The Digital SAT Reading and Writing Course

Name: The Digital SAT Reading and Writing Course
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A complete guide to the Reading and Writing section of the Digital SAT

Created byRobert Hubbard

Last updated 10/2025

English

What you'll learn

Prepare for the SAT Reading and Writing section
Learn vocabulary
Learn grammar rules
Learn reading comprehension

Course content

9 sections • 70 lectures • 13h 39m total length

Digital SAT Reading and Writing Course Introduction4:15
An introduction and preview of this course
What is the Reading and Writing section all about?6:20
An introduction to the Reading and Writing section of the SAT
Sample Reading Questions16:18
A look at a couple sample Reading questions that would be found in the Reading and Writing section
Sample Writing Questions10:03
A look at a couple sample Writing questions that would be found in the Reading and Writing section
First Reading and Writing Quiz

What makes an answer good?6:52
A look at what the SAT would call good answers and what they would call bad answers
Extreme Answers14:07
A look at Extreme answer choices
Reused Language Answers16:32
A look at Reused Language answer choices
Out of Scope Answers15:26
A look at Out of Scope answer choices
Wrong Question Answers13:54
A look at Wrong Question answer choices
Opposites Answers12:51
A look at Opposite answer choices
Answers That Infer Too Much19:47
A look at answer choices that Infer too much
Answers That Are Too General or Too Specific24:07
A look at answer choices that too General or too Specific
Answer Choices Quiz

What are the types of Reading questions on the SAT?5:04
An introduction to the different Reading question types on the SAT
Vocabulary Questions9:17
A look at the Vocabulary question type and how to approach it
Vocabulary Sample Questions18:57
Function Questions4:57
A look at the Function question type and how to approach it
Function Sample Questions15:25
Working through a couple sample Function questions
Main Idea Questions4:53
A look at the Main Idea question type and how to approach it
Main Idea Sample Questions19:14
Working through a couple sample Main Idea questions
Retrieval Questions5:16
A look at the Retrieval question type and how to approach it
Retrieval Sample Questions14:46
Working through a couple sample Retrieval questions
Dual Text Questions6:12
A look at the Dual Text question type and how to approach it
Dual Text Sample Questions17:10
Working through a couple sample Dual Text questions
Claim Questions4:59
A look at the Claim question type and how to approach it
Claim Sample Questions15:21
Working through a couple sample Claim questions
Chart Questions4:52
A look at the Chart question type and how to approach it
Chart Sample Questions22:05
Working through a couple sample Chart questions
Conclusion Questions4:10
A look at the Conclusion question type and how to approach it
Conclusion Sample Questions17:50
Working through a couple sample Conclusion questions
Question Type Quiz

Introduction to Word Grammar4:04
An introduction to the Grammar involving words.
Pronouns Part 115:45
A look at Pronoun grammar rules, including case, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and consistency
Pronouns Part 26:24
A look at Pronoun grammar rules in several sample sentences
Pronouns Sample Questions9:08
Working through a couple sample Pronouns questions
Subject/Verb Agreement Part 19:45
A look at Subject/Verb Agreement concepts
Subject/Verb Agreement Part 214:40
A look at Subject/Verb Agreement concepts
Subject/Verb Agreement Sample Questions8:00
Working through a couple sample Subject/Verb Agreement questions
Parallelism16:40
A look at what Parallelism is and how it is tested on the SAT
Parallelism Sample Questions13:56
Working through a couple sample Parallelism questions
Comparisons10:28
A look at what is tested and what the SAT is looking for in Comparisons
Comparisons Sample Questions11:05
Working through a couple sample Comparisons questions
Apostrophes10:13
A look at how to use Apostrophes to create possessive forms and contractions
Apostrophes Sample Questions12:02
Working through a couple sample Apostrophes questions
Commonly Mistaken Words13:05
A look at some of the words that are often misused or misinterpreted on the SAT
Word Grammar Quiz

