Study Skills
Tips for “YOUR” learning style: Study Tips for Your Learning Styles
How to study when you’re anxious: Test Anxiety Tips
General Study and Test Tips: Test-Taking Tips
Time Management Skills
Time Management Skills Quiz Time Management Quiz
Test Prep Classes
- All Pencils Down provides various ACT & SAT test prep classes to fit your needs. You can sign up for a classroom style test prep or for an online test prep workshop.
- Grade Power, located in Greystone and Pelham, offers both ACT & SAT test prep class. Through Grade Power you can enroll in a 10 week one-on-one individualized test prep, an 8 week fast track one-on-one individualized test, or a classroom-style test prep with up to 8 other students for 10 sessions each lasting 2 hours.
Faye Nichols Test Preparation & Consulting
- Faye Nichols Test Prep offers various levels of test prep programs ranging from Beginning to Intermediate to Scholarship. There are several options including in-person courses, online courses, tutoring and workshops. While the course level you enroll in is determined on your previous ACT and/or SAT scores, each programs offered is a 20-hour comprehensive course.
Sycamore Learning Prep for the Future
- Sycamore Learning Company offer 1 or 2 day seminars to students at local high school that focus on strategies for the ACT & SAT. By participating in a Sycamore Leaning Seminar you will get to take a practice ACT or SAT as well as receive an ACT/SAT study guide that you can take home and use at you prep for your next test!
- Henson Test Prep is based in Birmingham, Alabama and provides ACT, PSAT, and SAT test prep. They offer in-person group classes, online courses, and one-on-one tutoring. You will practice with real ACT tests and learn test-taking strategies to raise test scores. Visit their website at hensontestprep.com for more information.
Online Test Prep
- ACT Academy provides free test prep using your ACT test score results or through quizzes that you can take in Math, Science, English, and Reading. Based upon your learning needs, ACT Academy will provide step-by-step instruction through videos, games, assessments, and assignments.
- Khan Academy offers personalized learning through instructional videos and practice exercises that allows the students to learn at their own pace. They have videos and exercises in math, science and engineering, economics, and history.
- Khan Academy also offers free SAT prep. If you have taken the PSAT/NMSQT or SAT, Khan Academy will link your test results through CollegeBoard to give you personalized practice recommendations.
Tutoring Options
Out of School Tutoring List
- Check with your grade level counselor for the a list of tutors. Fees, set by each tutor, vary based upon the tutor and subject.
Peer Tutoring
- Peer Tutors are Junior and Senior CHHS students that offer tutoring support for students in all subjects. Visit The Student Hive to sign up for Peer Tutoring.