Fundamental Course for 10 session during spring session
Intensive courses will continue through summer session
Course Description: This 10-session course is designed to help students develop the essential skills needed for the SSAT, focusing on vocabulary building, reading comprehension strategies, and introductory essay writing.
Objective: Students will master 400-500 high-frequency SSAT vocabulary words, practice solving 10 key types of analogy relationships, and develop core reading comprehension strategies. By the end of the course, students will have built a solid foundation in these essential areas, preparing them to tackle basic SSAT questions with confidence.
Lesson Material:
- SSAT Practice Questions (section-based)
- Personalized worksheets for targeted improvement
and Topics Covered:
Vocabulary | - High-frequency SSAT words: Learn and practice commonly tested words for the SSAT - Synonyms and Antonyms: Practice recognizing relationships between words through synonym and antonym exercises |
Analogies | - Introduce and practice solving analogies using various types of relationships. (e.g., part/whole, cause/effect, function, degree) - Identifying word relationships and bridges that connect them (e.g., dog : puppy) |
Reading Comprehension | - Introduce different types of reading passages (prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction) - Focused Reading Strategy Practice: Each class will focus on a specific reading skill: (e.g., main idea, inference, summarizing, tone, purpose) Application of strategies to SSAT-style passages |
Writing | - Analyzing essay prompts and formulating quick outlines - Practice brainstorming, outlining, and structuring - Timed writing exercises with feedback |
Test Taking Strategies/Skills | - Prepare for the mental intensity of the SSAT with regular practice - Elimination Strategy: How to narrow down answer choices effectively before guessing. |
Sessions 1-5: Focus on mastering 150 high-frequency vocabulary words. Begin practicing reading comprehension strategies and analogy bridges Session 6: Cumulative review Sessions 7-9: Review and expansion. Focus on mastering 500 high-frequency vocabulary words. Review all reading strategies in passage specific readings. Review all analogies in SSAT format. Session 10: Final Review results and provide targeted feedback for continued improvement. each session will also include writing brainstorming, outlining, and developing |
Spring: 10 Sessions / 2-Hour Classes
Week | Class Focus |
1 | Vocabulary: #1-50 (10 minutes) Analogies: Part/Whole & Cause/Effect (40 minutes) Reading: Main Idea/Detail (40 minutes) Writing: Essay Structure (25 minutes) |
2 | Vocabulary: #51-100 Analogies: Characteristic & Degree Reading: inferences Writing: Crafting Thesis Sentence |
3 | Vocabulary: #101-150 Analogies: 4 Bridge Mixed Review Reading: Word in Context Writing: Strong Topic Sentence |
4 | Vocabulary: #151-200 Analogies: Function & User/Tool Reading: Author’s Purpose Writing: Supporting Detail and Explanation |
5 | Vocabulary: #201-250 Analogies: Category & Object/Group Reading: Author’s Tone Writing: Timed Writing Exercise |
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7 | Vocabulary: #301-350 Analogies: Full Bridge Mixed Set Reading: Humanities Focus Writing: Conflict/Solution |
8 | Vocabulary: #351-400 Analogies: Full Bridge Mixed Set Reading: Science Focus Writing: Sensory and Figurative Language |
9 | Vocabulary: #401-450 Analogies: Full Bridge Mixed Set Reading: Social Studies Focus Writing: Timed Writing Exercise |
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