Parents who want SAT help for their children struggling with the Critical Reading section of the SAT often ask us to not only provide reading comprehension help for their children, but also that we provide a reading list that the student can complete before graduation. This is because parents realize that although many of the books their children read in high school are not of particular interest to them, reading literature closely is a key to a child’s vocabulary development as well as improving their reading comprehension skills. When a student reads The Great Gatsby or Hamlet or A Tale of Two Cities, he or she learns new vocabulary, and students who actively engage in vocabulary development acquire varied and large “working” vocabularies that will help them perform better on the SAT and ACT. Therefore, tutors providing SAT help should encourage students to read classic and modern literature and newspaper articles to aid in the student’s vocabulary development.
In addition to receiving SAT help, students who work with a tutor on a customized reading list improve their reading comprehension, guarantee that they’re familiar with texts that may be discussed in college, and often find that the stories can also be relatable and interesting. During tutoring sessions, the student discusses the story, supporting his or her opinions and gaining knowledge that provides SAT help, including reading comprehension help and vocabulary development. We often ask our students to relax while reading the book they’ve selected and make mental notes of what they like about the story, what they absolutely dislike, and what they find interesting. As a result, they learn to expand their reading comprehension and analytical skills, which they will carry with them onto college and beyond.
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