Resources for Preparing for the Basic Skills Tests
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Holy Family University’s Center for Academic Enhancement. Free tutoring available
day & evening for Reading, Writing, and Math. The CAE is located on the 2nd floor of
the Library.
Delaware County Community College Test Preparation Courses
http://www.dccc.edu/continuing-education/professional-development/test-preparation
Fee-based onsite courses available for each Module.
Online Course http://www.passpraxis.com/about.asp
Fee-based in-depth online course with personal tutoring.
www.ets.org/praxis
(1) Free study companions
(2) Interactive practice tests for a fee
www.pa.nesinc.com
Pearson, the PAPA test administrator, offers free sample tests for Reading, Writing, and
Math. There’s also an option to purchase test preparation materials.
http://www.longsdalepub.com/papa-test.html
Longsdale Publishing
Online program for Reading, Writing, Math PAPA
www.pectprep.com
Free sample test for Reading, Writing, Math with live on-line chat for questions. There’s
also an option to purchase test preparation materials. This company is not affiliated with
Pearson or ETS. Preparation materials are also available for Pennsylvania certification
tests for PreK-4 and Special Education tests.
https://www.khanacademy.org
Kahn Academy. This site will ask you to sign in (sign up the first time – it’s free). After
that you will have access to a wide range of topics in math – from Kindergarten level
through calculus.
http://www.ixl.com/
The site provides on-line math and language arts practice. Once you have a chosen a skill
you answer questions and get immediate feedback on your performance. Explanations are
clear.
http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
Ask Dr. Math is a question and answer service for students.
http://www.test-your-english-now.net/
Free diagnostic tests that provide an indication of your vocabulary size and your level of
listening comprehension as well as free and fee-based guidance.
www.mathplanet.com
Free on-line math instruction for pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry.
There are written and easy to follow video instructions.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
This site provides help in mathematics and reading as well as tutorials for using
technology.
www.chompchomp.com
Free help for Writing & Reading. Rules and interactive exercises- includes spelling,
adjectives & adverbs, pronouns, dangling modifiers, capitalization, punctuation, and much
more.
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