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Learn the SHSAT--and SAT and PSAT--test design. The new SHSAT is designed around the common core curriculum much like the new SAT. Our course provides a unique opportunity for 6th to 9th graders to not only study for the SHSAT but to get a head start on successful SAT preparation. Standardized exams like the SHSAT or SAT are not like typical classroom exams, and they often do not reward the same approaches. Students need to understand the test design and learn the underlying rules, an aspect of test preparation too often overlooked.  \n2. Study the core subject material in math and English Language Arts (ELA) from dozens of skill-based lessons. Many SHSAT preparation books essentially provide only exams, which is not helpful for the vast majority of students who need to learn more about the topics covered on the SHSAT. In addition to teaching you about the test design, the lessons in this book cover the subject material that underlies the SHSAT. Furthermore, our online course supplement has the deepest repository of math and ELA lessons available for the SHSAT to assist students of any level including hundreds of video and written lessons that cover subject material from the fundamentals up through the majority of required SAT topics.  \n3. Practice, Practice, Practice--Quality not just Quantity.  \na. Quality-Too many prep books advertise their quantity of problems, but few address the far more important issue of quality. We believe every exam problem should provide more than a question and answer. Our walkthroughs review the different methods to solve SHSAT and SAT problems including the most effective approach, a thorough review of wrong answer choices and typical test design traps, and related strategies to optimize student performance.  \nb. Quantity-We have not forgotten that a great deal of practice is a must for successful preparation. Included in this book are two real full-length SHSAT practice exams plus up to  \n1,000 additional mini-exam and exercise problems all organized for effective learning. Most lessons are followed by targeted skill practice and then SHSAT level problems to develop astudent's mastery of the exam.  \nWhat is the new SHSAT exam and why should I prepare for it?  \nAny student hoping to gain admission to a specialized high school should prepare for the SHSAT. Perhaps more importantly, 6th to 9th graders everywhere can get a head start on the new SAT from this SHSAT course. This course might be the best way for middle school students to learn SAT design and strategy with age-appropriate material.  \nThe SHSAT Math and English Language Arts (ELA) exam is a 3-hour standardized admission exam given each fall toward the end of October to nearly 30,000 8th and 9th-grade students in New York City seeking to gain admission to one of nine specialized high schools. 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