| When I first heard about the idea of using a | | | | loosing your place while reading, which can be |
| pacer to help improve my speed reading I was a | | | | useful is for example you are reading a passage in |
| little sceptical, and was unsure if there were any | | | | a book which is referring to a diagram or image |
| real benefits to using one, so I went and looked | | | | on the opposite page and you want to quickly |
| to see if there were any benefits and if so what | | | | look at the picture to get a better understating of |
| effects does using a pacer have on your speed | | | | what you are reading but not loses your place. |
| reading ability. | | | | And probably the biggest and best benefit for |
| The first benefit of using a pacer while speed | | | | using a pacer while reading is that it stops you |
| reading is it increases your speed by forcing you | | | | from sub-vocalisation, this being to helps to |
| to focus on more then one word at a time. | | | | prevent you from sounding out the words you |
| Another benefit is it helps to keep you focused | | | | are reading out loud or in your head. This is |
| and less easily distracted by things going on | | | | important for speed reading because if you sound |
| around you or going on around you or on the | | | | out each word you are limiting the number of |
| page you are reading. | | | | words you can read a minute to about 250. It is |
| Another benefit which I personally find very useful | | | | much better to run your eyes across the words |
| is it helps me to move quickly onto the next line | | | | and get the meaning as a result. Reading this way |
| more smoothly, I say this because when I used | | | | takes practise but is worth it for the |
| to read with out the use of a pacer, I would | | | | improvements in your reading speed. |
| often find myself reading the same line by | | | | To uses a pacer while reading is very simple all |
| mistake and so loosing my flow and becoming | | | | you have to do is choose your pacer (e.g. finger) |
| bored and losing the motivation to carry on and | | | | then place the pacer on the first word of the line, |
| also loosing the meaning and flow of what I was | | | | then move it smoothly across the page to the |
| reading. | | | | end of the line. And repeat as you read down the |
| Another benefit which is linked in with the last one | | | | page. |
| is that using a pacer helps to stop you from | | | | |