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Sep 03, 2011
How to Stack Up in LSAT Reading Comprehension

As my class for the October LSAT progresses, I am running into a common enemy: Reading Comprehension. For some reason I will never understand, students do not always enjoy practicing their Reading Comprehension skills. Even when I explain to them that a good score in this section will inevitably lead to a deep understanding of

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Aug 16, 2011
Diagnosing Weaknesses in Reading Comp

Reading comprehension can be one of the most frustrating sections of the LSAT. Since it often appears to be less black-and-white than games, for instance, people oftentimes feel disoriented and at a loss for how to improve. But reading comp is actually a lot more concrete than it at first appears, and by diagnosing your

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Jul 26, 2011
Getting Started: Early Issues with Reading Comp

During the last few lessons I’ve spent with my current class (whom I love unconditionally), a few issues have arisen as we worked through Reading Comprehension passages. The culmination was the moment when I was asked the following question: “If I don’t understand the words, what should I do?” You might assume that there is

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May 17, 2011
Trouble with Reading Comprehension for the June 2011 LSAT? What to Do.

Trouble with Reading Comprehension for the June 2011 LSAT? What to Do. Today, we are three weeks from the LSAT.  This should be frightening, but exciting.  Over the last few months you’ve been learning how to do all the different problems on this terrible test, but now is about the time that the review phase

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Apr 02, 2011
Tackling the Early Issues with Reading Comprehension

Early Issues with Reading Comp During the last few lessons I’ve spent with my current class (whom I love unconditionally), a few issues have arisen as we worked through Reading Comprehension passages. The culmination was the moment when I was asked the following question: “If I don’t understand the words, what should I do?” You

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Aug 17, 2010
Through the Interwebs with Sophia: The Trials of Reading Comprehension

Improving on my reading comprehension has been tough lately. When I first encountered reading comp, I was actually excited to get away from heavy diagramming and scenarios, at least for a bit. I obviously know how to read, and I’ve been tested on my comprehension in school since I can remember. Putting this skill to

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Aug 20, 2009
Getting Faster on Reading Comprehension

So we’re five and a half weeks out from the test at this point. For those of you out there who have been studying for the last month or two, good things are probably beginning to happen. Logical Reasoning is becoming more and more manageable, and you may be finding yourself seeing the correct answers

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Jul 22, 2009
Ways in which the creators of the LSAT use Delphic words, the befuddlement it creates, and strategies for combating the resulting answer choices that seem intentionally labyrinthine

After my previous post, commenter Joseph asked about “answer choices that have loaded language and it’s difficult to determine what exactly (they) mean.” These are ones where you understand what is being asked of you, and you know what the answer should look like, but then you can’t quite work out just what the hell

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