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Speed Reading. Tips to Increase Speed. Today’s Agenda. Clear up vocab confusion Fire drill safety procedures Quick getting to know you activity Tips for beginning to increase speed. Objectives. Today you will: Learn an effective way to turn pages
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Speed Reading Tips to Increase Speed
Today’s Agenda • Clear up vocab confusion • Fire drill safety procedures • Quick getting to know you activity • Tips for beginning to increase speed
Objectives • Today you will: • Learn an effective way to turn pages • Increase your speed with simple finger movement tips • Begin to train your eyes to move faster
Get those fingers moving! • Watch the following video for instructions on “The Sweep Method” • http://www.regent.edu/admin/stusrv/student_dev/online_workshops/speedreading/lesson4.cfm
Why “The Sweep Method Works” • Prevents fixation (one word at a time) • Keeps you from losing your place • Keep you from pausing at the end of the line
Why “The Sweep Method” Works • Your eye moves in two ways • Saccade – jumpy movement • Smooth pursuit • Let’s put this theory to the test • Thumb test • Circle Test
3-2-1 Drill • Step 1: Mark your starting spot and begin reading for three minutes. Mark your stopping point. 3
3-2-1 Drill • Step 2: Go back to your starting point and try to read from your start to stop point in two minutes this time. 2
3-2-1 Drill • Step 3: Cover the same amount of text in one minute 1
New WPM • Now that you have warmed up and are practicing with the Sweep Method let’s see if your reading speed increases