High school students rely on their reading and math skills to navigate their classes. All classes require reading, have their own specialized vocabulary. Science and Math classes obviously require math skills, and also come loaded with specialized vocabulary. How are your student’s reading skills? Can your student write coherently, with proper grammar and purpose to the assignment? How confident are their computing skills? Do you know these things about your student? If you uncover this information, you can find the key to academic success in general.
What is tested on the SAT or ACT? English skills are extensively covered with grammar, best sentence formation, writing, reading comprehension and vocabulary usage. Math skills are also covered from percents and ratios to content through Algebra 2. It is true that the math content on these college entrance exams uses the skills taught in school in math problems unique to these college entrance exams. It requires study and preparation for most to do well on this comprehensive Math and English exam.
When you enter college, what placement tests to they give you? Math and English, of course. 
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