[Counselors] Resources for ACT

[OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

Our school district has purchased Study Island with the ACT and SAT test
prep add-on.

On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 1:04 PM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor
Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> Can anyone share a few resources for ACT Prep?
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> This question came across the discussion board this morning and you are
> welcome to add more comments; however, I would like to comment first.
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> Every school has a great ACT prep resource-it’s your previous PreACT test
> booklets, your old EXPLORE and PLAN booklets along with your item response
> summary.  The IRR (Item Response Summary) has the “answers” for each
> question, the *(asterisk) is the correct answer.  Copy the English/Reading
> portion and give to English and history teachers, math and reading portion
> give to math teachers, science and reading portion give to science teachers
> along with each item response summary.  I know this seems like a lot, but
> it is at your fingertips.  DO NOT EVER THROW YOUR TEST BOOKLETS AWAY-use
> them.  A teacher can use a question a day in their classroom beginning in
> elementary!
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> If you have students in a test prep class, give them their student report
> (you have a copy in their file) and their test booklet and help them to see
> their weaknesses and their strengths.  Find a subject teacher who has a
> passion about their subject and give them the IRR(item response summary)
> and their subject area from test booklet-it will help your students
> tremendously to see their weaknesses.  The resources are there-if you
> aren’t sure, don’t hesitate to contact us, the Student Prep Team.  You have
> a wealth of info at your fingertips!
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> Also, here are some great online ACT Prep resources for grades Kdg-12th
> grade:  https://www.opened.com/ and  https://academy.act.org/  Please
> share these with your teachers.
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> Please don’t hesitate to share other ideas about what you are using for
> ACT preparation-I just had to get this out as I heard earlier today that a
> counselor threw away all of her old test booklets-PLEASE DON’T GET RID OF
> THEM-USE THEM!! J
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> Have a great day!
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> *Lisa Nelson*
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> Director of Student Preparation
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> Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
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> lnelson at osrhe.edu
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> www.okhighered.org/student-prep
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