I agree. I&#x27;ve always thought that &quot;preparation&quot; for the vocabulary and critical reading for the SATs starts in early high school or in middle school. Sitting down and memorizing ~200 new words that you hope will be on the exam  isn&#x27;t as helpful or effective as simply growing up in a home where college educated parents use &quot;SAT&quot; words in daily conversation. I say &quot;simply&quot; because the children who do have that advantage gain it merely by absorbing what&#x27;s around them, in comparison to other children who don&#x27;t have that advantage.