White Plains CitizeNetReporter - WJCS Launches New SAT Prep Program. Tuition $85 Hour.

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From Westchester Jewish Community Services. February 12, 2005: WJCS, a respected provider of learning services in Westchester for nearly 40 years, is launching an SAT Prep Program to help students get ready for the newly designed SAT format. Offering both small-group (up to four students) and one-on-one instruction, the ten-week, two-hour sessions will cover reading, math and written language skills. An affordable, premium alternative to private instruction or large impersonal classroom programs, the WJCS modules will be held at the WJCS Headquarters at 845 N. Broadway in White Plains. Evening and weekend scheduling will be available.

"Our SAT Prep Program will offer small group or individualized instruction that can either tackle test-taking skills or focus on a student's particular 'problem areas,' which will be identified through pre-testing," explains Louise Albin, MA, Director of the WJCS Weinberg Learning Center, under whose auspices the course is offered. "The teaching, drilling and tutoring will be customized based on individual needs. Periodic testing will be used to assess each student's progress and adjust the program. For instance, the number of sessions can be extended beyond ten weeks to meet student's needs."

According to Ms. Albin, the College Board will introduce a new SAT format in March 2005. Changes will include the requirement of a student essay, elimination of verbal analogies and quantitative comparisons, the addition of shorter reading passages and incorporation of new content from third-year college preparatory math.

The essay component, especially, has increased apprehension for both students and parents. "The changes are designed to better align the test with current curriculum and institutional practices in high school and college," adds Ms. Albin. "However, because it is a new and unknown entity, the test is causing both parents and teens a high degree of stress. We can help alleviate anxiety by providing test-taking skills, strategies and experience with the test format, helping students to feel comfortable and confident.

"Our program is not a 'cookie cutter' course, but rather a customized approach to teaching which leverages students' strengths while addressing identified target areas. The process will be directed so that each student can gain the techniques and information necessary for success - not only for this test but for future academic pursuits."
The WJCS SAT PREP Program offers a high quality, affordable alternative to private tutoring and class-size sessions. For individuals a two-hour, 10-session program at $85 per hour for a total cost of $1,700 is suggested. For a small-group (up to 4 students), the two-hour, 10-session program costs $2,400 divided by the number of students in the group. To assure preferred start date and time students can arrange their own groups; WJCS will provide the learning specialists.
The WJCS Weinberg Learning Center has been providing evaluations and remedial services in Westchester since 1967.
For more information about the WJCS SAT Prep Program, call 949-7699, 596 or email SATPrep@wjcs.com.


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