Here is a fun fact, your brain has the ability of memorizing
7 pieces of information at a moment, give or take two pieces. However in order
to increase memory, the person can group the information into categories and
they are able to memorize things faster. The same is the case with reading. If
you are able to group syllables at an instance you will most definitely have
faster reading. A person who reads one syllable takes longer than one who can
identify words instantaneously.
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| Speed Reading |
There are people who are able to group words and read them
together. Such people are really fast readers. Skimming is however a faster
method of reading. Here you simply flow over the words; the goal is to look for
clues to meaning rather than reading to comprehend the content. You can read as
many as 700 words in a minute when skimming. It comes naturally to some people
but it must be practiced.
Meta guiding relates to guiding the eye with your finger or a
moving object. While this is discouraged, it is a method of speed reading that does work. It makes
the eye move faster and broadens the visual span for faster reading. One
instance where meta guiding is used frequently is when reading documents on a
computer. Most people tend to move the cursor across the page. It naturally
increases the speed of reading.
At times you may need to read quietly- most of the time. This
is when people tend to fixate on words as they read. Furthermore, others move
their lips and internally speak out the words trying to imagine the sound as
he/she reads the word. This is what is known as sub-vocalization. The Evelyn Wood speed reading dynamics
program trains people on how to get rid of this habit.
Usually these methods are used together to ensure that you
are able to read for comprehension. Skimming on its own will never work. Chinking alone will not serve the purpose of increasing speed of reading. The
above methods are often used together for effective and fast reading.
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