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| Tips To Help Improve Reading Skills |
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Some of the people who want to improve reading skills are already avid
readers. These individuals want to be able to read faster while
retaining more accurate information. This is clearly a difficult
exercise. Taking in a lot of information quickly will usually mean less
comprehension.
Is it possible to improve reading skills to a point that we could take in a large amount of information in a short time and still recall that information accurately? This is possible but it requires a lot of time and practice. I have not taken any course in speed-reading, but I have read up on some tips that make retaining information quickly and accurately within reach of persons who want to improve reading skills in this manner. The first thing you need to have is confidence in your ability to remember. We often lack confidence in our ability to retain information and this can be responsible for the inability to read quickly and accurately. People tend to second guess their memory. You have to believe in yourself if you want to effectively improve reading skills. A decade ago, SQ3R was introduced as a study method to improve reading skills among high school students. This method of gathering and retaining written information is valuable whether you are studying a science text book or reading the sports column of the newspaper. The letters of SQ3R stand for survey, question, read, recite, and review. This may seem to be a lot of work, but you can find that this method will improve your reading skills so much that you will realize that it was worth the effort.
Once you have mastered this approach to reading quickly, then it will become almost second nature to you. You will find yourself reading more quickly and retaining more information than ever before.
The first method of applying SQ3R is to survey the material. It may take you a few minutes, but you will become faster as you become more accustomed to the system. Make mental notes about major points and the subject headlines as you survey the material.
Then you should question or try to figure out what the text or article is all about. This will help you know and understand the information. Working with what you already know is a big step in trying to improve reading skills. The next three steps are obvious: read, recite, and review. After you have read the text, try to actively recite the information while it is still fresh. Then quickly review what you have learned through the text. It may seem a bit difficult, but believe me this is one of the most effective ways to improve reading skills. It’s better than reading the entire text all over again. |
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