<p>Hi I am going to be a senior next year. I have already taken the ACT three time and my reading score is significantly lower than my other scores. I use to have a tutor but after the June ACT test I decided to work on my own. I have been using Princeton Review's "1296 ACT Practice Questions" and "Cracking the ACT" but my score are relatively the same.<br>
What should I do? Are there any prep books available only for the reading section?</p>
<p>In my personal opinion there isn’t a prep book that can assist with the reading section. The answer to any reading/science question can always be found somewhere in the passage. If you cannot find support for an answer choice in the passage then the answer is wrong. </p>
<p>Has your ACT composite score remained relatively the same or is it increasing/decreasing?</p>
<p>What has helped me a little is just taking a bunch of practice tests but they don’t bring my score up much either </p>
<p>@Orange2014 It helps to diagnose what’s going wrong. If you give yourself unlimited time can you get all of the problems correct? If so then you need to work on speed. If not then you need to work on your ability to use the text as evidence.</p>
<p>@tola2015 It has been getting better. First time I got a 21 but on the second one I got a 25.
@banjoandstuff I think timing is my biggest issue. When I test without considering time, i do well. I have been doing a speed reading program to improve my reading speed.</p>
<p>That’s great, @Orange2014, timing is the easier thing to fix. I think your speed reading course might help a lot. I’ve also heard a few bits of advice.</p>
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<li>Try practicing with less time than you actually have. Give yourself 8 minutes per section instead of 8:45.</li>
<li>Skim the passage quickly (3 minutes) then start on the questions, read more carefully only when you need to.</li>
<li>Start with question 1, read the passage until you can answer it then move to question 2, etc.</li>
</ol>
<p>And one piece of anti-advice</p>
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<li>Do not try to read the whole passage very carefully first so that you can answer all of the questions without looking at the passage again. I haven’t seen anybody talk about using this method.</li>
</ol>
<p>hope that helps!</p>
<p>Thanks a lot @banjoandstuff </p>