Supersoninc Reading(1500-3000words per minute)<br>Takeoff for Rocket-Powered Reading and Learning
the Multiple Reading Process
Principle 1: You must learn to see and accept words and phrases out of their normal expectancy order.
Principle 2: Accept visual, as opposed to auditory, reassurance as you read.
Principle 3: You must learn to read vertically.
Principle 4: Understand the gestalt of what you read.
get a sense of what the entire book is about
who the author is, the main purpose of the book, the general range of the subject matter or content,the tone or emotional thrust of the work <br>(i.e., the extent to which the author is trying to convey erudition, excitement, passion, or some other emotion or message
Layering, or the Multiple Reading Process, involves five steps: 1.
overview; 2. preview; 3. read; 4. postview; and 5. review. Here, in more detail, is what happens as you move through each step
Overview: This procedure involves looking the entire book over quickly to determine its organization, <br>structure and tone. The main goal is to understand the gestalt—the main thrust or big picture—of the book<br>one second per page, comprehension level1 10-20%<br>
Preview: Next, go through the reading assignment. During this phase the main goal is to absorb more detail <br>and to begin to draft an outline a recall pattern<br>at the rate of about four seconds per page, comprehension level2 20%-40%
Read: The goal here is to see every word on every page, and to assimilate and record<br> all the essential information you need for taking tests or writing research papers.<br>15 seconds per page<br>Comprehension Level 3:60-80%
Postview: With a nonfiction book, the postviewing should be done immediately after reading a chapter<br>comprehension level 4 80%+<br>
Review: At regular intervals, preferably about once a week, you should look over your recall patterns<br> and refresh your memory of the material you’ve read and how it relates to other materials in the course
TIme allocation<br>the more a person needs to absorb written material for academic or business purposes, <br>the less time he should expect to spend reading. On the other hand a greater proportion <br>of time will be required for overviewing, previewing, postviewing and reviewing
“visual-vertical” reading
Evelyn Wood program involves teaching students to widen their peripheral vision<br> beyond normal human capacities and then to increase the speed at which this <br>broader visual path moves down the page.
make better use of peripheral vision will further enhance your ability to move down<br> the page in groups of words, rather than across the page, word by word
when we increase our eye speed, we automatically “spread out” our vision <br>to the maximum in an effort to capture all the images we can.
that in nighttime training in the military, infantrymen are taught not to look directly at <br>an object if they want to see it more clearly. Various studies and practical experience<br> have shown that many images and movements
By allowing images to come in from all around your central line of vision, you can take in many<br> words and phrases that are off center from your main focus on the page
How to Fly with Your Hands
The S Hand Motion<br><br>
The Question Mark<br><br>
The Loop Hand Motion<br><br>
The L Hand Motion<br><br><br>
The X Hand Motion<br><br>
