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Katya ,05-07-2018

In brief, theACT is madeup 4 sections: Math(60questions),Reading(40questions), Science (40questions ....

Katya ,05-06-2018

I always tell my students that we get good at what we practice. If you practice playing a musical instrument, you get better at playing it. If you practice watching Netflix every night, .....

Katya ,05-05-2018

As many of you might know, this year (2018) for the first time the ACT is offering a summer national test date: July 14th! Overwhelmed high school students with hectic school year schedules rejoice!....

Katya ,03-30-2018

The most valuable asset we have is time. The dictionary definition of time is the infinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Katya ,03-24-2018

Taking the SAT® is like shooting arrows while blindfolded. Every attempt depends on your ability to hit an invisible target. Your tutor can be brilliant, and every condition might be perfect.

Katya ,03-22-2018

Though the ACT science section might look hard now, with a little practice, it might become one of your biggest allies. Think about the time when you tried a new game that you found difficult.

Katya ,03-17-2018

Before we get too far, you need to know what the test entails. By knowing what you need to go through, you can better prepare for the SAT® . The test requires you to finish 4 sections within certain time limits.

Katya ,03-15-2018

There are 3 elements that the SAT® tests on. Your material Understanding, Your Strategic Application and Your Ability to Think and Work Quickly. The goal of this article is to help you learn how to implement those 3 elements.

Katya ,03-13-2018

In this article, I will show you why learning vocabulary could be so challenging and what we can do to about it. Are you good at remembering people’s names? If you said no, you are not alone.

Katya ,03-10-2018

I am an SAT® tutor, and this morning I took the SAT® alongside one of my students. Moreover, in this article, I would like to share with you three insights for taking the test.”

Katya ,08-26-2017

Given that the content on the SAT® is so complicated and the college application timeline starts so early, you should aim to take your first SAT® in the fall of junior year, at the latest.

Katya ,08-18-2017

I am sure many of you have your own judgements and opinions on this topic. Feel free to email me or leave a comment if you care to share.

Katya ,08-18-2017

As we read the passage with my students, we “murder it” with annotations. making it easier to find answer questions on a reading comprehension sections.

Katya ,08-17-2017

I usually begin working with students early on, before they have chosen which test to take - SAT® or the ACT.

Katya ,08-16-2017

For some ODD reason, every time I offer this little pearl of wisdom to a student.

Katya ,07-03-2017

I wanted to talk about how quitting is a habit and justifying quitting is a skill. What did I just say? Quitting is a habit and justifying quitting is a skill.

Katya ,01-21-2017

One of the reasons online courses are so popular is because learners surmise that the brain can be magically hooked up to a computer

Katya ,01-17-2017

I am often asked about the extra time on the SAT® and the ACT. Here is how to get extra time!

Katya ,11-11-2016

A lot of ExecutiveMind clients complain about getting sleepy while reading.

Katya ,10-25-2016

Getting high scores isn’t about getting into college — it’s about getting your application

Katya ,10-18-2016

I have a short video course on Udemy, dedicated to Making Online Learning Stick.

Katya ,08-31-2016

There is more quality information available online to more people than ever before.

Katya ,06-30-2016

This technique is very simple. If you are stressing out about something and want to be super prepared, just think of what would happen if everything went wrong?

Katya ,06-30-2016

Many kids find learning to read difficult. They struggle in primary and intermediate grades. A lot of them continue to struggle in middle school. If your kid is reading below grade level

Katya ,06-28-2016

A lot of ExecutiveMind clients complain about getting sleepy while reading.

Katya ,06-28-2016

How was that? Did you stumble on some words? Did you skip words and or substitute with “whatever” or “something?”

Katya ,06-28-2016

Watching your precious kid fail in school makes you feel helpless, angry and sad.

Katya ,06-28-2016

Would your child rather empty the dishwasher or fold laundry instead of reading a book?

Katya ,04-01-2016

Because of increased reading demands of all sections of the SAT® , we are strongly recommending that students

Katya ,03-31-2016

Just like two snowflakes are not alike, neither are any two readers.

Katya ,03-29-2016

In my recent post, I made a confession. I used to fake read all the way through school and some college.

Katya ,03-28-2016

Story about a struggling reader (10th grader Daniel) that changed my reading comprehension teaching forever.

Katya ,02-24-2016

Let’s look inside of a child’s mind and see how they feel when they receive a failing grade. When asked, a lot of them say “ I feel like I am a failure.”

Katya ,02-23-2016

I talked about the two different mindsets (fixed mindset and growth mindset) identified by a Stanford Professor Carol Dweck. Here I want to go deeper and see how exactly children acquire fixed mindset

Katya ,02-21-2016

Speed Reading is a skill which attorneys avoid learning. They strongly believe that the increase in speed comes at an expense of understanding.

Katya ,01-27-2016

Brain Gym is this self-improvement technique discovered by Dr. Paul Dennison. It caught my attention because Dennison worked as a public school teacher and reading specialist in the 1960s , researching more effective ways to help children

Katya ,11-20-2015

Before you spend any of your valuable time on reading, you need to have a strategy. Below, I laid out