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Just perform a quick KDE search for released K-Prep released test items and you'll likely come up empty handed. This year KY 10th graders will be assessed using the online K-Prep test over current KCAS and field tested over new Kentucky academic standards for Reading and Mathematics

If you didn’t know this, then here is a neat trade-secret.

So, you have a college night coming up and you have to talk to parents about the ACT. The pressure is on because this is an important topic and they are looking to you for answers. In this post, you will get four talking points to share with parents, to educate them and put them on a path to success.

Your ACT score can mean much more than you think! Too often students receive their score and simply accept what they get. You have to look at EVERYTHING your score can do for you though and maximize the potential of your score. One of the biggest things your score can do for you is Merit Based Scholarships!

TLDR: Take a practice ACT test EARLY in Junior year Imbed ACT content in your classroom teaching Offer students some sort of skill or strategy focused training Video Transcript: You're in school leadership, and you want to go from seeing the ACT as a challenge and liability to having a plan that sets your students up for success. In this video, I'm going to show you three things that many schools do to be successful on the ACT. I don't care if you are an urban school, rural, suburban, public, or private. If you do these things you will see more students hitting benchmarks, getting into college, and getting scholarships with their ACT test scores.

TLDR: Hitting benchmark on the ACT is possible by changing the way you view the test! You have to view the test by the number of questions you need correct to hit benchmark. (ex. English you only need to get 37 questions right out of 75). Video Transcript: If you're in administration or you're a classroom teacher, a big problem happening is that what do you do with students whenever they're not hitting benchmark on their ACT? Well, what I want to share with you today, we've got a tool we use in the classroom here at TorchPrep to help students hit benchmark on the ACT. So I'll share it with you real quick. It's a practical tool that you can use in the classroom with your students so they can get closer to hitting benchmark on this test. And what we call this, it's simply Redefining the Win.

TLDR: Scoring changed from 2400 to 1600 score range No penalty for guessing Video Transcript: The SAT has made some significant changes over the last few years. And so in this video, I just want to talk very clearly and simply about what those changes have been and what it means for you.

TLDR: Reading - At least one reading passage is now split into two passages Science: Much more unpredictable than past Science test Slightly more focus on Science knowledge Scoring - Score Report now includes reporting categories and STEM score Video Transcript: So you're probably aware, there have been more ACT changes in the last five years than probably any five year period in the last 20. What I want to do in this video is just unlock a few of those changes and show you which ones matter most, and what you need to know about them.

TLDR: Split the test up into 4 separate sections (Practice ACT) 8 min 45 seconds each section Pick a letter (A-F) at the end of time & bubble all the way down Take a Break Do this 4 total times! Video Transcript: If you're in high school leadership or in the classroom a problem that you're facing is how do we help our students reach ACT benchmark on the reading test. What I want to do today is share with you a tool we use at TorchPrep that helps students hit benchmark on the reading section of the ACT test, so that by the end of this video you have a practical tool to use in the classroom to help students reach benchmark on the reading ACT.

TLDR: Take a national ACT test! Not just a practice, but a national test. Find a strategy training! Private Test Prep or Group Training Take the national test again! & Again! & Again! Keep taking the test until you get the score you want! Video Transcript: Okay, so it's your junior year or your students junior year, and you want to know how to go about attacking the ACT test this year to give you the highest possible results. In this video, I'm going to give you a few thoughts that hopefully afterwards you'll have a good idea of how to have the most amount of success for you or your student this year.