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AP ExamsStandardized Tests & Test Prep
Online AP Test Prep in the Time of COVID
Many high school students are looking for advice about how best to prep for AP tests, particularly as they try to sort through the various online prep options. After all, you want to be sure that you’re prepping in the most effective and efficient way possible. Fortunately, your friendly neighborhood Inspirica test expert is here to help with every aspect of the online AP test prep process.
SSATStandardized Tests & Test Prep
An Overview of the SSAT and SSAT Prep
Inspirica has been helping students reach their goals on the SSAT for nearly 40 years. Our team of expert SSAT prep tutors have carefully designed curriculum that includes both content practice and SSAT test-specific strategies. Students are benchmarked and tracked throughout their SSAT test prep to help determine areas of need and assure lessons are targeted properly. With a variety of choices available for SSAT prep structure, Inspirica has an option that will fit each student’s need!
PSATSAT
An Overview of the PSAT and PSAT Test Prep
The Preliminary SAT, which is also called the PSAT/NMSQT or National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, is part of the College Board's suite of assessments for college preparedness. The PSAT test serves two primary purposes at once: it prepares students for the SAT and is a scholarship opportunity.
AcademicsElementary School
7 Educational Activities To Do On Your Car Ride
If you drive your kiddos to school or spend lots of time driving here and there on weekends, this is one uninterrupted block of time you have together. Why not take advantage of that with some fun, educational car games and activities?
AcademicsElementary SchoolReading List
5 Tech Tools That Help Improve Reading Comprehension
The following reading tools are available to all students and can be beneficial to anyone looking to gain a better understanding of a particular book, article, blog post, or any other piece of reading material.
AcademicsLD/ADHD
ADHD vs. Specific Learning Disability: What Parents Need to Know
Parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) face an analogous situation. Learn what parents need to know.
AcademicsElementary School
10 Mnemonic Devices That Every Elementary Schooler Will Remember
Want to give your youngster some fun ways to commit lesson content to memory in the elementary grades? She’ll enjoy learning these ten mnemonic tricks spanning several subjects. Use these mnemonic devices to help students memorize some basic facts.
COVIDISEESSAT
SSAT & ISEE Join the Ranks of Tests with At-Home Options
August has seen two more additions to the list of at-home pandemic activities : the SSAT and ISEE. Both test organizations have announced the launch of at-home testing in order to allow students to take the exams without compromising their health. Read on for more.
AcademicsGifted & TalentedLD/ADHD
What is a 504 Plan?
If your child’s teacher or school administrator has recommended “getting her on a plan,” don’t panic. This “plan” is nothing to be concerned about. In fact, a 504 plan may be the key to your child’s educational success.
COVIDUndergraduate Admissions
College Applications in the Time of COVID
If you’re a high school student or the parent of a high-schooler, you don’t need me, some random guy on the internet, to remind you that even the best version of the college admissions process is extraordinarily stressful. Fortunately, colleges themselves seem to recognize this as well, and they’re taking steps to address it. Read on for more.
ACTCOVIDUndergraduate Admissions
This Week in COVID-19: Test Dates! Get Your Test Dates Here!
The ACT has followed up on its announcement about the postponement of section-specific retesting by handing out new fall test dates the way Oprah gives out free cars: indiscriminately and at a genuinely impressive clip. Read on for details.
ACTCOVIDUndergraduate Admissions
This Week in COVID-19: Global Pandemic 1, ACT's Optimism 0
In an update posted on their website earlier this week, the ACT acknowledged that everything is not, in fact, fine. As usual, we’re here to provide a summary of the most important takeaways for those with too many quarantine Zoom meetings on the calendar and not enough time to read.