Horizon Readiness Courses for the SAT® Exam

Learn how Horizon Education can help build a sustainable readiness course on your campus to help students prepare for the SAT®
Features

Assessment Features

Full Length Standards Aligned Exams

Norm-referenced Horizon exams that are standards aligned to the PSAT®/SAT® suite of digital adaptive assessments have value for a wide range of stakeholders, including: teachers, students, parents, district administrators, and principals.

Flexible Adminstration Options

Assessments can be given in one sitting or broken up over a series of days. Implementation and administration is flexible and sites can choose an assessment window that works best for their schedule.

Progress Monitoring for School Accountability

The Horizon Assessment Package is a valuable tool that can be utilized to fulfill state data reporting requirements and demonstrate your school's commitment to progress monitoring and systematic intervention.

Horizon Assessment Package for the SAT® Exam

Assessment Suite
HE-PSAT 8/9
3 Assessments
HE-PSAT 10
3 Assessments
HE-SAT 11
3 Assessments
*Horizon Assessments contain PSAT 8/9®, PSAT 10®, and SAT®exam-like items, and mimic the same assessment format (number of questions, question types, order, difficulty level, timing).
Suggested IMplementation
Fall
Winter
Spring
8th/9th Grade
HE-PSAT 8/9
Assessment
HE-PSAT 8/9
Assessment
HE-PSAT 8/9
Assessment
10th Grade
HE-PSAT 10
Assessment
HE-PSAT 10
Assessment
HE-PSAT 10
Assessment
11th Grade
HE-SAT 11
Assessment
HE-SAT 11
Assessment
HE-SAT 11
Assessment

Professional Development

Every course comes with a personalized professional learning session with your staff, delivered in person or online.
Professional Development Guide

Targeted Lesson Plans

Pre-built lesson plans organized by topic, allowing teachers time to focus on helping students succeed.

Web Portal

Our easy to use web portal has everything teachers and students need to be successful during enrollment in the course.
Course Type

Strategy & Skill

Description
Flexible course designed to provide essential strategy, time management & skills practice immediately prior to taking the SAT®
Typical Implementation
Before or After School
Saturday Sessions
Zero period
Typical Target Audience
Students scoring:
Greater than 950 on a practice SAT® or Greater than 910 on the PSAT/NSMQT®
Hours of coursework
15-30 hours
Typical Target sat date
March
Course Type

Strategy & Skill w/ Content

Description
Course designed to provide strategy, time management & skills practice while improving a student’s mastery of reading/writing and math knowledge
Typical Implementation
College Prep Period
Study Hall
Zero Period
typical Target Audience
Students scoring:
Less than 950 on a practice SAT® or
Less than 910 on the PSAT/NSMQT®
Hours of coursework
30-90 hours
Typical Target sat date
March
Course Type

Score Improvement

Description
Course for students at any skill level that want to improve their SAT® score. Course will have additional time for students to focus on personal areas for growth
Typical Implementation
Before or After School
Saturday Sessions
Zero period
typical Target Audience
Students who have previously taken the SAT or are motivated to attempt the SAT® for the first time
Hours of coursework
15-30 hours
Typical Target sat date
May, June, October

+160

Point Score Improvement

Proven Results

George Westinghouse HS

Read our case study from George Westinghouse High School to see the impact of Horizon Education courses on SAT® score improvement

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