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Headquartered in the beautiful community of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, SLK Learning Center, Inc. is a proven leader among South Bay academic tutoring organizations and test prep centers.
SLK is equipped with a highly qualified and experienced staff of teachers amassing decades of experience in the fields of instruction and education.
We have recently expanded to include a new tutoring facility in Torrance, California, to better serve our clients.
High School Power Reading Program
"Refining skills in textual analysis"
Power Reading involves using a variety of strategies to construct meaning from fiction and non-fiction texts. High school students utilize these skills to further their understanding of selected reading while developing a higher level of reading vocabulary. These skills help students read and comprehend a broad range of texts.
Students focus on mastery of a wide range of skills that will incorporate, among other things:
- vocabulary development, including Latin root words
- comprehensive literary analysis and close reading skills that will prepare them for college-level courses and research
- understanding informational materials
- interpreting, grasping, and exercising figurative langauage
High school students apply these skills to further their understanding of selected reading materials while developing a higher level of reading vocabulary in preparation for standardized tests, such as the SAT and other college placement exams.
