Private Tutor: Your Complete SAT Critical Reading Prep Course with Amy Lucas, DVD 1

Host Amy Lucas is the titular “private tutor,” who shares strategies for tackling the critical-reading portion of the SAT while seated on a couch in a cozy domestic setting. Lucas covers several aspects of the subject, from providing an overview of the test structure and suggesting techniques for improving memory, to walking students through sample questions. Lucas uses lively vocal inflection and a conversational tone to engage her audience, with key points frequently flashed onscreen in brightly colored text, helping to underscore important material. Lucas talks about what types of questions to expect and offers tips on specific ways to approach them. She also presents study pointers, pacing tips for test day, and information on what to expect from the exam based on statistics. Individual sections cover vocabulary, sentence completion, and reading comprehension. The disc also includes two supplementary PDFs: one with sentence-completion drills, and the other offering a sample essay that demonstrates how to tackle a reading comprehension passage. Other titles in the series include Your Complete SAT Critical Reading Prep Course with Amy Lucas, DVD 2; Your Complete SAT Math Prep Course with Amy Lucas, DVD 1-4; and Your Complete SAT Writing Prep Course with Amy Lucas, DVD 1-2. Thorough, informative, and likely to help take some of the anxiety out of the testing experience, this is highly recommended. Aud: H, P. (K. Cruver)