<p>Ok, well I have been studying for the ACT over the summer and am now to the point I kind of dread, the ACT Reading section. There are some passages that I always succeed on, mainly the natural science and social science sections. However, many times I can't read the information fast enough and with enough comprehension to answer all the questions accurately. My question is would reading books over the summer help me with this. Also, would books, other than classics, like the Lord of the Rings series also help me do well on the reading section.</p>
<p>THANKS
Robbie Grove</p>
<p>reading books would help, of course..but the best way to improve the reading for the ACT would definitely be taking a million practice reading sections under the regular time restraints! theres no substitute..</p>
<p>reading books helps.. i'm not an avid reader myself, and on my first 3 ACTs, my reading absolutely blew (i averaged a 23 on reading on my 1st three ACTs)... then i said "ok, i gotten get this fixed" so i took a crap-load of practice tests and read all kinds of strategies and chose which one worked best for me.. i put that strategy into use on the April ACT and bam, 32 on reading... and on the ACT a few days ago, I felt equally as confident on the reading as I did back in april... so the key is to just take a lot of practice tests and learn a strategy that works for you</p>
<p>my strategy is this:
read the passage as fast as i can.. if i miss a couple of words or don't interpret a sentence or two, i just blow past them -- chances are, they aren't important anyway.. and if they are, it'll be for 1 question, and i can look back to the passage when i get to the question... anyway, after i blitz through the passage, i'm able to answer about 4 of the 10 questions there just from very short term memory.. for 2-3 others i have to go back and make sure i'm right, and usually i have the right answer... for the other 3-4 questions, i refer back to the passage, find the answers, and move on... i'm usually around the right time per passage.. i may get a minute behind on one, but on the next one, i usually regain that minute i lost.. but that helped me get my reading up</p>
<p>I would suggest you through the strategies provided by a review book such as Princeton or use a speed reading software. Although reading books is helpful it will primarily help u with writing not speed reading which is a hard skill I would recommend this software. I recommended it for my class and it did wonders
Speed</a> Reading, Reading Improvement and Reading Assessment - AceReader Speed Reading Software</p>
<p>The reading section has always been the easiest for me for some reason. I don't believe there is a certain 'strategy', but this is the way I've always done it.</p>
<p>I read the passage very carefully - if I don't understand a certain sentence, then I just keep going, but otherwise try to keep a careful understanding of the passage as I go. This next statement applies to AP English tests as well - if you don't understand the passage at all, then chances are the questions will lead you to the answers. You see a certain answer that sticks out at you, and when you look back at the passage it all comes together. </p>
<p>Answer each question no matter what, and stick with consistent answers. This got me a 36 on that section :)</p>