Effective Application Of Speed Reading Technique

By Janis Hickman


Life at school might be filled with studying and homework, but someday soon when a student steps out of his dearest pedagogic den he soon realizes it is, after all, the greatest part of his life. Being a student entails handful of challenges. Schoolwork and quizzes are the hardest to get by but if students learn the technique of speed reading, there sure is a huge chance for them to get all readings done in a snap with utter grasp on the module.

The principles of the human visual system plays a great role in eliminating inefficiencies while increasing speed with improved retention. A person, of course, cannot easily transform himself into a fast reader without going through serious training. He needs to undertake exercises for which technical materials are most helpful.

Experts believe that reading items through a sequential saccadic movement or in jump is rather effective. Minimizing fixation duration and numbers in every line increases speed wisely. To demonstrate this, one needs to have one eye closed while placing his fingertip on the eyelid. After doing that, he should then get the straight line scanned through slowly using the other eye.

Another effective strategy is by eliminating regression and back-skipping. Back-skipping or otherwise referred to as subconscious rereading makes the whole process much longer. It typically accounts 30 per cent of time duration more. Instead, readers should try to utilize some conditioning drills from which their horizontal peripheral vision span can be increased like the way word retention in every fixation is increased.

These techniques, however, will never be too significant to lazy individuals. These should be applied and performed regularly. Group effort is good for each member can take turn on testing each other for reading comprehension and keeping a timer for each attempt.

Mobile phone, television and video games are terrible distractions. This effort can definitely bring in positive results if people keep themselves from such distractions as much as possible. It is okay to have the radio kept on especially if a person's concentration is highly dependent on music.

Normally, people subvocalize line by line in an effort to understand the context sufficiently. This inevitably slows readers down. It is best to practice visualizing words rather than letting the mouth do the readings the whole time.

Speed reading is also easier with the hand. Consistent eye motion is vital and this can be maximized by using the hand to guide the eyes while doing so. To practice this, interested parties can arrange a 20-minute session each day with or without their friends.




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