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How to support students struggling with SAT/ACT time pressure in the classroom Most students who "run out of time" on the SAT or ACT do not have a knowledge problem. They have a pacing problem. Teachers can close a surprising amount of that gap without adding test-prep curriculum by building timed practice into normal instruction, teaching students to triage questions instead of solving them in order, and naming the anxiety that makes fast readers freeze under a clock. This piece covers what tim …