<p>My son will be a freshman in high school this Fall. Any tips on SAT prep materials that he could work on this summer? I know there are hundreds of options out there -- I'm interesting in hearing from those of you who have found some materials to be particularly helpful (or unhelpful).</p>
<p>Also hear that there are some cool SAT prep apps for the iPod Touch. Any feedback on those?</p>
<p>A t D h V a A n N k C s E</p>
<p>start on the vocab as early as possible – hot SAT words, and a bunch of other books that CCers frequently mention. this is something i really regret not doing. i got a terrible reading score because of it (the amount i missed on vocab was disgusting).</p>
<p>make sure he has a solid grasp of geometry and algebra because those are crucial for a good score on the math section. i’ve always been a solid math student, so when time came to take the SAT, math wasn’t something i needed to worry about or study for. get the fundamentals down, and it’ll be less stress come test time.
barron’s and kaplan both have good math workbooks, but i’m not sure if your son’s current (8th grade) math classes have covered all the SAT materials yet.</p>
<p>Aside from encouraging him to read books, I would recommend not worrying about it so soon unless you know there’s a section he’s going to have trouble on.</p>
<p>He is still 8th grade,let him live ;)</p>
<p>I def. agree with lawlroy, dont worry about it this early. Just tell him to read books. Read for the fun of it with interest and try to write down the words he didn’t know and look them up later and make sure they are understood! As Crystal said before, make sure he grasps Algebra + Geometry. He’s probably taking algebra right now and in sophomore year would be geometry. As for getting some SAT prep books, I guess you could get him some books but I personally think that would put a bit of unnecessary pressure on him. He’s just beginning high school and it’s completely different from middle school. Let him adjust to high school before he starts diving into SAT books.</p>
<p>The best prep at this point is to make sure he’s taking challenging classes and doing well in them.</p>
<p>Please, please don’t force your son to start prepping for the SAT now. Let him adjust to his new high school and classes first. The SAT is well over 2 years away for him. </p>
<p>I know a few people whose parents made them start studying very early as well, and honestly, as 2nd semester juniors just starting testing, they are burned out and stressed out. </p>
<p>I would encourage your son to read good books, earn good grades (and especially pay attention in his math and English classes!) If Latin is one of the available languages at school, I can tell you from personal experience that it is an excellent primer for the CR and W sections. </p>
<p>I’m in the middle of the testing craziness right now, and sometimes I wish I was a freshman again. 
Let him enjoy this time while it lasts!</p>
<p>Make sure your his vocabulary is above par, and make sure he continues to read challenging books</p>