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The ILTS Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) is one of the most important tests on the road to obtaining an Illinois certificate to work in a K-12 setting. In order to help you achieve your goals, NLU offers a series of TAP workshops in critical content areas. All workshops are FREE to NLU applicants and students and open to everyone else for a fee.*

NLU's TAP workshops may improve your chances of passing all sections of the TAP within the five attempts the ISBE allows, as suggested by test results of past NLU workshop attendees. Get fully prepared for the TAP and register for a workshop today!

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Chicago Workshop Series:

  • Math Basics – Tuesday, 05/14/13, 6:00pm-9:00pm
  • Reading – Thursday, 05/09/13, 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • Math Content – Tuesday, 05/21/13, 6:00pm-9:00pm
  • Grammar – Thursday, 05/16/13, 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • Usage and Writing – Thursday, 05/23/13, 5:00pm-7:00pm

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Lisle Workshop Series:

  • Reading - Saturday, 05/18/13, 10:00am-12:00pm
  • Grammar - Saturday, 05/18/13, 12:30pm-2:30pm
  • Usage & Writing - Saturday, 05/25/13, 10:00am-12:00pm
  • Math Content - Saturday, 05/25/13, 12:30pm-3:30pm

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Skokie (North Shore) Workshop Series:

  • Reading - Monday, 05/06/13, 5:30pm-7:30pm
  • Grammar - Monday, 05/13/13, 5:30pm-7:30pm
  • Math Content - Saturday, 05/18/13, 1:00pm-4:00pm
  • Usage and Writing - Monday, 05/20/13, 5:30pm-7:30pm

 

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Wheeling Workshop Series:

  • Reading - Saturday, 06/01/13, 10:00am-12:00pm
  • Grammar - Saturday, 06/01/13, 12:30pm-2:30pm
  • Math Content - Saturday, 06/08/13, 10:00am-1:00pm
  • Usage and Writing - Saturday, 06/08/13, 1:30pm-3:30pm

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Chicago Workshop Series:

  • Math Basics - Tuesday, 06/04/13, 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Math Content – Thursday, 06/06/13, 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Reading – Thursday, 06/13/13, 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • Grammar – Thursday, 06/20/13, 5:00pm-7:00pm
  • Usage and Writing - Thursday, 06/27/13, 5:00pm-7:00pm

TAP Workshop Series Description

A workshop series consists of a workshop in each of the following areas:

Grammar
This two-hour review workshop will refresh students' knowledge of basic grammar. The workshop will begin with an overview of the different parts of speech and then go into the standards of grammar such as subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and pronoun usage. At the end, there will be time set aside to review questions from the practice test and discuss test-taking strategies.

Usage and Writing
This two-hour workshop will review the skills needed to pass both the language arts and writing sections of the TAP. It will begin by reviewing proper sentence structure and punctuation rules, then conclude with a review of the standards of academic writing. At the end, there will be time set aside to review questions from the practice test and discuss test-taking strategies.

Reading
In this two-hour workshop, students will review the six standards covered in the reading section of the TAP and review reading strategies. During this review, students are encouraged to answer practice questions and perform exercises that will simulate the questions seen on the test.

Math Basics
This three-hour math basics workshop is offered at the Chicago campus as a chance to brush up on math fundamentals. This workshop will review topics such as multiplication, division, fractions, area, and percentages. It is a great warm-up to the math content workshop. Please note, the math basics workshop will not delve into content; content will be introduced in the math content workshop.

Math Content
This three-hour workshop will review concepts and formulas needed for the TAP math section. Some concepts covered are equations, geometry, and problem-solving.  Students will complete a review packet designed to emulate questions as seen on the test. 

TAP Workshop Registration

Registration Process:

Email the following information to workshop@nl.edu: 

  • your first and last name
  • telephone number
  • workshop dates and campus
  • NLU status (applicant / student / non-NLU student)

Within two to three business days, you will receive a confirmation email.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE. REGISTRATION FOR ANY GIVEN WORKSHOP CLOSES 48 BUSINESS HOURS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP DATE.

Workshop FEE:

  • FREE for NLU students and applicants*
  • $20.00 for an individual workshop
  • $65.00 for a complete workshop series 
  • Payment in the form of check or money order is required prior to workshop. Cash and credit/debit card payments are not accepted

NOTE

  • Learning Support offers at the Chicago campus a math basics workshop for those in need of a more in-depth review of math fundamentals.
  • Be advised that the workshops are not classes but are designed to review the state standards of each sub-area and help you to identify any further need of study.  If a course is needed to enable students to be at the level where they can pass the Test of Academic Proficiency, please contact advising@nl.edu.

*You must be an applicant or student at the time of registration for the workshops to be free. If you pay for a workshop and become an applicant afterward, we can’t provide a refund.

 

 

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    800.443.5522

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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    800.443.5522

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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    800.443.5522

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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    800.443.5522

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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    800.443.5522

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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
    Tampa, FL 33609
    800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida

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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    414.577.2658

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