Tips for teaching SSAT to an ESL student?
Alicia asked:
I am going to begin tutoring an ESL/EFL student next week. The focus of this, as set by the parents, is for him to pass the SSAT and TOEFL after about a year or two years so he can go to high school at a boarding school in the US.
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I am going to begin tutoring an ESL/EFL student next week. The focus of this, as set by the parents, is for him to pass the SSAT and TOEFL after about a year or two years so he can go to high school at a boarding school in the US.
I didn’t even know what the SSAT was until a couple weeks ago. So could anyone give me some tips, good websites, or book/study guide suggestions?
He needs to get a 2200 on the SSAT.
July 29th, 2009 at 8:45 am
If you go on amazon.com, you will find study guides for the SSAT. It is usually paired with the ISEE. Many people like the Princeton Review. By the way, most boarding schools also accept the ISEE, so if for some reason your student does better on it, those scores can be submitted. Check with the schools first. ISEE is usually for day schools and SSAT for boarding, but because some students apply to both, then usually both are accepted.
I haven’t looked at the SSAT for 4 years. It probably still has an analogies section. If yes, see if you can find old SAT books. The SAT removed analogies around 2005. Anyway, the SSAT was similar to the SAT’s easy questions before then. You can use the easy questions from old SAT books for additional exercises in SSAT prep. Some ESL students may find analogies the most difficult.
Good luck!