Reading train - Improve your reading skills

How can I improve my reading skills for the reading section part of the SAT?

no matter how much i try, I just can't get myself to improve in the reading section of the SAT. I am a sophomore, and I still have one more year left to improve. Any suggestions?

Public Comments

1. Read the questions first. Then you will know what you are looking for. That will help you skip the stuff that you don't need to worry about.
2. Read the New York Times on a daily basis. Basically to improve your reading score, you have to challenge your current reading level. Reading things you would normally read. Just doing this will increase your score by 200 points
3. Practice. Practice. Practice. The best way to improve your reading skills is to practice reading. Try out some of these techniques, and then perfect the strategies that work best for you. - Preview the material you're going to read. Look at main headings, chapter divisions, and other relevant material--to develop clues about the structure of the work. - Speed (very important to improve) - Reading can be fun, but it can also be time-consuming if your speed is not as fast as you'd like it to be. You can dramatically improve your reading speed by taking in several words in the line of text at one time (instead of sounding out each word, or focusing on each letter of the word. Computer programs like Speed Reader or Rapid Reader are designed to help readers improve reading speeds with flashing letters and words. You may also want to learn more about other techniques. - Another way to improve your reading speed is to focus on the key words in the sentences. A significant amount of reading time is wasted on conjunctions, prepositions, or articles (i.e. a, an, the, but, and, or, nor, but, etc.).
4. Read classic literature. I got 2 perfect scores in math and reading, but my writing score was only 720, for a total of 2320. I only read this SAT guide, and that is how I got such high scores: http://www.guideparadise.com/index.php?option=com_guides&task=buy&id=10 I recommend this guide to anyone seeking to get a higher score to get into a first choice college.