Improving Reading Comprehension and Test Taking Skills
페이지 정보
23-06-03 09:26관련링크
본문
Improving Reading Comprehension and Test Taking Skills
In Korea, many high school teachers say that "Kug-eo (Korean) is the key to SuNeung (the National Scholastic Ability Test)." In the same way, good readers have always scored well on the American SAT and ACT tests. Reading almost anything is always good, of course, but for those parents wanting to help their students get the most direct help for their teenagers' reading, here are some suggested reading materials. Except the narrative writing (short story) passage which is talked about below, the most current writing style is seen in magazines and newspapers. I suggest magazines instead of newspapers though, since newspapers are structured in a way that don't reflect the way most SAT and ACT reading passages are written. Magazine writing also often has a positive or negative, critical tone, which won't be found as much in newspaper articles. This positive or negative tone, in particular, is what confuses many students, especially those whose first language isn't English. So, take your teenager to a local book store and give them some cash to buy a small stack of their favorite magazines in their choice of diverse topics. Time, Newsweek, even The Economist, Readers Digest are the best (The Economist the most difficult, and Readers Digest the most approachable), but really, any and all magazine reading is good. Among novels (for those narrative passages in the college tests), contemporary writers are good because they usually write in the most modern way using the most modern vocabulary and sentence structures. The SAT and ACT do have 19th century narrative writing there too, so Henry James, Jane Austin, Louisa May Alcott, Jack London, Charlotte Bronte, Thomas Hardy, Emily Brontë, George Eliot, Hermann Hesse are good. I'd read one of the above author's books for every three to five modern books to read. If you want a more expansive list, the first link below is for College Board's 101 book reading list, but they can be a bit difficult and not very exciting to today's teenagers. They are the more typically "classic" works, but the second list by NPR (National Public Radio) is more teen-friendly. Again, almost any reading is good reading, so happy hunting for your next book!
https://www.listchallenges.com/college-boards-101-books-for-the-college-bound
https://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels
In Korea, many high school teachers say that "Kug-eo (Korean) is the key to SuNeung (the National Scholastic Ability Test)." In the same way, good readers have always scored well on the American SAT and ACT tests. Reading almost anything is always good, of course, but for those parents wanting to help their students get the most direct help for their teenagers' reading, here are some suggested reading materials. Except the narrative writing (short story) passage which is talked about below, the most current writing style is seen in magazines and newspapers. I suggest magazines instead of newspapers though, since newspapers are structured in a way that don't reflect the way most SAT and ACT reading passages are written. Magazine writing also often has a positive or negative, critical tone, which won't be found as much in newspaper articles. This positive or negative tone, in particular, is what confuses many students, especially those whose first language isn't English. So, take your teenager to a local book store and give them some cash to buy a small stack of their favorite magazines in their choice of diverse topics. Time, Newsweek, even The Economist, Readers Digest are the best (The Economist the most difficult, and Readers Digest the most approachable), but really, any and all magazine reading is good. Among novels (for those narrative passages in the college tests), contemporary writers are good because they usually write in the most modern way using the most modern vocabulary and sentence structures. The SAT and ACT do have 19th century narrative writing there too, so Henry James, Jane Austin, Louisa May Alcott, Jack London, Charlotte Bronte, Thomas Hardy, Emily Brontë, George Eliot, Hermann Hesse are good. I'd read one of the above author's books for every three to five modern books to read. If you want a more expansive list, the first link below is for College Board's 101 book reading list, but they can be a bit difficult and not very exciting to today's teenagers. They are the more typically "classic" works, but the second list by NPR (National Public Radio) is more teen-friendly. Again, almost any reading is good reading, so happy hunting for your next book!
https://www.listchallenges.com/college-boards-101-books-for-the-college-bound
https://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/157795366/your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novels
