<p>any recommendations reading to improve CR . . magazines or novels or any books ?</p>
<p>I suck at the Critical Reading section, so I am like majorly studying. There are SAT books that SparkNotes sells. They are normal books for teenagers, except they have SAT words and I'm pretty sure that there are glossaries in the back. These should help.
I made flashcards that have an SAT word on it. Every day, I read the new word and I use it during my day. It really helps. Lastly, I read a lot, and if I don't understand something, I look it up online (Sparknotes, etc.). Also, go onto collegeboard.com and get the SAT Question of the Day sent to your email. They send you a question daily that is like a question you'd see on the SAT. It randomly jumps around from the sections, but the Reading questions will really help you.
These are all the things I'm doing and I hope they will help you. Good luck.</p>
<p>Well because the passages are about a variety of topics, you want variety in your reading....sooooo</p>
<p>Science: Scientific American (magazine, get it at your local bookstore)... If this is too much of a mouthful, get Discovery because it caters more to the general interested population.</p>
<p>Memoirs/Stories: The average English homework or reading assignment will do; if you really hate reading, just get a fun easy-read like "Catcher and the Rye" or "Perks of Being a Wallflower" - just anything!</p>
<p>Worldly stuff and tone: Just buy any novel or series of stories written by Billy Bryson</p>
<p>If you just want to get a better understanding of irony or tone and want to actually enjoy reading, David Sedaris offers the best easy-reading, fun stories, great to improve reading speed and have a laugh while also using good vocabulary.</p>
<p>The ULTIMATE prep is just reading an article or two (or 10) from the Times or whatever big newspaper you get. Read the front page article and one from each section. Just make sure you focus when you read and don't quit. Do not go back and read the article or book or whatever two or three more times- even if you have no idea what you just read. Just read another bit and keep going until the material starts to sink in on its own. Either way, you should become a much faster reader - which is obviously a plus for the SAT. Good luck</p>