Reading Speed
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The document outlines strategies for improving reading speed and comprehension. It discusses how reading rapidly can save time while still allowing for comprehension. Several activities are presented to measure participants' reading speed, vocabulary, and reasoning skills. Strategies are provided to enhance reading abilities, such as choosing a comfortable environment, maintaining a reading log, and using skimming and scanning techniques. Faster reading speeds are categorized, with over 450 words per minute considered very fast reading. Comprehension levels are also correlated with reading speeds.
Reading Speed
- 1. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION103/30/15
- 2. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION203/30/15 READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION
- 3. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION303/30/15 OBJECTIVE To highlight the importance of rapid reading for better comprehension among PN officers
- 4. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION403/30/15 SCHEME OF PRESENTATION Introduction to Reading Reasons for Reading Fast Strategies to Enhance Reading Speed Activity 1- Speed and Comprehension Activity 2- Vocabulary Activity 3- Reasoning Activity 4- Reasoning Distribution of Handouts
- 5. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION503/30/15 Introduction to reading
- 6. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION603/30/15 INTRODUCTION Reading Speed Comprehension Eye Movement Character Recognition Remembering Understanding
- 7. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION703/30/15 “A page digested is better than a volume hurriedly read” Philosopher Macaulay says. If this is true why are we set to tell you to read fast?
- 8. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION803/30/15 REASONS FOR READING FAST
- 9. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION903/30/15 REASONS FOR READING FAST Speed reduces fatigue saves times spares time for vital works routine works get settled quickly spares time for decision making spares time for family broadens mental horizon helps effective speaking and writing Helps to prepare examinations keeps us updated makes a person mentally alert
- 10. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1003/30/15 STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE READING
- 11. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1103/30/15 STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE READING Move from easy to complex. Choose comfortable environment. Maintain log. Change the area of interest Avoid forceful fast reading. Read for minimum 30 minutes in a sitting. Brush up your vocabulary. Suppress unwanted movements. Use skimming, scanning.
- 12. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1203/30/15 ACTIVITY 1 MEASURE YOUR; a. READING SPEED b. COMPREHENSION LEVEL Max time : 5 Minutes
- 13. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1303/30/15 ANSWERS TO COMPREHENSION Q No Answers 1 Skilled craftsperson 2 Fine in texture 3 The judgment other make of you 4 Sneak 5 Take part in it 6 Change its form or appearance 7 Take back 8 Enraged 9 Rude behavior 10 Shrinks
- 14. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1403/30/15 FORMULAS FOR SPEED AND COMPREHENSION For comprehension level add a naught to your correct answers. A 10% margin of error on either way is possible For reading speed apply this formula: words read ÷ time in seconds × 60
- 15. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1503/30/15 BELOW 200 WORDS/MIN-VERY SLOW 125 Average speaking speed 150 Speed for a difficult text; otherwise slow 175 Lower end of average ; average 14 years old secondary school student 200 Just below average
- 16. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1603/30/15 230 – 350 WORDS/MIN-AVERAGE 225 Average intelligent American adult 250 Average UK adult 275 Above average 300 First year undergraduate ; Upper end of average 350 Medium to fast readers; reading speed of many teachers and professionals 400 Fast
- 17. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1703/30/15 OVER 450 WORDS/MIN-VERY FAST 500 At this speed, a 60,000 words book is read in two hours 600 Very fast ; the experienced professionals readers 700 Professionals Book Reviewers 800 Subsonic 900 Supersonic 1000 Phenomenal
- 18. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1803/30/15 Screen Paper Comprehension Reader profile 100 wpm 110 wpm 50% Insufficient 200 wpm 240 wpm 60% Average Reader 300 wpm 400 wpm 80% Good Reader 700 wpm 1000 wpm 85% Excellent, accomplished reader
- 19. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION1903/30/15 ACTIVITY 2 MEASURING VOCABULARY LEVEL Time: 10 Minutes
- 20. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION2003/30/15 2 MARKS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER 100 & more You may congratulate yourself. You are very favorably placed to improve your reading speed; indeed in all likelihood you are already a successful person in your own sphere. 75-99 Satisfactory; although it cannot be denied that there is room for some improvement. Below 75 You have done well but there is a room for a good deal of improvement.
- 21. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION2103/30/15 ACTIVITY 3 APPLICATION OF REASONING TO WHAT YOU ARE READING Time: 3 Minutes
- 22. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION2203/30/15 SOLUTION Friends Characteristics Short Tall Fair Dark Bicycles Mary ××× √√√ √√√ ××× ××× Jane √√√ ××× ××× √√√ ××× Susan ××× √√√ ××× √√√ √√√ Jill √√√ ××× √√√ ××× √√√ Phyllis ××× √√√ √√√ ××× √√√
- 23. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION2303/30/15 ACTIVITY 4 CHECK HOW “REASONABLE” YOU ARE Time: 3 Minutes
- 24. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION2403/30/15 CONCLUSION
- 25. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION2503/30/15 REFERENCES Lucantoni P. (2002). Teaching and assessing skills in English as a second language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Nuttall, C. (1982). Teaching reading skills in a foreign language. London: Heinemann Educational Books. Parkinson, Tony. (2002). Teaching and assessing skills in first language English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Shamsi, N. (2006). Modern teaching of English. New Delhi: Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. Singh, U. K. & Sudarshan, K. R. (2005). Language education. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House. Wren, C. L. (2006). The English language. Delhi: AIT BS Publishers.
- 26. READING RAPIDLY FOR BETTER COMPREHENSION2603/30/15 Thank you