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Improve Reading & Comprehension: Techniques, Strategies, & Benefits

Enhance reading skills by breaking old habits, learning new techniques, and increasing comprehension speed. This course aims to help participants process more information faster. Topics covered include single word eye fixations, subvocalization, chunking, and more.

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Improve Reading & Comprehension: Techniques, Strategies, & Benefits

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  1. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS WELCOMETOADVANCED READINGANDCOMPREHENSION SKILLS

  2. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE: • Identify and Break Old Habits • Introduce New Techniques to: • Improve Comprehension • Increase Speed • Develop Flexible Strategy

  3. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS: • Process More Information • In Less Time • With Greater Understanding

  4. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS ERR = EFFECTIVE READING RATE wpm x comp % ERR 200 wpm x .60 % comp Example: ERR = 120 120.00 (Round Off)

  5. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS LEARNING TO READ PROCESS • Crawl Stage = Letter Identification • Walk Stage = Word Identification • Running Stage = Meaning Identification

  6. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS SLOWING HABITS • Single Word Eye Fixations • Subvocalization • Regression

  7. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS SINGLE WORD EYE FIXATIONS THE EAST IN

  8. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS SUBVOCALIZATION • Physically Saying Words • Mentally Hearing Words See Spot Run • See Spot Run

  9. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS REGRESSION • Involuntary - Unconscious Regressive Eye Movements Let Us Talk About Us Talk About Involuntary Regression Involuntary Regression First. Regression First.

  10. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS REGRESSION • Voluntary - Conscious Decision to Re-Read Due to Lack of Concentration

  11. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS CHUNKING • Focus on Meaningful Groups of Words • 2 Types • Slow Chunking for Difficult or New Material (300 - 400 wpm) • Fast Chunking for Easy or Familiar Material (400 - 600 wpm)

  12. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS Efficientreadersareabletoreadingroupsofwords. Efficient readers are able to readin groups of words.

  13. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS THREE BENEFITS • Improves • Idea Input, not Word Input • Increases • Fewer Eye Stops • Helps You Fill “He did it immed_ _ _ _ _”

  14. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS READ LIKE YOU THINK • Your Eyes See:“The bear was chasing the man.” • Your Brain Visualizes:

  15. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS THE ARE: • Increased Comprehension • Better Retention • Reduced Need to Regress

  16. Single Word Eye Fixations • Subvocalization • Regression • Involuntary • Voluntary SKILL SUMMARY Eliminate Slowing Habits of: by Chunking for Meaning Slow Chunking 300 - 400 wpm Fast Chunking 400 - 600 wpm

  17. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS SKILL BUILDING CURVE 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 .50 0 Improvement Factor I II III IV Sessions

  18. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS PERIPHERAL VISION More Words = Increased MeaningThe maple tree turned orange.

  19. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS Divides Words into Meaningful Groups PUNCTUATION In the east, the sun began to rise.

  20. In the east, the sun began to rise. locationevent ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS

  21. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS the voter said the politician is a fool

  22. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS The voter said, “The politician is a fool.”

  23. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS “The voter,”said the politician,“is a fool.”

  24. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS COMPREHENSION LAG Speed Speed Comprehension Comprehension Present Reading Skills Reading Skills After Training

  25. Focusing Your Attention . . . ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS CONCENTRATION

  26. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS COMPREHENSION WITHOUT HEARING NO SMOKING

  27. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS RECOGNIZE 49 COMMON WORDS As You Would Other Symbols or Signs

  28. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS CONCENTRATION IMPROVES WITH: • Chunking for Meaning • Using Peripheral Vision • Noticing Punctuation Marks • Hearing Only Key Words

  29. ADVANCED READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS CHUNKING • Focus on Meaningful Groups of Words • 2 Types • Slow Chunking for Difficult or New Material (300 - 400 wpm) • Fast Chunking for Easy or Familiar Material (400 - 600 wpm)

  30. SKILL SUMMARY • Single Word Eye Fixations • Subvocalization • Regression • Involuntary • Voluntary Eliminate Slowing Habits of: by Chunking for Meaning Slow Chunking 300 - 400 wpm Fast Chunking 400 - 600 wpm Peripheral Vision Punctuation Gain Further Speed By Comprehension without Hearing

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