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Increasing reading rate

Useful speed reading techniques
Ma. Ailil B. Alvarez 2nd Semester AY 2011-2012 UST AMV-College of Accountancy

What is your reading rate (speed)?

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Average adult reads 200-250 words per minute (wpm)

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profiles:

wpm: slow reader n240 wpm: oral reader n400 wpm: auditory reader n1000 wpm: visual reader

Average reading speeds

nAdult: 250 WPM

with 70% comprehension

(Smith, 2005)
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Student: 300 WPM

Readers: 150 WPM or less, or 250 WPM with limited comprehension

Reading rates, methods, and patterns can and do become habit.

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In time, it is normal for an individual to acquire and fix slow, ineffective reading practices by ongoing repetition. Vocalization and subvocalizationreading aloud or reading silentlyis the practice which is usually learned by the beginning reader and must be minimized.

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Reading rate may be increased by either or both of two methods.

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By reading voluminously over an extended period of time. By undergoing specialized instruction relative to increasing his or her reading rate.

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Reading rate is determined primarily by the deviations of eye fixations (stops) made per line of print.
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eye stops through: n conscious and deliberate control of eye movement n increase in vision consciousness (eye span) area n a regular, systematic method for visually covering the printed page

Warm-up for eye exercises

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Reading rate (and comprehension) is determined further by other reasons and conditions.
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readers basic intelligence, coordination, and visual acuity. type of material being read. purposes for which the material is read. readers familiarity with the field or subject.

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Reading rate (and comprehension) is determined further by other reasons and conditions.
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degree of the readers interest and/or motivation. readers attitude toward reading in general, and the subject in particular. readers immediate state of health, wellbeing, fatigue, comfort, etc.

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The total meaning and content of a text cannot be understood or appreciated fully until the entire content has been read.
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effectively at a faster rate will enable the individual reader to see the whole more quickly, thereby improving overall understanding.