Speed readers do not read every word.
Speed readers do not read every word. But I hear you say, "What if I miss
something?" You do not have to read every individual word to follow a text.
F_st r__d_rs s_l_ct w_rds, and they r__d gr_ups of w_rds. R_th_r th_n r__d_ng fr_m l_ft
to r_ght, f_st r__d_rs w_l m_ve th__r _y_s _p _nd d_wn th_ p_g_ t_ f_nd th_ _mp_rt_nt
w_rds. Th__r m_tive is n_t to und_rst_nd ev_ry w_rd, r_ther it is to s_ek _nswers.
Speeed readers select words, and they read groups of words. Rather than reading
from left to right, speed readers will move their eyes up and down the page to find the
important words. Their motive is not to understand every word, rather it is to seek
answers.
In order to avoid reading every word you can practice increasing the rate your eyes move across the page. Rather than reading from left to right, speed readers will move their eyes up and down the page to find the important words. Speed readers select words, and they read groups of words. Their motive is not to understand every word, rather it is to seek answers. Effective readers will adjust their reading speed. Sometimes they will skim; sometimes they will read carefully. They also predict what they are likely to learn next.
The single major secret of speed reading is to be aware as you read, to focus above the
words, and keep sweeping your eyes extreme-left, to the center-and extreme-right. Once
more � until it becomes a habit � automatic, with its own neuropathway in your brain, you will your eyes to to focus above the sentences and sweep across each sentence, left-center-right.
Don't you will yourself to stand-up and walk over to the refrigerator for a Diet-Pepsi or a beer? Will is another word for choosing to do something you want. It require practice to turn it on auto-pilot, but focusing above the words and sweeping left-center-right is the top secret of speed reading.
See if you notice your head automatically moves-back an inch or so when you are about to chunk multiple-words simultaneously. It is changing your eye-focus to a wider-eye-span.
Ignore words that are unimportant.
When reading, you may often come upon a word or phrase that you don't understand. Your
first impulse may be to look up the word in your dictionary. Before resorting to a
dictionary, though, you should first determine whether the word you don't know is
important. If it isn't, then ignore it. Consider the following sentence.
Phrase reading
As you lessen the number of times your eyes fix on a line, you will learn to omit
unnecessary words. As your eyes are trained to read quickly across a page, your
comprehension rates should improve. You will more readily recognize ideas and concepts as
well as relationships.
When you were taught to read as a child, you probably learnt to blend letters together
to make a work. Phrase reading takes that process a little further by combining words into
phrases (a phrase is a group of words).
When you first practice phrase reading, read the words in a cluster, as suggested in
the following passage. As you practice both the mental and the physical levels of
scanning, you will find that your concentration improves. If you don't
sub-vocalize and if
you don't read word-by-word and if you don't regress, you will read very efficiently.
Many people read - very quickly but do not - understand what they read. - If you
practice - eye movement exercises, - you are practicing - the physical level - of reading.
- When you practice - phrase-reading, - you are attending to - the mental level of
reading. - Ideas are recognized - more easily when you read works - in a cluster - rather
than reading - one - word - at - a - time.
When you learn to phrase - read quickly, you will find that you are able to skip over
many predictable words in your reading. As your concentration improves, so will your
comprehension and understanding.
Related subvocalization articles
What is speed reading.
|