Author:Larry KriegerISBN:467Genre:English languageFile Size:60.4 MBFormat:PDFDownload:312Read:797Product Description Volume 2 of the world-renowned Direct Hits SAT books builds upon the core vocabulary from Volume 1 to augment students' vocabularies and prepare them to solve the toughest SAT verbal questions. The books include the following features: - 200 words found on recent SATs - memorable examples from pop culture, historic events, and contemporary issues explain word meanings in context - 5 easy-to-tackle chapters - critical reading and sentence completion questions just like the real SAT - chapter quizzes with complete solution explanations - a Final Review and a Fast Review This is a powerful SAT study method developed through extensive research and testing in classrooms across the US that not only raises SAT scores, but increases verbal acumen for long-term success in college and beyond.
But don't take our word for it, check out CollegeConfidential.com to see what students across the world are saying about the Direct Hits books.About The Author Larry Krieger is one of the foremost SAT experts in the country and the co-author of several US History, World History, and AP Art History textbooks. His renowned teaching methods and SAT prep courses are praised for both their inventive, engaging approaches and their results. Formerly an AP Art History teacher and social studies supervisor at New Jersey's SAT powerhouse Montgomery Township High School near Princeton, Krieger led the school to a number 1 ranking in the state and nation for a comprehensive public high school. In 2004, Montgomery students achieved a record national average score of 629 on the Critical Reading section of the SAT. Author:Larry KriegerISBN:450Genre:English languageFile Size:53.21 MBFormat:PDF, DocsDownload:405Read:338Product Description Volume 1 of the world-renowned Direct Hits SAT vocabulary books is based upon an innovative and fun approach to learning using vivid, relevant, and selective examples to teach students.
Author:Direct HitsISBN:Genre:Language Arts & DisciplinesFile Size:55.14 MBFormat:PDF, ePub, DocsDownload:172Read:950Does developing a high-level vocabulary need to be a tedious, frustrating task? Direct Hits doesnt think so! Research has shown that a powerful and vibrant vocabulary has a high correlation with success in school, business, the professions, AND standardised tests, including the ACT, PSAT, SAT, SSAT, and AP exams. Direct Hits Core Vocabulary of the SAT offers a different approach.
'Direct Hits Core Vocabulary focuses on the words a student needs to know to achieve a Critical Reading score above a 500. This book includes the following features: Selective vocabulary found on recent SATs and PSATs used in context. Author:Larry KriegerISBN:Genre:Advanced placement programs (Education)File Size:62.95 MBFormat:PDF, ePub, DocsDownload:384Read:1286US History in a Flash is the definitive prep book for both the AP US History exam and the SAT II US History subject test. The book is based upon a bold new approach.
Instead of trying to be a mini-textbook that covers everything, US History in a Flash uses the Direct Hits selective approach of only focusing on topics that have generated clusters of questions. Here are some of the book 's unique features: 40 chronological chapters that focus on 196 key topics. Each topic is covered in a vivid narrative outline.Over 100 study tips that tell students what to ignore and what to emphasize.Correlations to the treasure trove of information found at the College Board 's AP Central website.Detailed chapters on the DBQ and Free-Response essays that include annotated sample essays and thesis paragraphs.A triple tier study plan that includes long-term, mid-term and short term materials. The short-term materials include ten Top Ten lists of keypoints students absolutely, positively have to know.Additional coverage of post-World War II topics that are often skimmed over or even skipped in classes that fall behind schedule.SAT vocabulary words taken from the renowned Direct Hits vocabulary books are integrated and defined in the narrative.About the Author: Larry Krieger is the leading authority on US History, World History, Art History, and the SAT, having written over 20 books on the subjects.
In a teaching career that has spanned over 40 years, Krieger has taught urban, rural, and suburban students. In 2004 and 2005, the College Board recognized Larry as one of America 's most successful AP teachers. Krieger is particularly proud of US History in a Flash. It contains a lifetime of key points, strategies, and tips for both the AP US History exam and the SAT II US History subject test. Author:Paula Olszewski-KubiliusISBN:917Genre:EducationFile Size:21.51 MBFormat:PDF, ePub, MobiDownload:460Read:685Early Gifts: Recognizing and Nurturing Children's Talentsoffers solid advice and guidance for parents of gifted and talented children of preschool and elementary school age. The book shows parents and educators ways to identify a child's area of talent; support and nurture that talent both at home and at school; and strategies parents can use to ensure their gifted child grows to be a happy, healthy adult. The authors, leading experts in the field of gifted and talented education, discuss how to recognize and nurture talent in preschool and elementary school-aged children.
An introductory chapter provides a framework for understanding the major contributing factors to the development of talent, including the home, the school, outside programs, and the personality of the individual child. The following seven chapters each deal with a major area of talent. The talent areas discussed include: science, mathematics, language arts, musical talent, dramatic arts, performing arts, and sports.
In each chapter and for each talent, early behaviors indicative of potential talent are presented. The authors of each chapter discuss how parents can create a home environment that both elicits and develops their child's special abilities through activities, games, and play. Author:Andreas RauberISBN:674Genre:ComputersFile Size:34.98 MBFormat:PDFDownload:313Read:493Since its inception in 1997,the EuropeanConferenceon Researchand Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries (ECDL) has come a long way, creating a strong interdisciplinarycommunityofresearchersandpractitionersinthe?eldofdigital libraries. We are proud to present the proceedings of ECDL 2005, the ninth conference in this series, which, following Pisa (1997), Heraklion (1998), Paris (1999), Lisbon (2000), Darmstadt (2001), Rome (2002), Trondheim (2003), and Bath (2004), took place on September 18–23, 2005 in Vienna, Austria. ECDL 2005 featured separate calls for paper and poster submissions, resu- ing in 130 full papers and 32 posters being submitted to the conference. All - pers were subject to a thorough peer-review process, with an 87-person-strong Program Committee and a further 68 additional reviewers from 35 countries from basically all continents sharing the tremendous review load, producing - tween three and four detailed reviews per paper. Based on these, as well as on the discussion that took place during a one-week on-line PC discussion phase, 41 papers were?nally selected for inclusion in the conference program during a 1.
5 day PC meeting, resulting in an acceptance rate of only 32%. Furthermore, 17 paper submissions were accepted for poster presentations with an additional 13 posters being accepted based on a simpli?ed review process of 2–3 reviews per poster from the poster submission track. Both the full papers as well as extended abstracts of the posters presented at ECDL 2005 are provided in these proceedings. Author:Larry KriegerISBN:Genre:English languageFile Size:53.62 MBFormat:PDF, DocsDownload:617Read:448Larry Krieger is a renowned author and educator whose books and workshops have helped thousands of students achieve outstanding scores on the SAT. Larry has long recognized that students do not need to memorize dictionary-like lists of vocabulary words. As the author of the first three editions of the Direct Hits vocabulary books Larry pioneered the technique of using pop culture to illustrate difficult SAT words. The Essential 500 Words takes Larry's innovative techniques to a new level.
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Larry provides students with a variety of illustrative examples that include pop culture, student anecdotes, and Insider tips drawn from actual test examples. In addition, Larry also shows students how to use their vocabulary to answer both sentence completion and passage-based questions. The result is a unique book that will help students achieve high critical reading scores.Here is a brief summary of The Essential 500 Words' key features:47 chapters devoted to defining and illustrating SAT vocabulary words6 chapters devoted to answering sentence completion questions6 chapters devoted to answering passage-based questionsAn Appendix that contains the Top 30 SAT roots.