Speed reading

Step 6

DYNAMIC READING

 

 

What you will achieve

 

This step introduces the concepts of dynamic or active reading. You will increase your 

comprehension of the material you read by following the simple techniques described.

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Who is a dynamic reader?

 

A dynamic reader is one who reads a magazine, book or journal for the purpose of obtaining 

some benefit from it. Often when you browse through a magazine in a store, you are not 

looking for any particular information in particular. In that instance, you are not a dynamic 

reader.

 

On the other hand, you may often be reading material to increase your knowledge of the work 

you are involved in. You identify and read the material that you believe will be most 

beneficial to you and discard the material that will provide no benefit. In this case you are a 

dynamic reader.

 

Essentially, a dynamic reader is one who asks the question “

What is my purpose in reading 

this material?

” and is able to provide the answer. You may be reading the material for several 

reasons, to increase your knowledge, to get an overview, to review an article, or the sole 

purpose may be to entertain yourself as is the case when you read a joke book or novel. 

Further, an active reader also knows what his current knowledge is, and how much he expects 

to benefit by reading the material.