creekmom Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 When my son took the PSAT as a sophomore, his reading score was at the 92nd percentile. I researched ways to help him improve and found this book on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Critical-Reader-Erica-L-Meltzer/dp/1479224715/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452353689&sr=8-1&keywords=Critical+reading I could tell right away that it was helping him bc his scores on the practice tests were improving. We just received his PSAT scores and he is in the 99th percentile for reading! He only missed 1 out of 47 questions! He gives ALL the credit to that book. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thank you for sharing. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeverywoman Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thank you so much for this suggested resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad S Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I could tell right away that it was helping him bc his scores on the practice tests were improving. We just received his PSAT scores and he is in the 99th percentile for reading! ... He gives ALL the credit to that book. Congratulations to your son and thanks for sharing! Did your son, or you, think that the book helped his reading comprehension, or was it mostly that it just helped with the test? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekmom Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Congratulations to your son and thanks for sharing! Did your son, or you, think that the book helped his reading comprehension, or was it mostly that it just helped with the test? Thanks. I just asked him, and he said it put him in the right "mindset". I think some of the most helpful sections were: "How to Work Through Critical Reading Questions", "Vocabulary Lists" which had pages that listed words that look negative but aren't, common second meanings of words, and top words by category, and lots of reading passages with questions/detailed answers. I noticed that she has a new edition for the new SAT, but he worked through the old edition. There are tips sprinkled throughout that help with test taking strategies, but if your child struggles with comprehension/ main idea for difficult texts, the book really focuses on helping those skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Thank you. I'm looking at the 3 book set. DD will benefit from the CR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3andme Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Here's a link to Erica Meltzer's blog and webpage. Even if you don't want to buy the book, there are some interesting free blog posts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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