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About the Book

“Word Power and Comprehension for the S.A.T.” provides teachers and students with a variety of exercises and multi-skilled activities intended to improve vocabulary, comprehension and retention specifi cally for the S.A.T. · Over 300 vocabulary words found frequently on the Scholastic Aptitude Test · Vocabulary is taught through Sentence Completion, Reading Comprehension Questions, Word Scramble, Essays and Matching · Words are taught in context, demonstrating how the S.A.T. exam poses questions through contextualized reading · Active and Passive vocabulary learning · Essays presented in S.A.T. format, requiring examples from literature, studies, personal experience and observation · “Vocabulary Challenge” encouraging the student to interact with newly learned words as part of the essay · Clustering of words by similar meaning and subject matter as a strategy for learning and retention · Glossaries are included at the end of each exercise for easy and immediate access · Strategic approaches for Reading Comprehension and Sentence Completions · Identifying the Four Types of Sentence Completion questions · Identifying the Three Types of Reading Comprehension questions posed on the Scholastic Aptitude Test · Strategic approaches used when “Teaching for Comprehension” · Correction Strategies for the reader · Appendix on Root Words, Prefi xes and Suffi xes · Appendix defining Literary Terms often used on the S.A.T. · Answers and Explanations to all the drills in each exercise · Special “Test Taking Tips” at the end of each exercise

About the Author

Mr. Francisco is a product of New York City's West Side. Gil Francisco has been involved in education for thirty-seven years, as teacher, coach and administrator. His educational background includes a B.A. from Kansas Wesleyan University, Masters of Education from Wichita State University, Administrative Certifi cation From Columbia University Teacher's College and a he was a Doctoral Program Candidate ABD at New York University