❖3. Read subheadings and first sentences of remaining paragraphs.
❖4. Alternately read the body of the material.
❖5. If the final paragraph appears to be a summary, read it completely.
TV News Caption: Airline Hijacking Los Angeles 53 hostages. Four Hijacker. Identity and Purpose Unknown
Example
❖Key word reading is a new technique. Although it is faster than most of the careful reading techniques, the reader must expect a decrease in factual comprehension. In some situations, it is worth the loss, depending on the reader’s purpose and the type of material being read.
Phrase Reading Example
❖Actually, the common cold is not
as simple as it seems. It can be
caused
by any of 200 different
viruses, and it can bring misery in
Sometimes, however, the second paragraph contains the introduction or overview. In the first paragraph the author might just be “warming up” or saying sth clever to attract attention.
❖Key word reading is a new technique. Although it is faster than most of the careful reading techniques, the reader must expect a decrease in factual comprehension. In some situations, it is worth the loss, depending on the reader’s purpose and the type of material being read.
Reader Factors
Vocab Level
How many words do you determine to learn per day?
To Learn
Comprehension Core parts, topic, main
Ability
idea and details
Background Knowledge
Education
Skimming

Contents
Speed Reading Speed Techniques What is Skimming When to SKIM How to SKIM
Reading Speed
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2007 2008 2009
How to locate key words
Using Sentence Structure
Using
Using
Grammatical Typographic
Structure
al Aids
Rereading
❖Rereading established the mechanical process of more rapid eye movement and gives you preliminary practice or a “trial run” with reading at a higher reading rate.
Demonstration of Skimming
Usually the first paragraph will be read at average speed all the way through. It often contains an introduction or overview of what will be talked about.
When to Skim?
How to Skim
❖Rules: Eyes float down over the content for key words. Pay attention to direction words, too.
❖Steps: 1. read the title.
❖2. read the first paragraph completely.
Studying economics is difficult because it requires careful attention to facts and figures
Practice phrase reading persistently
You may find it takes several weeks of continued practice to develop the habit.
eight ways:
sore throat, sneezing,
runny nose watery eyes, aches
and pains, mild fever, nasal
congestion,
and coughing.
Key Word Reading
❖.Key word reading involves skipping over nonessential words and reading only those words and phrases which carry the primary or core meaning of each sentence. Key word reading id similar to reading a telegram, the headline in a newspaper, or a news caption which is running across the bottom of a television screen while a program is in progress.
Speed
2010
Speed Reading Factors That Influence Reading Rate
Sentence A passage with very long sentences can
Length
make reading more difficult and will force you to read more slowly
Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.
Education
Skimming
LOGO
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Text Factors
Vocabulary
Understanding becomes difficult or impossible and your reading rate is slow
Ideas and Concept
Complicated ideas or a sophisticated line of reasoning
Reading a third paragraph may be unnecessary but………………..the main idea is usually contained in the opening sentence…………….topic sentence.
Besides the first sentence the reader should get some but not all the detail from the rest of the paragraph………………names……………..dates……………This tells you nothing ………… hence sometimes the main idea is in the middle or at the end of the paragraph.
Phrase reading is a technique that builds fluency, aids comprehension, and improves oral reading.
Techniques for Speed Reading
How to Phrase Read
Group words that naturally go together To Read efficiently you should try to get rid of bad reading habits and get into good ones Group words together into meaningful units