By following this step by step method, you will increase your reading speed while remembering more of the important information and be more knowlegable.
A good practice is that whenever you start to read, read fast and don’t stop, minimize distractions. Reading straight through the text quickly may still leave you with questions but they can be answered afterwads as then you can go back for some sections. Utilizing speed reading software is not required but for this step can accellerate your developing skills, found at Infinite Mind .
Summarizing what you have read after a chapter is an excellent practice reinforment writing this down too. If you need to go back to the text later, it’s much easier to refresh your memory with the summary material you’ve already written.
Focusing in on the information you need and even skipping other material is an overview technique used when time is limited. Make your reading time the most efficient possible.
Read the title of the piece and the first paragraph much more carefully than other parts of the article, because these two things will summarize what the article is about for you. Of course a closer look at any summary or last paragraph too.
Note the structure of how the material is organized.
If you need more background information, look up another source.
A journal or paper and pen nearby ia a great tool for noting comments or ideas you may have as you read.
If you’re reading on a computer , notebook or other electronic reader as Kindle from Amazon, use the cursor as a sort of “pointer” to keep you on track.
If you’re reading on paper, you can use your finger, a pencil, etc., as a sort of “guide” that your eyes can follow, just as you use the cursor on the computer.
Speedreading is accomplished easier and sooner when you don’t sound out words as you read in your mind, instead view and capture entire phrases.
If necessary, you can use “helpers” like highlighting, annotating, and underlining as you read . By emphasizing information as this shown below , it has been shown to retain material easier.
If you find relevant information in a particular section, underline it as if you are preparing notes to study from.
Definitions of terms should be underlined or highlited.
Label or mark examples that denote main ideas in a particular paragraph, etc.
Circle or “encapsulate” vocabulary words and phrases or words that are transitional in nature.
Number or bullet sequential or important ideas.
Write down summaries, questions, paraphrases, etc., in blank spaces within the text.
You can have your progress charted using scientifically based reading improvement exercises computer based by the speed reading software , Learn to read faster with Infinite Mind .
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