A child’s language ability can be seriously corrupted by listening to the colloquial, malformed, disconnected ramblings which dominate everyday speech and which blatantly violate the SAT language rule set with relentless consistency. There are, however, sources of good language online which parallel formal written English very closely. Never dreamt of just a few years ago, audio and video feeds of everything from audio books, news reports and lectures to debates, discussion, drama, and even formal instruction on every conceivable subject are accessible either freely or at least economically on the Internet.
The Art of Memorization
Memorization may be the junk-food of the educational smorgasbord, but in a mass-production educational environment addicted to that junk-food, good memorization skills can contribute immensely to college success.
