There are so many interesting books in the world, and sometimes the main reason that a person does not have time to read them is not the absence of free time, but the inability to read quickly, to perceive the text. To help such people will come exercises on speed reading.
How to learn fast reading yourself: recommendations
There are so many different ways to learn speed reading, that sometimes you do not know which one to take. As for reading to oneself, professionals recommend, first of all, to try to turn off their inner speech . At this moment the reader always involuntarily moves his lips and tongue. Initially, it is necessary to get rid of it consciously. After a while, this habit will disappear.
While reading, even if some word turned out to be difficult to understand, do not go back, re-reading the paragraph again and again. These repetitions will not bring any benefit to learning.
How to master speed reading: basic exercises
- Rhythm . One hand holds a favorite book, the other will tap the rhythm (at first it is three beats per second). So, you need to start reading, not forgetting the rhythm.
- Head down . For this it is recommended simply to turn the book and try to perceive the text, as in ordinary reading. The most interesting is that in the latter case, a person reads slower because the brain spends a fraction of a second on recognizing a letter. This training can shorten the time, thus developing speed reading.
- Leap . Here we mean the "leap" of a glance when the reader does not cover one or two words, but the whole line, the entire sentence.
- Test . This exercise helps the brain to guess letters faster, improving speed reading. Reading, you should move the book to the right-left, up and down. This removes the eye fixation of the same distance from the text to the pupil.