How to read faster and
recall more
by : Najwa Azzahra
Continuation and Follow-up
check your speed and comprehension
do general reading daily
Keep practicing
Continue to improve
The Finish Line
Evaluate yourself
Have you reached your goal?
Problems in Reading
Other problems
Motivation
Purpose
Relaxation
In materials
Leisure reading
Contracts
Financial papers
Committe papers
Scientific papers
E-mail and teletext
Handwritten materials
Legislation
Journals and Magazines
Correspondence
Newspapers
Skimming Strategies
Previewing
Locating
Sampling
Flexible Reading Strategies
Strategies
Review
Read
Preview
Reading gears
skimming
if the material is average and you only need outline understanding
rapid reading
if the material is difficult but you only need outline understanding
slow reading
if the material is difficult but you only need general understanding
studying
if the material is difficult
Question yourself to promote flexibility
Techniques of Recall
Mnemonics
Studying the memory and the
techniques
the phonetic system
the peg system
The Link technique
The Loci technique
Rhymes
Acrostics
Acronym
Alliteration
Techniques of Retention
Testing
Using the information
Writing things down
Discussion
Discuss on what you read
Repetition
Re-read the information over and
over
Feedback
Interest
An interesting subject makes it
easier for the reader to remember
Attention
Visualization
Try to visualize what you read
Association
Associate the meanings of the
materials you read
Organization
If the information is organized, it's
easier to remember
Meaningfulness
If something is meaningful to us,
we are able to remember it easier
The Mechanics of Reading
Characteristics of a mature reader
Educational differences
Critical Reading
Background Knowledge
Vocabulary
Psychological differences
Purposes
Retention
Concentration
Anticipating
Tension
Mechanical differences
Flexible speed
Rhythm
Eye span
Fixation time
Regressing
Vocalising and Inner spech
Basic Methods for Improvement
Motivate yourself and be confident
Setting time limits
Set your deadlines
Aims and Objectives
Practice more to achieve your
goals
Try to read faster
Setting your goals
Write down your goals
The
structure
of
the
programme
Ongoing
How to maintain your
improvements and continue your
development
Evaluation of improved
performance
how much have you improved at
the end of the programme
deciding what you want to achieve
with the program
Methods
deciding which methods should
you use
Objective setting
What is your goals in doing this
program?
Review of present performance
finding out where is your starting
point
The starting point
Answer the recall questions to
improve your understanding
Read the passage as quickly as you
can
You need to know where are you
starting from before you read
Comprehension and Critical
reading
Reading Comprehension
How to improve
testing
discussion
try wide varied reading
Factors that affect your reading
comprehension
the environment in which you are
reading
the layout of the material
the nature of the material
your purposes in reading
your speed of reading
To be able to comprehend your
reading materials and recall it
Find your effective reading rate
Effective reading rate allows you to
understand the words more
efficiently based on your reading
speed
