The SAT that our teens take today isn’t like the one we took years ago. 

Did you know that in March 2005, the SAT became a longer, more challenging, and a lot different? The SAT is now 3 hours and 45 minutes long. What was known as the Verbal Section has been renamed Critical Reading and the Analogies questions have been eliminated and replaced with Short Reading Passages.

An SAT Writing Section has been added, which contains multiple-choice grammar questions and a 25-minute written essay. Finally, the Math Section has been expanded to include three years of high school math — in other words, it now includes harder questions in the area of algebra II.

For your teen, taking the SAT is a huge, life molding event.  It marks the beginning of a countdown to your child’s high school graduation and has us, parents, thinking seriously sending our teens off to college.

Helping our teens prepare for the SAT is crucial!  It is important to not leave this preparation solely in the hands of your child’s school.  It is important to arm your child with other materials that help them gain the test taking skills that will propel them to higher SAT test scores.

I’ve filled the Parenting My Teen eStore with awesome books to help your teenager with the SAT this year.  Stop by http://www.parentingmyteen.com/SAT-Help.HTML soon.  The books are filled with exercises, drills, and full-length sample exams that create a true-to-life testing experience

Here’s to helping your teen do his/her very best!