 Print article. A friend who...
by Cindy | Apr 24, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Test Taking
Jeremy seemed bewildered the first day that Anthony-James Green arrived at his door to help him prepare for the SAT. At that point, Green had been working as a private SAT tutor for six years and had seen this deer-in-the-headlights look before.A conscientious...
by Cindy | Apr 24, 2017 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Technology, Test Taking
For nearly all people, in nearly all situations, multitasking is impossible. When we think we’re multitasking, most often we aren’t really doing two things at once – but instead, individual actions in rapid succession.The neuroscience is clear: We are wired to be...