#reading faster

[celestialswoon]

does anyone have any tips on how to read faster?

[uhhisthisthingon]

I frequently say this to my fiancée, but anyway-

I wish my eyes could read FASTER!!!!!! I want to be able to read at double the speed! If I were to have a super power that’s what I’d want! Sometimes I get so excited about my books but I can’t READ THEM FAST ENOUGH!!

[fcmuzik]

Learn how to increase your reading speed and comprehension with our tips and techniques for speed reading. Find out about different methods like skimming and scanning, as well as how to improve your focus and eye movements.

[greatpowers63]

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ESL English Lesson Plan

ESL English Lesson Plan – developing fluency across the four skills of English.

If you ever get the chance to listen to Paul Nation, do so! He is one of the great ones! A great teacher! Teaches you while keeping you entertained and therefore focused. I attended an ETJ conference in Tokyo where I heard Nation speak. (ETJ is the association of English Teachers in Japan, and is worth joining, plus…

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[newstfionline]

7 Tips for How to Read Faster (and Still Understand What You Read)

By Suzanne Raga, Mental Floss, July 5, 2017

Whether you skim a blog post, peruse files for work, or browse through a book, you most likely do some type of reading every day. But slogging through dense passages of text can be time-consuming, mentally exhausting, and hard on your eyes. If you want to read faster while maintaining reading comprehension, check out these seven tips.

1. Preview the text. Viewing a film’s trailer before watching the movie gives you context and lets you know what to expect. Likewise, previewing a text before reading it prepares you to quickly gain an understanding of what you’re about to read. To preview a text, scan it from the beginning to the end, paying special attention to headings, subheadings, anything in bold or large font, and bullet points. To get a big picture understanding, skim the introductory and concluding paragraphs. Try to identify transition sentences, examine any images or graphs, and figure out how the author structured the text.

2. Plan your attack. Strategically approaching a text will make a big difference in how efficiently you can digest the material. First, think about your goals. What do you want to learn by reading the material? Jot down some questions you want to be able to answer by the end. Then, determine the author’s goal in writing the material, based on your preview. The author’s goal, for example, might be to describe the entire history of Ancient Rome, while your goal is simply to answer a question about Roman women’s role in politics. If your goal is more limited in scope than the author’s, plan to only find and read the pertinent sections.

Similarly, vary your plan of attack based on the type of material you’re about to read. If you’re going to read a dense legal or scientific text, you should probably plan to read certain passages more slowly and carefully than you’d read a novel or magazine.

3. Be mindful. Reading quickly with good comprehension requires focus and concentration. Minimize external noise, distractions, and interruptions, and be mindful when your thoughts wander as you read. If you notice that you’re fantasizing about your next meal rather than focusing on the text, gently bring your mind back to the material. Many readers read a few sentences passively, without focus, then spend time going back and rereading to make sure they understand them. According to author Tim Ferriss, this habit, called regression, will significantly slow you down and make it harder to get a big picture view of the text. If you carefully and attentively approach a text, you’ll quickly realize if you’re not understanding a section, saving you time in the long run.

4. Don’t read every word. To increase your reading speed, pay attention to your eyes. Most people can scan in 1.5 inch chunks, which, depending on the font size and type of text, usually comprise three to five words each. Rather than reading each word individually, move your eyes in a scanning motion, jumping from a chunk (of three to five words) to the next chunk of words. Take advantage of your peripheral vision to speed up around the beginning and end of each line, focusing on blocks of words rather than the first and last words.

Pointing your finger or a pen at each chunk of words will help you learn to move your eyes quickly over the text. And it will encourage you not to subvocalize as you read. Subvocalization, or silently pronouncing each word in your head as you read, will slow you down and distract you from the author’s main point.

5. Don’t read every section. According to Dartmouth College’s Academic Skills Center, it’s an old-fashioned myth that students must read every section of a textbook or article. Unless you’re reading something extremely important, skip the sections that aren’t relevant to your purpose. Reading selectively will make it possible for you to digest the main points of many texts, rather than only having time to fully read a couple.

6. Write a summary. Your job shouldn’t end when you read the last word on the page. After you finish reading, write a few sentences to summarize what you read, and answer any questions you had before you started reading. Did you learn what you were hoping to learn? By spending a few minutes after reading to think, synthesize the information, and write what you learned, you’ll solidify the material in your mind and have better recall later.

7. Practice timed runs. Approaching a text strategically, reading actively, and summarizing effectively takes practice. If you want to improve your reading speed, use a timer to test how many words (or pages) per minute you can read. As you’re able to read faster and faster, check in with yourself to make sure you’re happy with your level of comprehension.

[indian-womans-t]

Reading Faster String Tips

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[celinejewell]

Weird Tip for Faster Reading

I know this sounds strange, but if you relax the muscles of your mouth and tongue, it stops subvocalization(speaking the words you read in your head) almost completely. I found this out last night after deciding to steal the tip from my Yoga Nidra tape. In the tape, it said that relaxing the mouth and tongue kept thoughts and sounds in your head from surfacing and distracting you during meditation. When I did this while I was reading last night, I could tell that I was reading faster.

 I hope that you enjoyed this tip and that you’ll try it out and let me know if it works for you. I think it would be a fun experiment! :)

[wearebeinghunted]

I used to read really slow, but now i'm starting to read faster from all this reading i'm having to do for school. This is a good thing.