ACT SUCCESS Skills & Strategies Workshop Maximizing Student Scores 3 to 5 Points and Higher! Jim Giovannini – President/Author Jim@AcademicTutoringCenters.Com Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. About Us Established 1991 as Chicago’s premier tutoring/test prep company – Academic Tutoring Centers Providing tutoring in all subjects and all grade levels, ACT & SAT prep, Professional Development, Online, Individual, & Group Tutoring Serving school districts & their students nationwide each year Partnering with schools and learning centers nationwide and internationally Best Selling Author of ACT SUCCESS, SAT SUCCESS, 6 ACT PRACTICE TESTS by Barron’s and BARRON’S ACT FLASHCARD SERIES, and ACT SUCCESS Online Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

Your Students Can Achieve These Results Too! Our Promise All Students Can Achieve their Personal A+™ All Students Can Be College & Career Ready All Students Should Have Access to Test Prep For more than 25 years, 97% of ACT SUCCESS students have increased their ACT scores! Your Students Can Achieve These Results Too! Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Our Partners Black River Falls High School Greenwood High School Ithaca High School Laona High School Melrose-Mindoro High School New Richmond High School Osseo-Fairchild High School School District of Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan Three Lakes High School Wabeno High School Waterford High School UNIVERSITY PARTNER University of Wisconsin Testimonial: We are a small school district in Northern Wisconsin and have partnered with Academic Tutoring in the past to creatively find a way to provide ACT prep to some of our students. This year we used their ACT Success Online Test Prep to give all of our students the opportunity to prepare for the ACT exam. The online version allowed our students to prepare for the ACT subject area tests, hear test-taking tips, and enter the test sessions with confidence.  After the test, some students commented: “I felt like I had seen the questions before and knew what I was doing,” “Because of ACT Success I was really ready for the ACT,” and “Because of the prep program I wasn’t nervous at all.”   In the past, we have seen great results using Academic Tutoring Center and expect the same again this year.  As the program administrator, the ACT Success Online program was easy to use and it met the needs of our students.  I was very satisfied that our students confidently walked into their test session prepared to do their personal best on the ACT.   We will be customers again next year! Gene Welhoefer 7-12 Principal  Three Lakes School District Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

Our Goal Maximize College Scholarships & Admission Conversations Important Factors for College Admissions FACTORS PERCENT GPA 45% ACT Exam Other (extra-curricular activities, volunteerism, personal statement, etc…) 10% 4-Year College Degree = $1,500,000 on average over a lifetime Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Level the Playing-Field What do Students Say about the ACT? How You Can Change those Negative Beliefs It’s Different It’s Boring It’s Hard It’s Unfair Teach students about the format of the ACT and how to achieve their Personal A+. Teach students what is tested, repeatedly, on the ACT. Integrate those repetitive skills into your daily teaching. Give students the correct tools for success. Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

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Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. ACT SUCCESS – Pre Test Test Comfortability & Understanding Question: When was the last time you took an ACT? You will truly understand skills and strategies once you do Putting yourself in your student’s shoes is the only way to completely understand the test and what your students are thinking during the prep process. Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

A PARADIGM SHIFT IN STUDENT THINKING Your Personal A+™! MOTIVATION IS THE KEY A PARADIGM SHIFT IN STUDENT THINKING Percent Correct Composite Score 50% 18 60% 22 66% 24 71% 26 80% 29 91% 33 Note: The ACT Scale is 1-36 Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

10 – 14 5 – 8 Your Personal A+™! Student Goal: 5 Composite Points MOTIVATION IS THE KEY Student Goal: 5 Composite Points English (out of 75) Math (out of 60) Reading (out of 40) Science # of Additional Questions Correct 10 – 14 5 – 8 A Few More Correct Answers Will Dramatically Raise Scores, Admission Choices, and Scholarship Opportunities! Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

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Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. ACT SUCCESS Online Designed with Today’s Student in Mind Pre & Post Tests – Full Length and Mini Versions of Each Video Tutorials – Learn Skills & Strategies in Each Subject from the Nation’s Leading Expert Knowledge Checks – Reinforce the Perfect ACT Strategies Skills Builders – Sharpen Your Skills & Strategies, One Bite at a Time Quizzes – Continue Building Skills while Learning how to Pace Full Length Tests – 3 full length exams (5 total exams including pre & post) Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. Copyright (C) Academic Tutoring, LLC, 2017

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Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved. ACT SUCCESS Teacher Workshops The Nation’s Leading Author Personally Works with Your Teachers The Ins & Outs Of ACT – Detailed Test Overview, Skills, & Strategies Implementation– Use Materials Effectively Within Your Program Data Mapping – Review Results & Identify Areas to Focus On Copyright © 2017 Academic Tutoring LLC, All Rights Reserved.

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