Reading Speed

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OBJECTIVE

To highlight the importance of rapid reading for better comprehension among PN officers

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SCHEME OF PRESENTATION

Introduction to Reading Reasons for Reading Fast Strategies to Enhance Reading Speed Activity 1- Speed and Comprehension Activity 2- Vocabulary Activity 3- Reasoning Activity 4- Reasoning Distribution of Handouts

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Introduction to reading

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INTRODUCTION

Reading

Speed Comprehension

Eye Movement

Character Recognition

Remembering

Understanding

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“A page digested is better than a volume hurriedly read” Philosopher Macaulay says.

If this is true why are we set to tell you to read fast?

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REASONS FOR READING FAST

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REASONS FOR READING FAST

Speed reduces fatigue saves times

spares time for vital works routine works get settled quickly spares time for decision making spares time for family

broadens mental horizon helps effective speaking and writing Helps to prepare examinations keeps us updated makes a person mentally alert

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STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE READING

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STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE READING

Move from easy to complex. Choose comfortable environment. Maintain log. Change the area of interest Avoid forceful fast reading. Read for minimum 30 minutes in a sitting. Brush up your vocabulary. Suppress unwanted movements. Use skimming, scanning.

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ACTIVITY 1

MEASURE YOUR;a. READING SPEEDb. COMPREHENSION LEVELMax time : 5 Minutes

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ANSWERS TO COMPREHENSION

Q No Answers

1 Skilled craftsperson

2 Fine in texture

3 The judgment other make of you

4 Sneak

5 Take part in it

6 Change its form or appearance

7 Take back

8 Enraged

9 Rude behavior

10 Shrinks

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FORMULAS FOR SPEED AND COMPREHENSION

For comprehension level add a naught to your correct answers. A 10% margin of error on either way is possible

For reading speed apply this formula:words read ÷ time in seconds × 60

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BELOW 200 WORDS/MIN-VERY SLOW

125 Average speaking speed

150 Speed for a difficult text; otherwise slow

175 Lower end of average ; average 14 years old secondary school student

200 Just below average

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230 – 350 WORDS/MIN-AVERAGE

225 Average intelligent American adult

250 Average UK adult

275 Above average

300 First year undergraduate ; Upper end of average

350 Medium to fast readers; reading speed of many teachers and professionals

400 Fast

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OVER 450 WORDS/MIN-VERY FAST

500 At this speed, a 60,000 words book is read in two hours

600 Very fast ; the experienced professionals readers

700 Professionals Book Reviewers

800 Subsonic

900 Supersonic

1000 Phenomenal

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Screen Paper Comprehension Reader profile

100 wpm 110 wpm 50% Insufficient

200 wpm 240 wpm 60% Average Reader

300 wpm 400 wpm 80% Good Reader

700 wpm 1000 wpm 85% Excellent, accomplished reader

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ACTIVITY 2

MEASURING VOCABULARY LEVELTime: 10 Minutes

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2 MARKS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER

100 & more You may congratulate yourself. You are very favorably placed to improve your reading speed; indeed in all likelihood you are already a successful person in your own sphere.

75-99 Satisfactory; although it cannot be denied that there is room for some improvement.

Below 75 You have done well but there is a room for a good deal of improvement.

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ACTIVITY 3

APPLICATION OF REASONING TO WHAT YOU ARE READING

Time: 3 Minutes

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SOLUTION

FriendsCharacteristics

Short Tall Fair Dark Bicycles

Mary ××× √√√ √√√ ××× ×××

Jane √√√ ××× ××× √√√ ×××

Susan ××× √√√ ××× √√√ √√√

Jill √√√ ××× √√√ ××× √√√

Phyllis ××× √√√ √√√ ××× √√√

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ACTIVITY 4

CHECK HOW “REASONABLE” YOU ARE

Time: 3 Minutes

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CONCLUSION

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REFERENCES

Lucantoni P. (2002). Teaching and assessing skills in English as a second language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Nuttall, C. (1982). Teaching reading skills in a foreign language. London: Heinemann Educational Books.

Parkinson, Tony. (2002). Teaching and assessing skills in first language English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Shamsi, N. (2006). Modern teaching of English. New Delhi: Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Singh, U. K. & Sudarshan, K. R. (2005). Language education. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House.

Wren, C. L. (2006). The English language. Delhi: AIT BS Publishers.

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