Seattleite Inquiry: Is the SAT or ACT Better for Students with Reading Disabilities?

Seattle SAT and ACT prep will always refer you to your college guidance counselor for advice regarding which test is best to take. In addition, it is wise to take a practice SAT and a practice ACT. If a student score significantly higher on the SAT than the ACT, then she should take the SAT. If she scores higher on the ACT, then it makes sense to take the ACT.

If taking practice tests, be sure to get official tests published by the SAT test makers or the ACT test makers rather than third-party tests. These can be purchased in book form from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and are also available from your schools guidance counselor office.

However, Seattle SAT and ACT prep advises that the case for taking one test over the other has changed with revision of the SAT in 2016. Previously the SAT had far fewer words and therefore it was advantageous for students with reading issues and reading disabilities to take the SAT. Now, the SAT grammar and reading sections have just as many words as the ACT test sections do.

More importantly, the SAT now has far more word problems in the math section.

This might slow a student with reading difficulties down.

Seattle SAT and ACT prep does not pretend that our teachers can take the place of a guidance counselor, but we do offer diagnostic reading services that can help you decide which test is better suited for you.

relevant links:

amazon.com

barnesandnoble.com

https://www.ets.org

actstudent.org