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ACT Prep course dates
The next ACT prep class will begin April 28. The class runs from 9-1 each Saturday leading up to the June 9 test date. Call today to schedule a practice test and get your student enrolled!
Two-point increase in ACT score worth $37,500
This article ran in the Middletown (Ohio) Journal on Sunday, March 29, 2009 and featured a student who took the ACT Prep course at the Centerville, Ohio location.
Two-point increase in ACT Score worth $37,500
By: Rick McCrabb- Columnist
SPRINGBORO- For Gary Kurtz, the reward was much greater than the risk.
When daughter, Marissa, 17, a senior at Springboro High School, scored a 29 on the ACT college entrance exam, she earned a one-year tuition scholarship to attend Lee University, a small Christian school in Cleveland, Tenn.
Later, the Kurtz family learned if Marissa scored a 31 of a possible 36, she'd earn a four-year scholarship, valued at $50,000.
"A 31," Gary Kurtz said, "gets you a lot."
So Marissa studied on her own, retook the test, figuring she'd score higher.
Instead she scored a 27.
"I was disappointed," she said.
It was time for a gamble.
Gary Kurtz, a CPA, Realtor, certified financial planner and all-around number cruncher, enrolled Marissa in a six-week, Sylvan Learning course that cost $650.
"We decided to roll the dice," Kurtz said. "If I was going to bet $650 for a chance to win $50,000, and Marissa was my horse, it was worth the wager."
His horse ran like Secretariat.
Marissa took the test for a third time, and scored a 31, earning a four-year scholarship.
What was her reaction to the two-point increase worth an additional $37,500?
"She jumped up and started crying," her father said. "She was emotionally drained."
She added: "It was such a relief."
She must maintain a 3.7 GPA to retain the scholarship.
Marissa, who carries a 4.0 grade point average, will major in middle school education and hopes to teach science and math.
She must be good with numbers.
Just like her dad.
Advanced Reading For Advanced Students!
Sylvan's Advanced Reading Skills program is designed to help students (grades 7th through 12th) improve their reading speed and comprehension. It is a 12-hour reading course designed to double or triple a student's reading speed and provide the student with an array of ways to read based on the purpose of the reading (known as flexible reading strategy). Sylvan's Advanced Reading Skills program prepares students for an increased workload in high school and college. Skills learned in the program help students cover more course work in less time, allowing them to achieve greater academic success.
Being able to read faster and with greater comprehension is critical in high school, college, and life. Sylvan offers a state-of-the-art program that is guaranteed to help students read more efficiently.
Give your child the ability to read faster with improved comprehension. Contact the center for pricing and scheduling information.
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Grade 3-138 WPM
Grade 4-158 WPM
Grade 5-173 WPM
Grade 6-195 WPM
Grade 7-195 WPM
Grade 8-204 WPM
Grade 9-214 WPM
Grade 10-224 WPM
Grade 11-230 WPM
Grade 12-250 WPM
Grade 13-280 WPM
Book Adventure - Read. Click. Win!
Book Adventure is the free, online reading incentive program that makes reading fun for students in grades K-8. Children use Book Adventure to create personalized book lists from over 7,000 titles, read the books offline, take online quizzes on the books, and earn prizes for reading. Based in Baltimore, MD, the non-profit Book Adventure initiative was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation. National sponsors of the Book Adventure initiative include Sylvan Learning Center, R.R. Bowker, Barnes & Noble.com, and Houghton Mifflen.
BookAdeventure.com is a free online reading program that uses technology and incentives to motivate children to read. Book Adventure has more than 500,000 registered users, with more than 74,000 classrooms using the site as a reading source. Children have taken more than 1.8 million quizzes since the site was established in April 1999.
To sign up for Book Adventure, students, parents and teachers can log onto the site at:
www.bookadventure.com