THE SCIENCE OF SPEED READING
How speed reading courses could improve the ability to quickly understand a large quantity of material
The Fundamental Methods
of Speed Reading
BASIC
Basic speed-reading begins with
choosing the right environment in
which to read, ant.
SKIMMING
Skimming is a process of speed
reading that involves visually
searching the sentences of a page
for clues to meaning
META GUIDING
Meta guiding is the visual guiding
of the eye using a finger or pointer,
such as a pen. in order for the eye to
move faster along the length ofa
passage of text.
Eye tracking is the process ormeasuring
either the point Of gaze ("where we are
looking") or the motion of an eye
relative to the head
Education & Reading
in the USA
peed readJng is a collection of reading methods which
attempt to increase rates of reading without greatly reducing
comprehension or retention.
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Speed & Comprehension
Average reading rate for memorization
is less than 100 words per minute.
Average reading rates for learning
is 100 to 200 words per minute.
Average reading rates for comprehension
is between 200 and 400 words per minute
The average reading rate for skimming
is between 400-700 words per minute
The average person
reads roughly 250 words
per minute.
How our Eye Gather, Perceive
and Comprehend a Written Text
When we read a written text, our eyes flick through the
words one at a time, identitYing their graphic shape, At the
meanwhile, our brain finds a meaning in our lexicon for each
word, crossing it with our glammatical expertise, and sum
all the meanings forming the whole sense of the sentence.
The external Object is
seen like a camera takes
the picture of any
object.
Readers fixated
an average Of
67.8%
Of the words.
Readers fixated
content words
83%
Of the time.
Readers fixated
function words
38%
Of the time.
Light enters the eye through the
pupil and is focused on the
retina, which is like a camera
film. Eye also has a focusing
lens, which focuses images
from different distances on the
retina. Ciliary muscles in ciliary
body control the focusing Of
lens automatically,
Light enters the eye through the
pupil and is focused on the
retina, which is like a camera
film. Eye also has a focusing
lens, which focuses images from
different distances on the retina.
Ciliary muscles in ciliary body
control the focusing of lens
automatically
At the World
Championship
Speed Reading
Competition,
the world
Champion
Speed reader,
Anne Jones,
read 4 700
words per
minute with
67%
comprehension.
Richard's
XU/ 10 Quick Tips
Focus Like a Laser Beam
To speed read, you must focus
intensely — and not just on the
authors words.
Goals
Reading
You're aware Of your reading goals
and, to meet those goals, you decide
when to slow down and speed up in
the course of your readiv
See It, Don't Say It
Vocalizing slows you down, so seeing
words without hearing them is an
essential skill ifyou want to be a
speed reader.
Resist Regression Urge
People regress for different reasons,
but whatever the cause, it slows down
reading and lowers comprehension.
15 Widen Hour Vision Span
A primary goal of speed reading is to
be able to read many words at once,
To accomplish this feat, you must
widen your vision span.
LOGO
6 Preread It
ACOCRDNIG TO A STDUY FORM THE
UNVIESRITY OF CABRMIGDE, NO
MTATER HOW THE WRODS ARE
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THE WORNG PACLE, IS OLNY
Iryou're reading a book, glance at the
table of contents and index.
IMORTPANT THAT THE FRIST AND LSAT
If you're reading an article, read the
headings. subheadings, captions, pull
quotes, graphs, and charts first.
7 Vary Your Reading Rate
Part of being a speed reader is
understanding when to slow down
and when to speed up,
8 Read for the Main Ideas
Too much attention to detail or a
reverence for minor arguments can
keep you from quickly recognizing
and comprehending the author's main
ideas or themes.
9 Use the Eye Sweep
When you come to the end of one line
in your reading and need to go to the
next line, don't dawdle— quickly
sweep your eyes to the next line
10 Get Your Eyes Checked
The eyes. besides being the windows
Of the soul, are also the windows
through which you read, and you
can't see very much If the windows
are dirty.
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LETTRES ARE IN THE RGIHT PALCE,
THE RSET DEOS NOT MTATER.
THE BRIAN IS ALAWYS ALBE TO
DEIPHCER ALL THIS MESS BEACUSE IT
DOES NOT RAED EVREY LETETR, BUT
REDAS THE WROD AS A WOHLE.
Fun Facts about
Speed Reading
or greater
15% to
Department of
Labor estimates
that businesses in
the United States
lose $225 billion
annually in lost
productivity due to
the inability of
employees to read.
A tale ofa divided
nation: The US.
population is now almost
equally broken down
between readers
and non-readers
43% of Americans
with poor reading skills
live in poverty.
Young, gifted rapid
readers can absorb
20,000 words per
minute with a
comprehension rate
Research reported
in the Chronicle of
Higher Education finds
that web skimming is a
form of literacy but is
actually a decline of
literacy and damaging
the right way to read
U S. President
John E Kennedy was a
proponent Of speed
reading and encouraged
his staff to take lessons,
It is actually possible
to predict how fast
someone can
comprehend
information
by examining
their eye fixations.
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