ACT Reading help

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<p>So I am fairly good on the ACT, but reading always kills me. I have taken 2 ACTs:</p>

<p>December: 31
English - 35
Math - 35
Reading - 24
Science - 30</p>

<p>June: 32
English - 32
Math - 36
Reading - 26
Science - 35</p>

<p>So I would be scoring significantly higher if I didn't do so poorly on reading. My problem with reading comes from a few sources. First I read slow and I think about what I read. Also, when I go in to the ACT, I usually try to attack it with a strategy, and then feel completely overwhelmed. So if anyone has tips on how to increase reading speed/just do better, I would appreciate it. I want a higher score and reading is my weakest link. </p>

<p>PS. I have read through the PR reading strategies and they don't really work for me.</p>

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<p>This is actually so funny. I have the exact same problem as you and I just posted pretty much the same question a few minutes after you! Well, let me know if you get any good tips!</p>

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<p>My personal strategy is to annotate passages without looking at the questions, then answer all of the questions in order.</p>

<p>It really isn’t a strategy at all. I just have great comprehension, and can annotate fast. I’d advise to try annotating on a practice test, to see how you do.</p>

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<p>Use your strategy from science; they’re practically the same. And do two or so practice reading tests.</p>