Welcome!
AllPencilsDown
Self-Paced ACT
Math & Science Prep Course
For SPECIFIC COURSE DETAILS
Go to
www.allpencilsdown.com
Home Page
Click on the green “Classes” button at top center
Scroll down to find your course
Contact information:
205-989-4356
or email
[email protected]
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Welcome…
to the AllPencilsDown Self-Paced ACT Math & Science Prep Course. We are excited to have this opportunity to work with students and help them achieve the ACT score they desire. We offer beginning and advanced in-classroom courses, one-on-one tutoring, workshops, online and self-paced courses, PSAT/SAT prep, and teacher administered courses in schools.
Getting Started…
Materials are shipped by USPS.
Instructions on how to start the Self-Paced ACT Math & Science Prep Course are shown toward the end of this document. (On the Student Page you may see “Self-Paced Course” but do not use that link.)
Course Access…
The course you purchased includes a license for one student to use and prepare for the ACT for the two test dates following purchase date.
Students…
Course additionally includes 6 to 8 hours of free resources we encourage student to cover before the test. It also includes a reading improvement tool.
ACT Resources (English, Reading, Math & Science)
Additional Math Resources
Rocket Reader is also included (special program to improve reading speed and comprehension - could increase your score if used properly) These resources are explained in detail later in this document.
Students will use the student email provided at registration as their
login, and the student last name in lowercase letters as the password to access the free resources and Rocket Reader.
Parents…
Feel free to contact our office (205-989-4356) or
If you were referred to us by someone – Thank them for us!
Parents will use the parent email provided at registration and their last name in lowercase letters as the password to update registration info, order another course, make payments or add another student.
Thank you for your interest in AllPencilsDown!
ROCKET READER
This is a tool we encourage all of our students to use. It is a reading speed and comprehension improvement tool that helps with fundamental skills which directly affect half of the ACT test - both the Reading and Science sections. For many students these two sections of the test are the most difficult to complete on time, which is related to their reading speed. This tool is excellent for improving reading speed, short term memory and comprehension.
To get started, use this link:
https://www.rocketreader.com/online
Login - Student email
Password - Student last name in lowercase
ROCKET READER INSTRUCTIONS
Sign in as above and choose a 15 or 20 minute lesson time. Use the Timed Section first. Click on the button near the lower left of the screen. It will choose a text reading for you. Read through it and then answer the questions. This will test reading speed and comprehension and give you both scores. Now you should go to the Flash Section at the top. This will help expand your peripheral vision so that you actually see more text at one glance. Spend about 5 -7 minutes on that and then go to the Speed Button. Look through some of the Fun reading passages and select one to get you started.
It will give you a screen displaying the text and just below is a window that has a number in it. This is your initial reading speed. Enter the speed that the Timed Section gave as your reading speed. It will start the passage at that speed and gradually increase it as you read.
If you use this program correctly and frequently (4 to 5 times weekly for 15 to 20 minutes) it can easily DOUBLE your current reading speed and significantly improve your comprehension.
ACT MATH RESOURCES
This includes a series of Math videos covering the basics of
in math, it is strongly recommended you go through these videos as a
refresher. Even the highest scoring math students still make simple mistakes on math concepts they may not have seen for several years. To access this set of materials go to www.allpencilsdown.com and click the Purple Login button. Enter login and password below:
Login - Student email
Password - Student last name in lowercase
Your Student page will appear. Scroll down the screen to the button labeled
“Math Resources for Students” and click it to access the resources. If for some reason you DO NOT SEE this button, please contact us at:
You will see 11 videos in the Geometry section, 5 videos in the Algebra II/Trig section and 2 videos in the Advanced Math section. Once you complete these videos the site will place a check mark by the video name. You can watch them as many times as you would like, and if time permits, review some of them the week of the test.
NOTE: Over the years it has become obvious that students need much more math support than other subjects. DO NOT DELAY watching these videos until the last day or two before the test. As you work through the homework assignments, you will see these concepts repeatedly. Working through them repetitively will not only help you learn them, but will help you apply them on the ACT test.
ADDITIONAL MATH RESOURCES
George Mizzell, the Math & Science Instructor and Tutor, noticed students need as much math help as possible. In response, he prepared a
free, online math workshop. This four hour workshop will focus on the
“easier” math—basically the first 30 math problems on the ACT test. Fostering a strong foundation in this area will help tremendously when preparing for the test. In addition to this, you will find 2 Math Review videos and 2 additional practice tests of just problems 1 to 30.
To get started, click on this link
Print the “Practice Work – Math Workshop.” Do the problems FIRST, then watch the video explaining each problem thoroughly.
After completing the first Math Review video, move on to the second one, etc. When you have finished all videos, print the complete test at the bottom of the page. Work that test and check your score.
