Problems In Speed Reading

Speed readers often face a variety of differentunreasonable to read a gigantic novel out loud to
problems when learning how to speed readyourself. No author expects or even wants that
different kinds of texts. Learning to speed readof you. Novels are written to be read alone, and
books, texts and journals all need to havesilently.
different approaches.If you are reading something written by someone
The reason is this: different styles of writingyou know, say a note or a letter, it may help
demand different styles of reading. A specificyour comprehension to imagine their voice reading
adjustment should be made no matter what textto you. This will help put the sentences into
you're reading. If you succeed in choosing thecontext, and this will clarify the accidental
correct adjustment, you will read the text atmis-statements or strange opinions. If you don't
100% of the possible speed and comprehension.do this already automatically, give it a try - you'll
When we choose the wrong "mode," or "setting"find that it gives real life to text, and makes it a
for our reading, either our speed or ourvery enjoyable read (as long as the content is
comprehension will suffer. The goal is to optimizegood news).
your specific reading habits so that your readingIf you are reading something in a textbook, you
speed and reading comprehension will be at theirdo not need to imagine a voice at all. It's in fact
appropriate maximum levels.best if you simply recognize the individual words
For the sake of simplicity in this article, all readingand immediately take in the information directly
will be classified into 5 distinct types... In order offrom the definitions of the words. This way, you
usual literary density, here are the categories Idon't waste any time with the middle-step of
have selected: poems, short stories, novels,"voicing the words." This concept is explained
notes, magazine articles, news articles, andbetter at this speed reading site.
textbooks. For ease of explanation, I will addressIf you are reading something from a newspaper
them in a slightly different order for this article.or a magazine, it is probably written to be
Poems, first of all, are often written using a widesemi-dramatic while also packed with information.
range of subtle literary devices. What I mean byNewspapers try to be a compromise between
devices are alliteration, assonance,being "written by someone you know," and
double-entendres, and such. Often, the"written so that you have the information."
effectiveness of these devices depends onTherefore, reading them calls for a loose
whether or not the poem is read aloud. So, tocombination of speed reading and of vocal-reading.
ensure that you retrieve the maximum amount(Vocal reading is where you seem to read silently,
of meaning from a poem, you should always readonly you have a voice in your mind that reads the
it out loud.words aloud anyway. This is also called
Short stories and novels also use many devices,sub-vocalizing.)
but it is usually to a lesser degree. Short storiesIf you use these tricks when reading, both your
are pleasant to read aloud or silently - you shouldspeed and your comprehension will improve. If
decide on your own what to do. When you payyou always identify exactly what you're reading,
close attention to style and writing techniques, itwhy you're reading it, and who wrote it, you will
becomes very easy to see how the writerbe a much more efficient reader.
intended the text to be read. It would be