| It is a new trend to use technology such as | | | | 2. Visual aids can dispel the monotony of practice |
| videos, televisions and language laboratories in | | | | work by creating variety. They can introduce a |
| learning how to improve reading skills. By | | | | play element in serious work and make lessons |
| audio-visual aids we mean the devices that can be | | | | lively. Even the introduction of a ready-made |
| used in teaching for their appeal to the ear and | | | | substitution table at the right moment in a |
| the eye. Visual aids are divided in two categories; | | | | grammar lesson can enliven the class. Display of |
| simple visual aids and advanced visual aids. | | | | various charts, tables, pictures, models, etc on |
| Blackboard, bulletin board, flannel board, charts, | | | | classroom walls will lend an atmosphere of gaiety |
| diagrams, graphs, cartoons, posters, maps, | | | | to the room and at the same time help the pupils |
| pictures, wall pictures, globes and models are | | | | to learn a troublesome item. Such visual aids can |
| simple visual aids which can help in learning how to | | | | be systematically put up to focus attention on a |
| speed read. On the other hand epidiascope, | | | | particular item and changed periodically to present |
| television and filmstrips are the advanced visual | | | | other items. |
| aids used to train students how to speed read. | | | | 3. The use of aids to teach word meanings is |
| These helpful means provide good support to the | | | | obvious. The meanings of some words can be |
| students in the start of their learning reading | | | | taught only with the help of visual aids. This should |
| because he or she can learn from the situations. | | | | be apparent from the extensive use of sketches |
| He learns the pronunciation of the words along | | | | in dictionaries. |
| with the correct meanings of the word. | | | | 4. Audio aids like the radio and the teacher to |
| Sometimes a word shows different meanings in | | | | improve his own command of the language can |
| different situations that can only be cleared by | | | | use the tape recorder; and where practicable, |
| creating dummy situations. | | | | they can also be used English language. |
| These audio-visual aids can serve a variety of | | | | Commercial cassettes and discs are available in |
| purposes. The pace of learning can be increased | | | | the market on almost all the aspects of fast |
| or decreased with the help of these aids | | | | reading and learning how to speed read. |
| according to the reader's capability. Intelligent | | | | 5. For mastery of fast reading a language and |
| readers cover their exercise and lesson speedily | | | | understanding of the culture of the native |
| as compare to the poor readers and listeners | | | | speakers of the languages is essential. Pictures |
| while learning how to speed read. For example | | | | and films on the daily life and the different facets |
| 1. They can be used to create situations to make | | | | of the socio-cultural life of the English people will |
| the meaning of a word or a structure clear, and | | | | help the pupils to develop such an understanding. |
| to practice them in meaningful situations. In some | | | | This will in turn develop in the pupils a favorable |
| cases situations contrived with the help of | | | | attitude to the language in learning how to speed |
| teaching aids would be found more advantageous | | | | read. The teacher should encourage the pupils to |
| than actual physical situations in learning how to | | | | decorate their classroom with such pictures. |
| read. | | | | |