Word Power and Comprehension for the S.A.T.

Provides teachers and students with a variety of exercises and multi-skilled activities intended to improve vocabulary, comprehension, and retention specifically for the S.A.T.

Over 300 vocabulary words found frequently on the Scholastic Aptitude Test are taught through Sentence Completion, Reading Comprehension Questions, Word Scramble, Essays, and Matching Words. These are taught in context, demonstrating how the S.A.T. exam poses questions through contextualized reading.

Active and Passive vocabulary learning essays are presented in S.A.T. format, requiring examples from literature, studies, personal experience, and observation.

Vocabulary Challenge encourages the student to interact with newly learned words as part of the essay. Clustering of words by similar meaning and subject matter is used as a strategy for learning and retention.

Glossaries are included at the end of each exercise for easy and immediate access. Strategic approaches for Reading Comprehension and Sentence Completions are discussed, including:

- Identifying the Four Types of Sentence Completion questions

- Identifying the Three Types of Reading Comprehension questions posed on the S.A.T.

- Strategic approaches used when teaching for comprehension

- Correction strategies for the reader

Additional resources include an appendix on Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes, as well as an appendix defining Literary Terms often used on the S.A.T.

Answers and explanations are provided for all drills in each exercise, along with special test-taking tips at the end of each section.