{"id":8298,"date":"2003-03-30T18:34:45","date_gmt":"2003-03-30T18:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/?post_type=catbird-seat&#038;p=8298"},"modified":"2020-04-23T18:35:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:35:31","slug":"reading-comprehension","status":"publish","type":"catbird-seat","link":"http:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/catbird-seat\/reading-comprehension\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Comprehension"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nSo what can my child read now to help prepare for the SAT as well as upper school years? I would like to say anything, but that is not quite the case. Reading comprehension sections of the SAT cover a very broad spectrum of subjects and include a wide range of vocabulary. Why can\u2019t the child read <em>TV Guide, Sports Illustrated<\/em>, or <em>Soap Opera Digest<\/em>? While there may be nothing wrong with these publications, they are designed for attention and sales, not reading improvement. Most current media aimed at the general public is produced in \u201csound bite\u201d writing which frequently does not include even complete sentences, much less the complex variety found in the SAT verbal section. Reading which is intended to develop a character and his nature helps one understand philosophical approaches which ought to be the heart of any society.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThemes in literature (such as good vs. evil or using one\u2019s ability to solve a problem) are the essentials of reading comprehension. Understanding the character, what motivates him, what circumstances he must overcome or deal with, and what makes him tick are valuable comprehension skills needed for the SAT.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nReading from diverse sources of good literature will increase much more than just vocabulary diversity. The link between habitual reading and vocabulary skill is certainly one of the strongest in the reading chain. Let me suggest these other known factors linked to habitual reading of good literature:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFirst reading in context develops a sense of tone, which is the author\u2019s purpose and directs his entire reason for writing the work. A grasp of contextual nuance is a primary key to reading comprehension.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSecond, good reading results in good writing. Well-written literature contains complex sentences and clause variety designed to reveal and intertwine characters with plot while keeping the reader\u2019s attention. Subtle choices in diction become tools of persuasion. Many a poor reader ( and sadly, many a TV remake) has totally missed Jonathan Swift\u2019s scathing satire of British government gone awry or has not been able to grasp the allegory of socialist failure in George Orwell\u2019s works.\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8298","catbird-seat","type-catbird-seat","status-publish","hentry","category-from-the-catbird-seat"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reading Comprehension - Aletheia Baptist Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aletheiabaptistministries.org\/Blog\/catbird-seat\/reading-comprehension\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reading Comprehension - Aletheia Baptist Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"So what can my child read now to help prepare for the SAT as well as upper school years? 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