Sp[eed reading Skills

Speed Reading Skills : 

Speed Reading Skills Dr Indrani Kelkar Associate Professor (Mathematics) Vignan’s I I T Vizag

Speed Reading Techniques : 

Speed Reading Techniques Reading speed depends upon attention interest difficulty level of the subject eye movements quality of print

How your eyes move ? : 

How your eyes move ? An average reader's eyes follow the pattern shown below when reading a line or text...

A speed reader moves his or her eyes more like this… : 

A speed reader moves his or her eyes more like this… So by having less fixations (taking in groups of words) making fixations quicker staying on the page (don’t allow your eyes to wander off) and only going forwards (don’t back skip, even if you thought you missed something) you can dramatically increase your reading speed.

Reading Your Textbooks : 

Reading Your Textbooks You should begin by surveying what you are about to read. Look at the major heading, the charts and pictures, read the summary, study the review questions. In addition, search your memory for anything you already know about what your assigned reading. The more you know about what you're reading, the easier it will be to process it into your long-term memory.   · Read only one paragraph at a time, and before you begin to read that paragraph look for a reason to read the paragraph. · When you finish the paragraph, write that questions you think your teacher would ask in the margin of your textbook.

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· Now mark the answer to the question by underlining, numbering, boxing, circling, etc.   · Want to make sure you always do well on pop quizzes and cut down on study time for major tests. Put this information in your long-term memory now by covering the text and asking yourself the question written in the margin.   · Recite the answer in your own words.   You are now ready to read the next paragraph.

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It may take you longer to read a chapter this way, but there are definite advantages: You can read it a bit at a time--a page here and a page there--taking advantage of short periods of time you usually waste or didn't have time for a whole chapter. You never have to re-read the chapter. You know the test questions in advance. You have a systematic way to study you textbook.

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Active reading requires interacting with the information, or creating an "internal dialogue" with the text. To read actively, comment on or ask yourself questions about points in the text. Look for major points and supporting evidence or examples as you're reading.

Appropriate for the task : 

Appropriate for the task The way you read a novel or newspaper should be different from the way you read a textbook. With a text that you're required to know thoroughly, a slow, careful pace is time-consuming but necessary for comprehension and retention. It's usually smarter to spend an hour on five pages and know the material well.

PLAN: Pre-Reading Strategies : 

PLAN: Pre-Reading Strategies Establish a good physical environment. Relax and set a positive attitude. Review instructions. Review lecture notes. Set your purpose. Preview the assignment. Organize your thoughts. Determine what you want to know when you finish reading.

DO: Reading Strategies : 

DO: Reading Strategies Be actively involved. Check your comprehension as you read. Restate ideas in your own words. Form mental pictures. Compare what you are reading to what you know. Answer the questions you developed during pre-reading. Fix-up your comprehension when needed. Define unfamiliar words. Keep the problem on hold and hope it will clarify itself. Re-read a portion of the text. Compare information with notes or another source. Ask someone for help.

REVIEW: Post-Reading Strategies : 

REVIEW: Post-Reading Strategies Consolidate and integrate information. Answer questions. Test yourself. Participate in a study group. Space your review over time. Decide what else you need to know.

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Preview the assignment. To preview: read the chapter objectives, read headings/subheadings, read introductory and concluding paragraphs, read boldface and italic words and phrases, highlight/clarify unfamiliar vocabulary, examine graphics, and review end-of-chapter summaries and questions. Take advantage of anything that will help you understand the organization and core ideas.

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There are five basic reasons for slow reading: 1. Articulation.2. Narrow field of sight.3. Back-skipping.4. Absence of attention.5. Culture of reading.

Narrow field of sight : 

Narrow field of sight Field of sight is the part of the text (quantity of characters) precisely perceived by the eyes in one moment of sight. In traditional reading, when a few letters, or at best, two to three words are perceived, the field of sight is not wide enough. Therefore, the eyes make many excessive jumps and stops.   Narrow field of sight.Too many jumps for every line

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When you have a wider field of sight, more letters and words are simultaneously perceived at every stop of the eye. This results in fewer stops on a page, and therefore the rate of reading increases. Wide field of sight. 2-3 jumps for every line

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A man whose field of sight covers a whole line of text at once allows his eyes to glide over the page from top to bottom with practically no horizontal movements across the page. Width of field of sight is equal to a line

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The unproductive transition of the eyes from the end of each completed line to the beginning of the next one greatly reduces reading speed. The many lines on a page inevitably result in numerous unnecessary transitions, i.e. repeated idle movements of the eyes. Not only is this a waste of time, but our energy is also wasted this way. The method of speed reading that this new program teaches will cause the movement of the eyes to be more economical and will cause the eyes to move vertically along the center of the page from the top to the bottom.

Back-skipping : 

Back-skipping In slow reading, there are involuntary back-skipping movements of the eyes and repeated reading of the same text. Usually a person reading the text has to make from 10 to 15 back-skipping motions for every 100 words. Without realizing it, some people read every section of text twice - both easy and difficult - just to make sure they have comprehended the text. Method of traditional reading (back-skipping) It is clear that repeated review of each portion of text noticeably reduces the speed of reading.

Absence of attention : 

Absence of attention The reading speed of the majority of people is much lower than what they could have without reducing their comprehension. The attention of a slow reader is frequently switched to extraneous thoughts and subjects and the interest in the text is reduced. Therefore, large fragments sometimes are read mechanically and the meaning of what was read does not reach consciousness. Such a reader, noticing that he is thinking of extraneous things, is compelled to re-read a fragment anew.

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Try to do following: Focus on the name of the book (or article); - Attentively read the name of the author: maybe it is familiar to you and you have already read some of his writings or you have heard of him; - Look over the table of contents, the bibliography (if there is one), and the summary of the book or article.

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If you decide to continue getting to know the book: - Read the Introduction;- Look once again at the table of contents and open the book to pages that you find interesting;- Read the conclusion. If you have already chosen the book and have begun reading: - Take notes of the facts discovered in the text;- Estimate whether the material is new and contemporary, classic and timeless, or whether it has practical value for you.

Read Faster Read Smarter : 

Read Faster Read Smarter Rules for speed reading Use index finger Keep going forward No lip Movements Keep the book at elbow distance