ACT study guides
Short, plain-language guides for students and parents. No jargon, no cost, no account.
The four-week ACT plan
Four weeks, five days a week. What to do each week when the test is close and the time is not.
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The twelve-week ACT plan
The long version: build the skills, then build the speed, then build the stamina.
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ACT section-by-section strategy: English, Math, Reading, Science
What actually works in each of the four sections, and what to stop doing.
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How to read ACT passages fast
Reading is a speed problem before it is a comprehension problem. Here is how to fix the speed.
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The day before and the morning of your ACT
The night before, the morning of, the bag, and what to do when your head goes blank.
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For parents: how to help with the ACT without hovering
How to be useful. Also, the specific things that make it worse.
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New to the ACT entirely? Read Start Here first. It explains the test itself, which these guides assume you already know.