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الجمعة، 16 سبتمبر 2016

Fast Reading Techniques For All Situations

By Deborah Miller


The ability to read faster is a skill like any other and thus can be improved. It allows you to cover more work within a short time which boosts your knowledge, career prospects and study experience. There are fast reading techniques that have been approved by specialists. They ensure that regardless of the speed at which you take on a passage, you will grasp the content and other people will understand when you verbalize the words.

Return to childhood pointer method. This method is common with children as they learn to read at a tender age. Most people abandon the method with age but it has been proven to offer excellent results. Pointing increases your ability to concentrate since your focus remains on the single sentence or line in your passage. It is also referred to as hand pacing and is approved by experts.

The use of scan and preview method. This is a skimming method where you extract words, names, numbers or main ideas from a passage or paragraph. The context of the passage is usually known which means that your focus will be on words, key phrases and main sentences. It will be easier to understand the whole passage in a fraction of time it would take you to read word by word. This technique is used for extracting information.

Use word grouping. This is a useful technique but sometime challenging to learn. You are required to focus on a group of words other than one word at a time. It helps you reduce the stops made by eyes as you read. Taking a chunk at a time improves your natural ability to comprehend. You will thus cover a lot of content in a very short time.

There are software that are used in training on reading speed. They come with excellent features that allow monitoring of performance through exercises, tests and streamlining to drop unproductive behavior. The apps offer different learning methods to enable you master speed in different circumstances. Monitoring gives you an idea of the areas where there are difficulties to enable you take corrective measures.

Practice reading more often and take as many tests as possible. Identify the materials that suit your style and area of operation. Read in different circumstances e. G. Outdoors, under artificial light, in the morning, evening, etc. Monitor your performance on these occasions. Seek to improve on the speed as often as possible. Quantify your performance in order to improve. Do not be in a rush since this will affect your comprehension. Try to be as natural as possible.

There are reading habits that are likely to reduce your comprehension while still slowing your speed. Some of the habits cited include regression or a situation where you step back on your text. Another habit to drop is sub-vocalization where you first read the word loudly but in your head before pronouncing it. It slows word processing by your brains and will also affect your comprehension.

Other factors that affect the speed at which you read could include fatigue, quality lighting, font type and size as well as surrounding environment. Noise, dim lighting, presence of distractions, etc reduce both concentration and speed. Your eye muscles and brain require training since this is a skill like any other. Monitor and seek to improve ability through practice and approved habits.




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