SAT Reading section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions
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*** ex., we learn about and see more in a movie that we watch multiple times than we did the first time we say it | *** ex., we learn about and see more in a movie that we watch multiple times than we did the first time we say it | ||
**** watching it again, we already know what will happen, so we can focus on details and plot intricacies, as opposed to trying to figure it out | **** watching it again, we already know what will happen, so we can focus on details and plot intricacies, as opposed to trying to figure it out | ||
** see [[Prior Knowledge|Prior Knowledge | ** see [[Prior Knowledge|Prior Knowledge]] | ||
* similarly, when taking a test, it is helpful to know what we are expected to know about it in advance | * similarly, when taking a test, it is helpful to know what we are expected to know about it in advance | ||
** by previewing questions, we can | ** by previewing questions, we can | ||
** furthermore, all questions have information in them | ** furthermore, all questions have information in them | ||
*** ex. "Why is the sky blue" tells us that "the sky is blue" | *** ex. "Why is the sky blue" tells us that "the sky is blue" | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 15 April 2021
SAT Reading section
Overview[edit | edit source]
- SAT Reading Section Test Directions:
- Students are to answer questions based upon:
- what is stated" in the text or graphs (explicit meanings, textual and direct comprehension)
- what is "implied" in the text or graphs (implicit meanings, inference, deduction, identification of author purpose and techniques)
- Students are to answer questions based upon:
- SAT Reading Test Structure
- Students have 65 minutes to answer 52 questions
- Reading test has five readings with 10 or 11 questions each
- = average 13:00 min per reading passage
- note: two readings contain 11 questions so may take longer
Difficulty level[edit | edit source]
- difficulty level is based on the passage and not the questions
- there can be difficult questions on easy passages, but the bulk of "hard" questions will coincide with difficult passages
Strategies & Techniques[edit | edit source]
- The test "Directions" instruct students, "After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question"
- Other approaches include:
- read carefully and annotate
- might include summarizing each paragraph
- previewing questions, then reading and/or skimming
- "cherry picking" questions and finding them in the text by skimming
- read carefully and annotate
Preview strategy[edit | edit source]
Purpose and theory of preview strategy[edit | edit source]
Purpose
- The Preview strategy is designed to help students:
- to know as much about the passage as possible in advance of reading it;
- to identify what is expected of the student to know about the passage
Background
- all learning of new knowledge is built upon application of prior knowledge
- therefore the more we know about something new to us, the better we will comprehend it
- ex., we learn about and see more in a movie that we watch multiple times than we did the first time we say it
- watching it again, we already know what will happen, so we can focus on details and plot intricacies, as opposed to trying to figure it out
- ex., we learn about and see more in a movie that we watch multiple times than we did the first time we say it
- see Prior Knowledge
- therefore the more we know about something new to us, the better we will comprehend it
- similarly, when taking a test, it is helpful to know what we are expected to know about it in advance
- by previewing questions, we can
- furthermore, all questions have information in them
- ex. "Why is the sky blue" tells us that "the sky is blue"