What will you actually learn?

1

Reading Speed

Techniques to increase your natural reading speed.

2

Eye Movement

Learn to use your eyes more effectively when reading.

3

Subvocalisation

Understand why you "hear" words in your head and how this can affect reading speed.

4

Concentration

Improve your ability to maintain focus.

5

Enhanced Enjoyment

Learn to read faster with enhanced enjoyment, not simply skimming and losing meaning.

6

Retention

Develop techniques that help you remember what you've read.

1-3 the physical process of reading – “making your eyes work better”

Course Objectives and Initial Tests

  • Tests to measure delegates’ current reading performance
  • What could be achieved

Current Reading Problems and How to Overcome Them

  • Current reading habits; how and why they cause problems
  • Controlling regressions (re-reading words, sentences and paragraphs)
  • “Chunking” – reading in groups of words
  • Controlling sub-vocalisation – the internal voice
  • Fast Effective Reading from the computer screen/tablets

4-6 The mental process of reading – “making your brain work better”

How to concentrate better

  • Causes of poor concentration
  • Practical ways to concentrate better for longer
  • The connection of reading speed and concentration
  • How long to read before concentration wanders

How to enjoy and appreciate more

  • Effective previewing and skimming techniques; using PASS
  • Key purposes for reading, and how they should affect the pace of reading
  • Varying the pace to get the comprehension you require
  • Skim reading – the ‘diagonal pass’, the ‘zig-zag’, the ‘big S’, ‘ski-reading’

How to remember more; how and when to take effective notes / highlight

  • Why our memory often fails us
  • Basics of good note-taking
  • How to remember more – basic steps to take
  • For students – effective revision using the PQ3R system

Applying the skills after the course

  • Practice required for long-term reinforcement

Duration: Duration 3.5 hours including one 10-minute refreshment break.

Course Delivery: course content usually delivered via Zoom

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