Reading help!

[collegeready99]

<p>I'm not a good reader, i got a 23 on that section on the last one. How do I get it up? I practice, but I don't read well, is there another way?</p>

[SeekingUni]

<p>Although not very in-depth, I did post some of my strategies and suggestions:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1132761-april-9th-2011-scores-27.html#post12515225[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1132761-april-9th-2011-scores-27.html#post12515225&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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With reading, I didn’t read the questions first, but most people recommend doing so before reading the passage. The rule of thumb is to NEVER assume an answer is correct based on implications in the story. The answer must be stated in the passage pretty much exactly. Instead of looking for the “right” answer, start by eliminating the “wrong” answers. If it wasn’t stated in the passage, it isn’t correct. You shouldn’t have to assume, deduce, or reason to come to any of the answers (contrary to some of the questions asked on the SAT).

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<p>(Reading was my best section with a 36.)</p>

<p>May find some helpful info here as well:
<a href=“SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides”>SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1065985-tips-act-reading-section.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1065985-tips-act-reading-section.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/986884-act-critical-reading-tips-tricks-etc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/986884-act-critical-reading-tips-tricks-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/940047-any-tips-act-reading-section.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/940047-any-tips-act-reading-section.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If reading in general isn’t something you’re stellar at, there’s only one way to improve: read, read, read. Read everything around you; if you’re sitting down bored, read whatever’s around you – a magazine, a newspaper article, a book, etc. Immerse yourself in reading material and you’ll improve.</p>

[InnrCityPressure]

<p>GAH! I too fail at reading!!
I’m wondering if all there is to reading is… just reading the prompt thoroughly?</p>

[SeekingUni]

<p>Pretty much, that’s all there is to it. The answer to every question is right in the passage. You don’t even need to read slowly and precisely. Read at a quick swift pace and spend more of your time pinpointing the exact correct answer by matching the choices with what’s actually in the text.</p>