<p>I do not think you need to prepare for the SAT and PSAT separately. There is not a huge difference between the two besides the obvious essay and longer time for the SAT. The sections themselves are similar, and if he is doing fine on the SAT then he should do similarly on the PSAT. I took the PSAT and SAT last year and scored a 231 and 2360 respectively so my scores were pretty close. I actually did what Debbie’s daughter did (I took the October 9 SAT right before my PSAT) and it helped acclimate me to the real testing environment. </p>
<p>perazziman, if your son needs any critical reading help, I have a short guide online here on CC if he wants to read it for some extra tips and advice (I scored 800 on the CR on the October SAT last year). Best of luck to him with the SAT and PSAT!</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1024138-how-i-got-800-sat-critical-reading-story-guide.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1024138-how-i-got-800-sat-critical-reading-story-guide.html</a></p>