Curriculum for the Enhanced ACT®

Provide teachers with ready-to-deliver lessons aligned to the skills measured on the ACT

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MasteryPrep’s mastery-based curriculum equips teachers with a sustainable, structured sequence of lessons to help students build the skills—and confidence—they need for success on the ACT. Ready-to-use materials eliminate prep time and make implementation easy in any classroom.
  • Updated content for the enhanced ACT
  • Use lesson plans sequentially or flexibly to address student needs
  • Aligned with ACT College and Career Readiness Standards

What's Included:

  • 4 student workbooks (English, Math, Reading, and Science)
  • Teacher manuals with detailed guides, lesson scripts, and answer explanations
  • 150+ hours of instructional content
  • 1,800+ practice questions
  • Slide decks, workbooks, and digital teacher training resources
  • eBooks available
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Content Is Key: English, Math, Reading, and Science

English

  • 750+ practice questions
  • Explicit instruction and strategies for transitions questions—the most heavily weighted skill area on the ACT English test
  • Focused review of core punctuation rules, which account for roughly 15% of ACT English questions and are often under-reviewed after middle school
  • Coverage of sentence structure, concision and redundancy, author purpose, and other essential grammar and rhetoric skills

MATH

  • 750+ practice questions
  • Time is of the essence in math. Lessons help students solve problems strategically under strict time constraints
  • Pre-algebra and elementary algebra drive most ACT Math score improvement, with extensive review of foundational skills creating a strong base for growth
  • Teaches students how to reverse engineer word problems and interpret figures

READING

  • 400+ practice questions
  • Lessons on context, prefixes, and word stems to interpret unfamiliar terms and phrases
  • Teaches efficient skimming and scanning strategies to help students locate answers quickly—especially critical for time-constrained or challenged readers
  • Addresses question types that can be answered without reading the full passage, teaching students how to identify these items and respond efficiently

SCIENCE

  • 400 practice questions
  • Teaches students to think like scientists, with focused instruction on experimental design, variables and controls, and the scientific method
  • Emphasizes data interpretation of charts and graphs, which underpin much of the ACT Science section
  • Provides structured, skill-by-skill coverage of ACT Science question types with rigorous, test-aligned practice

Master What Matters

Content Mastery

While time management and test-taking strategies support student success, they can only go so far. True success on required assessments depends on knowing the content.

Test Mastery

Test-taking is a skill that can be learned like any other. In every lesson, students practice essential techniques that help them succeed on required assessments.

Time Mastery

Every lesson includes timed practice and pacing techniques, helping students build the time-management habits they need to succeed.

Learn more about the “Master What Matters” framework on our blog.

Helping Teachers Succeed

Schools often have deep expertise in Math, English, and Science—but not always in the ACT. Scroll to discover how MasteryPrep’s Curriculum for the ACT equips strong classroom teachers to deliver effective, standards-aligned test instruction, even without prior ACT experience.

Learning Targets
Every lesson provides students with clear, achievable learning objectives.
Engaging Activities
Hooks, interactive activities, and clear analogies increase student engagement and make ACT prep more approachable.
Detailed Answer Explanations
A comprehensive walkthrough of every test item in each book helps make even the most challenging ACT questions more approachable.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Scripted lessons guide teachers through every step of the program, ensuring they have the tools to support student growth, regardless of their comfort level with the material.
Entrance and Exit Tickets
Start and end each class period with entrance and exit tickets that help teachers reduce dead time, differentiate instruction, and measure student progress.
Slide Decks
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint slide deck that provides visual focus for the class and illustrates key concepts.
Flexible Implementation
Lesson plans for any session length—from 15 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes—and any number of sessions, from a one-week prep program to a full-year course, tailored to students’ predicted ACT scale scores.
Embedded Test-Taking Strategies and Time Management Tips
Callouts reinforce key test-taking and time management strategies.

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Upcoming ACT Changes: Resources from MasteryPrep

The ACT is changing, with the new format rolling out for national test dates starting April 2025 and for school and district testing in early 2026. We’ve compiled the resources below to help you prepare your students and stay informed about what’s changing and when.

Tips to Prepare Students for Every Section of the New ACT®

With major changes coming soon to the ACT, it’s more important than ever to stay informed and prepared on what’s changing and when.

Tips to Prepare Students for Every Section of the New ACT®

With major changes coming soon to the ACT, it’s more important than ever to stay informed and prepared on what’s changing and when.

Enhancing MasteryPrep for the New ACT®

As students around the country gear up for the new ACT®, MasteryPrep is hard at work aligning our products with the revamped test format.

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Educators need to be aware of these changes to effectively prepare their students. Here’s a breakdown of the timeline and preparation strategies.

Customers Reviews

What educators and students have said:

"MasteryPrep has a simple, straightforward, focused, structured process built around each and every item available worthy of analysis within the ACT. The organization of the lessons is based on learning how to improve specific areas. They demystify and make the test accessible."

Educator
Williamson High School, AL

"I've seen progress in myself through this MasteryPrep class. I retook the math portion of the ACT and went from a 19 to a 26, which is something I wouldn't have been able to do before!"

Student
South Dakota State University-Upward Bound, SD

"The Mastery Curriculum lessons were both engaging and knowledgeable. The instructors were very nice and easy to talk to. They took their time to answer each question and teach us easier ways to answer."

Student
Woodlawn High School, LA

"This is my third year with ACT Mastery. I am always impressed and the students always gain confidence."

Samantha Contarino
Educator, South Dakota State University, SD

*Unpaid testimonials. Results vary.

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In this one-hour session, Craig Gehring, founder and CEO of MasteryPrep, joins Darin Scheer, vice president of client relations at ACT, to explore how standards and data work together in a platform to guide effective instruction and test preparation.

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