Programs for Schools

Looking for a great deal to improve test scores at your school? Call Knowledge Guides. We offer both long and short-term in-school programs that gives kids premium learning opportunities at unparalleled discounts.

Standard programs
All programs are customized - talk to us about building the perfect program for your school.

  • Short-term Programs
    Short term programs cover key test strategies, and contain abbreviated pre and post-tests to give students a rough performance estimate.
    • Option 1: SAT® Strategy Workshop
      • Six hours, one or two days
      • Each student receives a Knowledge Guides SAT® Strategy Guide
    • Option 2: Express SAT® Strategy Workshop
      • Four hours, one day
      • Each student receives a Knowledge Guides SAT® Strategy Guide
  • Long-term Programs
    Long-term programs cover even more SAT® strategies, while providing more extensive math and vocabulary reviews. The additional length provides significantly more opportunities for test practice and valuable feedback.
    • Option 1: 25-hour SAT® Program
      • Two 2.5-hour sessions per week for five weeks
      • Pre-test and post-test with detailed feedback and analysis and individual test-prep suggestions
      • Detailed feedback on at least two essays
      • One or two hours of homework between each class
      • Schools receive class performance analysis based on pre-test and post-test performance and instructor feedback
      • Each student receives an Official SAT® Study Guide, a Knowledge Guides SAT® Strategy Guide, and a vocabulary book
    • Option 2: 20-hour SAT® Program
      • Four to ten sessions, depending on session length/li>
      • Pre-test and post-test with detailed feedback and analysis and individual test-prep suggestions
      • Detailed feedback on at least two essays
      • One or two hours of homework between each class
      • Schools receive class performance analysis based on pre-test and post-test performance and instructor feedback
      • Each student receives an Official SAT® Study Guide, a Knowledge Guides SAT® Strategy Guide, and a vocabulary book

Our programs help:

  • Build confidence
  • Inform expectations
  • Raise scores - average score increase of 180 points!

What students learn

  • Test-taking strategies
    • Process of elimination
    • Pacing
    • Guessing/ommission strategies
    • Coping with anxiety
    • Confidence!
  • Sentence completion strategies
    • Context clues
    • Divide and conquer
    • Connotative strategies
  • Reading comprehension strategies
    • Context clues
    • Research strategies
    • Line reference strategies
    • Two-passage strategies
    • Pacing
  • Math strategies
    • Guess and check
    • Substitution
    • Question targeting
    • Process of elimination for math problems
    • Pacing
  • Writing strategies
    • "Listening" strategies
    • Subject identification
    • Process of elimination
    • Common errors
    • Essay strategies

*SAT® and PSAT® are registered trademarks of the College Board. Neither is affiliated with Knowledge Guides.