by Cindy | Jul 25, 2018 | ACT, Blog, reading skills, Reading Strategies, SAT, standardized testing, Test Taking, testing
Many parents and students alike share the belief that there are “tricks” to standardized test taking and they search for those programs that specialize in helping students who are challenged by multiple-choice tests. These companies that market to increase scores are...
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 Cindy | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, Reading Comprehension, rote learning, study methods, Test Taking, time to study
“I don’t have enough time to study!” This is a common complaint. With outside commitments, including school activities, students who come home after a long day just want to “chill” and relax a bit. But they can’t because school grades are way too important. So their...
by Cindy | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog, memorization, Reading Comprehension, rote learning, Test Taking, testing
During the latter part of middle school and the start of high school, many bright students start to struggle with test taking. So why has testing become so challenging? If you have studied the review packet for hours, or have re-read the passages over and over, then...
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...