What are Clauses and Phrases?5:53
An introduction to the Grammar involving clauses and phrases.
Independent Clauses9:33
A look at what Independent Clauses are and how to join them
Independent Clauses Sample Questions7:55
Working through a couple sample Independent Clauses questions
Dependent Clauses8:37
A look at what Dependent Clauses are and how to join them to Independent Clauses
Dependent Clauses Sample Questions8:37
Working through a couple sample Dependent Clauses questions
Nonessential Phrases10:42
A look at what Nonessential and Essential Phrases are and how to punctuate them
Nonessential Phrases Sample Questions15:30
Working through a couple sample Noneessential Phrases questions
Relative Clauses12:58
Working through a couple sample Noneessential Phrases questions
Relative Clauses Sample Questions12:28
Working through a couple sample Relative Clauses questions
Modifiers7:35
A look at what Modifiers are and what the SAT is looking for when it tests them
Modifiers Sample Questions10:06
Working through a couple sample Modifiers questions
Colons11:48
A look at when and how to use Colons in sentences
Colons Sample Questions11:04
Working through a couple sample Colons questions
Commas14:16
A look at the rules surrounding Comma placement and Comma usage
Commas Sample Questions13:55
Working through a couple sample Commas questions
Clauses and Phrases Quiz

Introduction to Synthesis3:17
An introduction to Synthesis questions.
Transitions Part 17:54
A look at the categories of Transitions test on the SAT
Transitions Part 218:15
A look at Supporting Transitions and Contrasting Transitions
Transitions Part 317:36
A look at Cause and Effect Transitions and Sequence Transitions
Transitions Sample Questions10:59
Working through a couple sample Transitions questions
Rhetorical Synthesis4:16
A look at what Rhetorical Synthesis questions are and how to approach them
Rhetorical Synthesis Sample Questions16:11
Working through a couple sample Rhetorical Synthesis questions
Synthesis Quiz

Requirements

No prerequisites

Description

This course is everything you need for the Reading and Writing section of the Digital SAT. It provides everything you need to know to do well on the SAT Reading and Writing section. Included are techniques for reading the questions, recognizing typically right and typically wrong answers, identifying question types, and understanding the structure of the section. Also included are grammar lessons for the commonly tested grammar on the SAT, lessons on what synthesis means and how it is tested on the SAT, and various techniques for approaching the texts and questions. You will be able to follow along through video lectures, content quizzes, and downloadable handouts.

You will not need any previous experience with the SAT or SAT prep materials to understand this course; it is intended mainly for those at the beginning or those brand new to their SAT test prep (although anyone should be able to get useful techniques, strategies and practice from this course). The handouts are given in pdf form, so you may need a pdf reader for those items. Everything else is provided in the course: video lectures, sample questions, quizzes, etc. You will not need any additional materials. Just bring a mindset of learning: be open to new strategies and ideas about the test.

The course begins with a look at the overall structure of the Reading and Writing section, including techniques for guessing and recognizing question types. Then, you will be given a look into the Reading section, the very first section of the SAT. You will get a look at a couple techniques for recognizing typically right and wrong answer, techniques for using POE to narrow answers down to the correct answer, techniques for different question types, and techniques for expanding your vocabulary.

Then, the course will go over the Writing portion of the section. In this part of the course, you will get a look at grammar rules and synthesis concepts. You will be given an understanding of what grammar rules the SAT tests and how to combine information within a text.

When you are finished with this course, you should be fully prepared for the Reading and Writing portion of the test, with an understanding of how to work through each module efficiently and with little stress. Good luck!

Who this course is for:

Students at the beginning or near the beginning of their SAT Reading and Writing prep

The Digital SAT Reading and Writing Course

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Course content

Reading and Writing Introduction4 lectures • 37min

Reading Answer Choices8 lectures • 2hr 4min

Reading Question Types17 lectures • 3hr 10min

More Reading2 lectures • 35min

Writing Word Grammar14 lectures • 2hr 35min

Writing Clauses and Phrases Grammar15 lectures • 2hr 41min

Writing Synthesis7 lectures • 1hr 18min

More Writing1 lecture • 11min

Next Steps2 lectures • 9min

Requirements

Description

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