Speed Reading

“Reading is to the mind what excrise is to the body”

Prepared & Presented by Sadia Khan
Class: BSN-3rd INS-KMU
What is reading?

It is a complex interaction between the text and the reader. Or it is

simply the process of decoding symbols(words) to get meaning.
Reading is a multifaceted process involving word
recognition,comprehension,fluency and motivation.
Reading is good for you because it improves your focus, memory, and
communication skills. It can reduce stress, improve your mental health,
and help you live longer. Reading also allows you to learn new things to
help you succeed.
What Is Speed Reading?

• Speed reading is the process of rapidly recognizing and absorbing

phrases or sentences on a page all at once, rather than identifying
individual words.
• The amount of information that we process seems to be growing by
the day, whether it's emails, reports and websites at work, or social
media, books and magazines at home. We likely feel pressure to get
through this information more quickly, so that we can 
"stay in the loop" and make informed decisions.
How to Speed Read?

• All speed reading techniques have one thing in common: you avoid
pronouncing and "hearing" each word in your head as you read it, a
process known as "sub-vocalization." Instead, you "skim" lines or
groups of words, as you can understand words more quickly than you
can say them.
• One way to stop yourself from sub-vocalizing is to focus on blocks of
words rather than on individual ones. Do this by relaxing your face
and "softening" or expanding your gaze on the page, so that you stop
seeing words as single, distinct units. As you practice this, your eyes
will skip faster across the page.
Three methods to boost your reading speed
1. The Pointer Method
This became known as the Pointer method, and is also sometimes
called "hand pacing" or "meta guiding." Holding a card under each line
and drawing it down the page as you read works just as well.
2. The Tracker-and-Pacer Method
This is a variant of the Pointer method where you hold a pen, with its
cap still on, and underline or track each line as you read it, keeping your
eye above the tip of the pen. This will help to increase the pace at
which you take in each line, and improve your focus on the words.
Whether you actually underline the words is your choice.
Cont..
3.Comprehension
Try to spend no more than one second on each line and then increase
your speed with each subsequent page. You will probably find that you
retain very little information at first, but, as you train your brain and
you become more comfortable with the technique, your
comprehension should improve.