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Easy to Complete & to Apply New Skills
The ACT English Strategy Course is a part of the full course, ACT Strategy Accelerator Course. It provides students with an overview of the ACT English section, how to read through and mark up passages, how to prioritize questions, and much more.
When you enroll in this course, your progress is saved and you can return at any time to continue.
Learn ACT strategies from top instructors at Curvebreakers, including 'Nick The Tutor'.
ACT ENGLISH Strategy Course Curriculum
Course Instructor: Nick LaPoma
aka Nick The Tutor
Owner of Curvebreakers
Juris Doctor, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School
B.A. Psychology, Quinnipiac University
Nicholas LaPoma, aka "Nick The tutor," is the owner of Curvebreakers, a tutoring company on Long Island that helps students from all over the country prepare for standardized tests and improve their grades. While earning his law degree at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City, he began working for large tutoring companies, preparing middle school and high school students around the city for exams like the SHSAT, SAT, and ACT. He often felt their approach to test prep was too rigid, impersonal, and not adaptive to each student's learning style. Nick knew there was a better and more effective way to help students improve their test scores. A few years later in 2014, Nick founded Curvebreakers Test Prep and dedicated all his time and energy to preparing students for college. He personally scored in the 99th-percentile on the SAT.
Strategy Focused
Approach the ACT in a new way and learning strategies for the reading section to help you increase your score and see the strategies being applied to sample passages.
Video Instruction
This YouTube-style course with whiteboard instruction includes 6 videos with a total course time of app. 1 hour 10 minutes.
PDF Downloads
Download 4 PDFs that provide strategies for ACT English, an English review packet, punctuation basics and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the course become available?
- The course officially launches on March 3, 2021. A pre-sale starts on February 24th where the course will be available for only $13.99 (regular price: $30). On March 3rd, students who enrolled during the pre-sale will gain access to their course.
How is this course different from other online ACT courses?
- Many ACT courses have students practice very many practice questions without the students ever learning why they are doing the practice questions or what the strategies are that will help them on a test they’ve never taken. This course focuses solely on the strategies and tips to improve your score, specifically the ACT English Section.
Who is the course instructor?
- Nicholas LaPoma is an instructor at Curvebreakers, a tutoring company located in Long Island, NY. Nicholas LaPoma is also the owner and and founder with over 10 years of tutoring experience.
How long does it take to complete it?
- The course contains approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes of video instruction broken into 6 separate videos. Students can complete the course within 1-2 days and re-watch it as the need to.
Who is this course ideal for?
- All Students!
- Students who are just beginning their prep will find this a great introduction to the exam and can use the different strategies they learn here throughout their test preparation. Students can also revisit the course in the final weeks leading up to their official exam for a review the most essential information.
- Students already tutoring privately or attending a class will find this course to be a perfect supplement to their preparation.
My exam is in 1 week - will this course still be helpful or is it too late to enroll?
- It is not too late to enroll. Because the course contains several videos broken into specific topics & strategies, the course is also very useful to students looking for a comprehensive review of the ACT English section before their official exam.