How The Vocab Videos SAT System Works

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Vocab Videos is a unique and highly effective system for learning difficult words that appear on tests like the ISEE, SAT, ACT and GRE. Using both auditory and visual cues, each video includes a real-world representation of the meaning of a word in a way that you can easily relate to and understand. With hilarious characters and outrageous plots, Vocab Videos will expand your vocabulary—and you’ll have fun along the way.

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Learn Vocab Quickly and Effectively

Students can spend hours trying to memorize words using traditional vocabulary books and flashcards, only to forget all those words by the next day. Vocab Videos engages students with the words directly. Research has shown that people remember more effectively when they have visual and auditory cues. Our videos show students what the words mean, instead of just telling them.

Increasing Vocabulary Matters

Having a strong vocabulary is very important on the SAT. About 1/3 of the Reading section is made up of questions that are explicitly vocabulary-dependent—questions that are potentially worth 150 points in all. Even on questions that don’t specifically test vocabulary, students are often confused by difficult words. A thorough understanding of a word's meaning is an essential part of all reading comprehension, both for standardized tests like the ISEE, SAT, ACT and GRE and beyond. In the end, a strong vocabulary is about more than a test score: IF YOU SPEAK ENGLISH THIS WILL BE USEFUL FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

Quizzes and Practice Materials

We know that watching a video once isn’t enough to remember it forever, so we include quizzes and review material at the end of each unit to help students reinforce what you’ve seen. Quizzes are modeled on SAT style questions and provide excellent preparation for standardized tests. Includes downloadable word list with definitions.

High Value Words for the SAT

The words used in these videos were selected based on our extensive SAT research to determine which words occur most frequently on the SAT. This isn’t just a list of words we like or the hardest words we can find. We only chose words that have appeared frequently on the SAT. But these words will appeal to non-SAT students as well. Words are the very ingredients of our language, and all students benefit from increased vocabulary, in high school, in college, and beyond.

Love Learning Vocabulary!

Vocab Videos isn’t just instructive: it’s also fun! These hilarious videos feature outrageous characters that you’ll love. Many are parodies of your favorite TV shows like Lost, The Office, 24, and Gossip Girl. The more students enjoy the process, the more effort they will put into learning the words.

Made by SAT Prep Experts

Vocab Videos is brought to you by A-List Education, a leading educational services company based in New York City. We have worked with thousands of students of all ages from the U.S. and abroad. Our services include test preparation for the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT and LSAT and tutoring for academic subjects and admissions counseling.

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