How to read faster and
recall more
by : Najwa Azzahra

Comprehension and Critical
reading

Find your effective reading rate

Effective reading rate allows you to
understand the words more
efficiently based on your reading
speed

Reading Comprehension

To be able to comprehend your
reading materials and recall it

Factors that affect your reading
comprehension

your speed of reading

your purposes in reading

the nature of the material

the layout of the material

the environment in which you are
reading

How to improve

try wide varied reading

discussion

testing

The starting point

You need to know where are you
starting from before you read

Read the passage as quickly as you
can

Answer the recall questions to
improve your understanding

The
structure
of
the
programme

Review of present performance

finding out where is your starting
point

Objective setting

What is your goals in doing this
program?

Methods

Evaluation of improved
performance

how much have you improved at
the end of the programme

deciding what you want to achieve
with the program

Ongoing

How to maintain your
improvements and continue your
development

Aims and Objectives

Setting your goals

Write down your goals

Practice more to achieve your
goals

Try to read faster

Basic Methods for Improvement

Setting time limits

Set your deadlines

Motivate yourself and be confident

The Mechanics of Reading

Characteristics of a mature reader

Mechanical differences

Vocalising and Inner spech

Regressing

Fixation time

Eye span

Rhythm

Flexible speed

Psychological differences

Tension

Anticipating

Concentration

Retention

Purposes

Educational differences

Vocabulary

Background Knowledge

Critical Reading

Techniques of Retention

How to improve

Meaningfulness

If something is meaningful to us,
we are able to remember it easier

Organization

If the information is organized, it's
easier to remember

Association

Associate the meanings of the
materials you read

Visualization

Try to visualize what you read

Attention

Interest

An interesting subject makes it
easier for the reader to remember

Feedback

Repetition

Re-read the information over and
over

Discussion

Discuss on what you read

Writing things down

Using the information

Testing

Techniques of Recall

Mnemonics

Studying the memory and the
techniques

Alliteration

Acronym

Acrostics

Rhymes

The Loci technique

The Link technique

the peg system

the phonetic system

Flexible Reading Strategies

Skimming Strategies

Problems in Reading

The Finish Line

Evaluate yourself

Have you reached your goal?

Continuation and Follow-up