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INCREASI
NGREADI
NG
SPEED

The4Lev
elsofReadi
ng:

Thegoal
ofr
eadi
ngdet
ermi
nest
hebestwayt
oreadt
hemat
eri
ali
nquest
ion.I
f
we’
rer
eadi
ngf
orent
ert
ainment
,we’
regoi
ngt
oreadal
otdi
ff
erent
lyt
hani
fwe’
rer
eadi
ng
t
obui
l
dar
ocketshi
p.

At
hor
oughunder
standi
ngoft
hel
evel
sofr
eadi
ngi
snecessar
ybef
orewecani
mpr
ove
ourr
eadi
ngski
l
ls.

Ther
ear
efourl
evel
sofr
eadi
ng.Theyar
ethoughtofasl
evel
sbecause 
youcan’
t
r
eacht
hehi
gherl
evel
swi
thoutaf
ir
m under
standi
ngoft
hepr
evi
ousone—t
heyar
e
cumul
ati
ve.

1.El
ement
aryReadi
ng:

Thef
ir
stl
evel
ofr
eadi
ngi
sel
ement
aryr
eadi
ng,
whi
chi
swhatwel
ear
nedt
odoi
n
el
ement
aryschool
.Mostofusnev
ergetbey
ondt
hisl
evel
.

Ot
hernamesmi
ghtber
udi
ment
aryr
eadi
ng,
basi
creadi
ngori
nit
ial
readi
ng;
anyone
oft
heset
ermsser
vest
osuggestt
hatasonemast
erst
hisl
evel
onepassesf
rom
nonl
i
ter
aryt
oatl
eastbegi
nni
ngl
i
ter
acy
.Inmast
eri
ngt
hisl
evel
,onel
ear
nst
he
r
udi
ment
soft
hear
tofr
eadi
ng,
recei
vesbasi
ctr
aini
ngi
nreadi
ng,
andacqui
resi
nit
ial
r
eadi
ngski
l
ls.
2.I
nspect
ionalReadi
ng:

Thesecondl
evel
ofr
eadi
ngi
sinspect
ional
readi
ng,
whi
chcanbet
houghtofus
i
ntel
l
igent
lyski
mmi
ngabooki
nal
i
mit
edamountoft
ime.

Notonl
ydoest
hispr
imeourbr
ainwi
tht
hemat
eri
ali
nthebook,
buti
thel
psus
det
ermi
nei
fwewantt
oreadt
heent
ir
ebook.

Adl
erwr
it
es:

Thepoi
ntofi
nspect
ional
readi
ngi
stoexami
net
he“
sur
face”oft
hebook.

Adl
ergui
desus:

Wher
east
hequest
iont
hati
saskedatt
hef
ir
stl
evel
is“
Whatdoest
hesent
encesay
?”
t
hequest
iont
ypi
cal
l
yaskedatt
hisl
evel
is“
Whati
sthebookabout
?”Thati
sasur
face
quest
ion;
other
sofasi
mil
arnat
urear
e“Whati
sthest
ruct
ureoft
hebook?
”or“
Whatar
e
i
tspar
ts?
”

I
nspect
ional
readi
ngi
sunder
appr
eci
atedbyal
otofr
eader
sbecauset
heyseei
tasa
wast
eoft
ime.

Al
otofpeopl
eli
ket
oreadl
i
near
ly.Theypi
ckupabook,
tur
ntopageone,
andpl
ow
st
eadi
l
ythr
oughi
twi
thoutev
err
eadi
ngsomuchast
het
abl
eofcont
ent
s.“
Theyar
e,”
wr
it
esAdl
er,
“thusf
acedwi
tht
het
askofachi
evi
ngasuper
fi
cial
knowl
edgeoft
hebook
att
hesamet
imet
hatt
heyar
etr
yingt
ounder
standi
t.
”Thi
smakesr
eadi
ngmor
e
di
ff
icul
t,notl
ess.

3.Anal
yti
calReadi
ng:

Thet
hir
dlev
elofr
eadi
ngi
scal
l
edanal
yti
cal
readi
ng,
whi
chgoesdeepert
han
i
nspect
ional
readi
ng.I
fyourgoal
inr
eadi
ngi
sent
ert
ainmentoracqui
ri
ngi
nfor
mat
ion,
anal
yti
cal
readi
ngi
snotnecessar
y.Howev
er,
ify
ouar
ereadi
ngt
oimpr
ove
under
standi
ng,
anal
yti
cal
readi
ngi
sent
ir
elynecessar
y.

I
tisbot
hamor
ecompl
exandamor
esy
stemat
icact
ivi
tyt
hanei
theroft
het
wol
evel
s
ofr
eadi
ngdi
scussedsof
ar.…

Anal
yti
cal
readi
ngi
sthor
oughr
eadi
ng,
compl
eter
eadi
ng,
orgoodr
eadi
ng—t
hebest
r
eadi
ngy
oucando.I
finspect
ional
readi
ngi
sthebestandmostcompl
eter
eadi
ngt
hat
i
spossi
blegi
venal
i
mit
edt
ime,
thenanal
yti
cal
readi
ngi
sthebestandmostcompl
ete
r
eadi
ngt
hati
spossi
blegi
venunl
i
mit
edt
ime.Theanal
yti
cal
readermustaskmany
,and
or
gani
zedquest
ionsofwhathei
sreadi
ng.…

Fr
anci
sBaconr
emar
ked“
somebooksar
etobet
ast
ed,
other
stobeswal
lowed,
andsomef
ewt
obechewedanddi
gest
ed.
”Thi
nkofanal
yti
calr
eadi
ngaschewi
ngand
di
gest
ing.

4.Sy
ntopi
calReadi
ng:

Thef
our
thandmostdi
ff
icul
tlev
elofr
eadi
ngi
ssy
ntopi
cal
readi
ng.

I
tist
hemostcompl
exandsy
stemat
ict
ypeofr
eadi
ngofal
l
.Itmakesv
eryheav
y
demandsont
her
eader
,ev
eni
fthemat
eri
alshei
sreadi
ngar
ethemsel
vesr
elat
ivel
y
easyandunsophi
sti
cat
ed.Anot
hernamef
ort
hisl
evel
mightbecompar
ati
ver
eadi
ng.

Whenr
eadi
ngsy
nopt
ical
l
y,t
her
eaderr
eadsmanybooks,
notj
ustone,
andpl
aces
t
hem i
nrel
ati
ont
ooneanot
herandt
oasubj
ectaboutwhi
cht
heyal
lrev
olv
e.Butmer
e
compar
isonoft
ext
sisnotenough.…

Wi
tht
hehel
poft
hebooksr
ead,
thesy
ntopi
cal
readeri
sabl
etoconst
ructananal
ysi
s
oft
hesubj
ectt
hatmaynotbei
nanyoft
hebooks.I
tisobv
ious,
ther
efor
e,t
hat
sy
ntopi
cal
readi
ngi
sthemostact
iveandef
for
tful
kindofr
eadi
ng.