<p>I wouldn’t worry about the academic content, nor would I try to cram in subject matter which your child’s school hasn’t covered yet. Remember, your child’s scores are compared to the scores of the same grade and gender. This is important to stress to your child. There will be material which he won’t have seen before, if he’s an 8th grader, for example. That’s o.k., because the vast majority of other 8th graders won’t have seen it either. </p>
<p>The hardest part of the test to prepare for is the analogies, in my opinion. Again, however, I don’t think it’s worth spending lots of money on tutors. Just try out one of the practice tests in a review book with your son (daughter?). If he aces the analogies, great. If he finds them difficult, you might want to walk him through the process of deciphering analogies. Unless he’s enrolled in a pre-prep, this isn’t a talent which schools work on.</p>
<p>From a glance, the SparkNotes pages on analogies seem useful, and certainly less expensive than a tutor: [SparkNotes:</a> Old SAT: Analogy Instructions<a href=“or%20Google%20SparkNotes%20analogies”>/url</a>. Note, analogies used to be on the SAT, but are no longer a part of that test. </p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.bartleby.com%5DBartleby.com:”>http://www.bartleby.com]Bartleby.com:</a> Great Books Online – Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus and hundreds more](<a href=“SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides”>SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides) also has a “word of the day” feature, btw.</p>