Speed reading

After the reading

 

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Did the reading supply the answers to my questions?

Did the reading answer your questions? If not, what was missing?

 

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How can I improve my judgment of reading material and choose the one best for me?

This will allow you to select better material to answer your questions in the future.

 

 

Exercise 6-1

In your practice book read two pages using the techniques of previous steps. Now stop and 

think about the material you just read. Re-read this step from the beginning and try to answer 

each of the questions as they appear above. Then read the next four pages of your practice 

book and evaluate your understanding of the above questions. Also evaluate your benefit 

from this last reading.

 

Exercise 6-2

This exercise has exactly the same objective as exercise 5-1. However, instead of using your 

practice book, use a magazine or book that is directly related to your work or one of your 

hobbies. This will provide a different perspective on the concept of active reading and is the 

one that you are most likely to use after finishing this workbook.

 

Practice

Use the dynamic reading techniques in all reading you do for the next several days. In each 

case, ask yourself the questions listed above. With sufficient practice, dynamic reading 

methods will help greatly in increasing your comprehension of the reading material. You will 

begin to retain more of the information and will easily form mental links to new information.

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Evaluation 6-1              Use a timing sheet to time yourself while doing this exercise. 

Read the next six pages of your practice book using the techniques presented in all previous 

steps. Fill out a timing sheet for this exercise. At the end, fill in an evaluation sheet to judge 

your progress. By becoming a dynamic reader, you should have increased your 

comprehension of the material that you read.