Gary Gruber - Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2019-2020

Dr. Gruber is recognized as the leading expert on standardized tests. His results have been lauded throughout the country. His personal presentation spreads contagious enthusiasm like an epidemic with his audiences.PBS[When you want the solution to the problem] tap the super genius, Gary Gruber.Washington PostHis methods make the questions seem amazingly simple to solve.Library JournalI thank you and my 15-year old son (high school jr.) thanks you. Ted Koppel, ABC News, NightlineThe work that Gary Gruber does should be given to every student and every teacher. Dr. Shirley Thornton, Former Deputy Superintendent, California State Department of Education By learning Dr. Grubers strategies, a student can increase his(her) IQ to do well on any exam.Teen MagazineGruber is the Dear Abby of testing.Detroit NewsI hope Dr.

Grubers work reaches many more students. I know that they will find his suggestions priceless. Julie Martin, Phoenix Gazette[The Gruber book] is the only commercial book that Ive seen that would actually help a test-taker. David Owen, Washington PostWith the use of Grubers special techniques, students can raise their test scores significantly and increase their general learning ability.Courier JournalGruber clearly demonstrates his concepts in this valuable resource for students facing the SAT or any standardized test. James Scholtz, BooklistGary Gruber is the Guru of College Testing Programs.The Light, San Antonio, TexasThis [Gruber] is the man who knows the ins and outs of testing.Bob Lee,Bob Lee Magazine, KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, UtahI was glad to see the focus is on developing critical thinking skills, which are helpful in all walks of life, not just for taking tests.Alan Ginsburg, Acting Director, Planning and Evaluation Service, US. Dept. of Education, Washington, DCGruber has developed all the Inside Strategies for beating the SAT.United Press InternationalGary Gruber is the most prominent guru of SAT preparation.Chicago TribuneGary Gruber is the leading expert on the SAT.Houston ChronicleI only wish hed written this book when I took the SAT. Peter Cleaveland, ABC Network NewsDr. Gruber knows the ins and outs of the SAT.Los Angeles TimesAlso Available from Gary Gruber and Skyhorse PublishingGruber's Complete ACT Guide 2019-2020Gruber's Complete GRE Guide 2019-2020Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 3-5Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking: Grades 6-9Gruber's Word Master for Standardized Tests Copyright 2019 by Gary R. Gruber All Rights Reserved.

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This book is the most up-to-date and complete guide to the current SAT. Each practice exam is patterned after the SAT, and all the strategies and techniques deal with the SAT. The Gruber Critical-Thinking Strategies are useful for every SAT exam. This book was written by Dr.

Gary Gruber, the leading authority on the SAT, who knows more than anyone else in the test-prep field exactly what is being tested on the SAT. In fact, the procedures to answer the SAT questions rely more heavily on the Gruber Critical-Thinking Strategies than ever before, and this is the only book that has the exact thinking strategies you need to use to maximize your SAT score. Grubers SAT books are used by the nations school districts more than any other books and are proven to get the highest documented school district SAT scores. Dr. Gruber has published more than 40 books with major publishers on test-taking and critical-thinking methods, with more than 7 million copies sold. He has also authored more than 1,000 articles on his work in scholarly journals and nationally syndicated newspapers, has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, and has been interviewed by hundreds of magazines and newspapers.

He has developed major programs for school districts and for city and state educational agencies for improving and restructuring curriculum, increasing learning ability and test scores, increasing motivation, developing a passion for learning and problem solving, and decreasing the student dropout rate. For example, PBS (the Public Broadcasting Service) chose Dr. Gruber to train the nations teachers on how to prepare students for the SAT through a national satellite teleconference and video. His results have been lauded by people throughout the country from all walks of life. Dr. Gruber is recognized nationally as the leading expert on standardized tests.

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