December 2009 Newsletter

December 2009 A+ Newsletter In This Issue... Featured Student: Max Carchedi We are proud to report on a notable accomplishment of one of our students. Max Carchedi, a 7th grader at Wissahickon Middle School, recently completed the Wilson Reading System under the guidance of A+ tutor Sherry Moman. Read more about Max in our newsletter... Featured Tutor: Sherry Moman Sherry Moman, tutor of this month's featured student, Max Carchedi, has been with A+ Test Prep and Tutoring for 4 years. Sherry specializes in teaching reading skills, the Wilson Reading System, Study Power, and basic math and writing skills. Read more about Sherry in our newsletter... Contest for Young Inventors Do you have a budding young inventor in your midst? If so, here is a wonderful opportunity for him or her to put those creative ideas to the test. By Kids for Kids, in collaboration with sponsors Toys R Us and toymaker JAKKS Pacific, have announced "Invention Dimension," a new competition that honors inventiveness in young people. Will AP Tests Replace the SAT?Jay Mathews, an education columnist for The Washington Post, recently wrote about an emerging trend: several colleges--Bryn Mawr, Hamilton, Furman, and New York University--now accept the AP as a substitute for the SAT or ACT in their admissions process. Matthews calls this a "felicitous trend" and predicts that "this will put the AP ahead of the SAT as the most important test in the country."/spanRead more in our newsletter... Free Proctored SAT and ACT Exams Mark your calendars! A+ Test Prep and Tutoring is once again offering free, no-obligation, proctored practice exams to current students and to members of the community. Learn more about this offer...