[Pibe-division] Preparing for the PSAT & Pre-ACT - Seeking Insights

[Zephyr]

They have braille practice materials through ETS. They have been in trouble for this in the past. I'll try and find the info I had in regards to the issue, but hopefully someone else has resources to share as well. 

Make sure to get any special equipment or devices approved like an Abacus, etc.  

I remember finding a bathroom with a hand blow drier to warm my hands because the room they had selected was frigid and I could barely read the braille from being so cold.


Lori

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: DrV 
  To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
  Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 7:40 PM
  Subject: [Pibe-division] Preparing for the PSAT & Pre-ACT - Seeking Insights


  Hi All, 

  My 10th grader Vejas (braille-reader; no vision) will be taking the both the PSAT & Pre-ACT in the next 3 weeks – any suggestions on taking the actual test? Any suggestions on how to best study for these? All the kids got a PSAT descriptive booklet – we found a PDF of it on the web. The actual Pretest booklet however seems to only be available in print. Suggestions anyone? Words of experience & wisdom?



  He did look on Bookshare but he says there were problems with the books



  Book 1: Cracking the SAT (2013 Edition).

  Problems: Most, if not all, of the reading comprehension passages are omitted & in some of the multiple choice questions, the choice answers are cut off.



  Book 2: Cracking the PSAT/Nmsqt (2013 Edition).

  Problems: The reading comprehension passages seem to have been omitted.



  Thanks in advance for your time & input.

  EricV



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