Speed Reading: Essential for Todays College Students

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Speed ReadingEssential for Todays College
Students
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Is Speed Reading a Necessity?

• Students Reasons
• Very little time
• Want to be an efficient reader
• Students Needs
• Need to be an effective reader
• Comprehension is key

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Reasoning

• Speed Reading is essential
• but only when presented
• in this order of importance
• Comprehension
• Vocabulary
• And then
• Speed

Effectiveness
Efficiency
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Course Speed Reading 201

• 1-credit hour course
• Course Objectives
• The students should
• Learn and practice strategies for increasing
  reading fluency and speed
• Enhance comprehension skills, including finding
  the main idea, finding details, and making
  inferences
• Increase vocabulary knowledge

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Course Speed Reading 201

• On-site and Internet based
• Face-to-Face first 4 weeks
• Weekly work completed online
• Submitted to Blackboard
• Communication Email
• Comprehension Vocabulary
• Increasing Speed (wpm)
• Critical Reading Component
• Reading Strategies Paper
• Open to allFreshmen to Seniors

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Method

• Discussion What is Reading?
• A form of thinking
• Eyes transmit images to brain
• Brain must be engaged
• Involves Mental skills
• Concentration
• Memory
• Logical thought
• Attitude

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Method

• Discussion What is Reading?
• An Active Process
• Determine the topic
• Note how material is organized
• Determine purpose for reading
• Monitor own comprehension

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Method

• Discussion What is Reading?
• An Interactive Process
• Ask questions about it
• Look for the answers
• Relate own experiences knowledge to authors
  ideas
• Evaluate analyze

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Method

• Discussion What is Reading?
• Essentials for Comprehension
• Topic
• Main Idea
• Supporting Details

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Comprehension Program

• Internet-based Reading Program
• www.wisesoftonline.com/Readingonline
• Uses Basic Reading Questions to find
• Topic
• Main Idea
• Supporting Details

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Basic Reading Questions Topic Question What
is the passage generally about? Main
Idea Question What point does the author make
about the subject or topic? Supporting
Details Question What examples does the author
give to explain, illustrate, or prove the main
idea?
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Comprehension Program Outline

• Pretest
• Subject (Topic) Instructional Lesson
• 5 Articles for Practice
• Main Idea Instructional Lesson
• 5 Articles for Practice
• Supporting Details Instructional Lesson
• 5 Articles for Practice
• Action Instructional Lesson
• 5 Articles for Practice
• Articles, Essays Instructional Lesson
• 5 Articles for Practice

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Syllabus Course Schedule
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Speed Reading Program

• After the Essentials of Comprehension are
  practiced
• Students begin Speed Reading work
• The course grade is determined using the
  following
• Gain in reading rate (wpm)
• The average percentage on the articles and
  lessons completed
• 3. Work completed as required

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Speed Increases can begin Week 2 Expected
Starting Words Per Minute (WPM)
Senior 300 Junior 275 Sophomore 250 Fresh
man 225 You can adjust your own rate as you
work. However, you need to discuss this
adjustment with me during Week 2. Your
official starting WPM will begin Week
3. Increases should be at 25 wpm increments,
with no more than 50 wpm increases per week.
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Vocabulary Program

• Levels through 14th grade
• Take Pretest
• Pretest Score above 75--move up a level
• 30 Lessons per level
• 10 words per lesson
• 5 lessons, then a quiz
• Definitions given, then 4 kinds of practice
• Students have list, record use definitions
• Can use vocabulary words in other writing
  activities

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Vocabulary Program

• Level H
• accumulate, aqueduct, browse, category,
  commemorate
• Level J
• accentuate, carnivorous, coroner, dependent,
  dynamic
• Level L
• Abduct, absolve, beguile, categorically, devolve

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www.howtostudy.orgwww.studygs.net
Reading Strategies Paper A reading strategies
paper will be due by class time Week 4. In this
2-3 page paper, you will note 2 or 3 of the
reading challenges you have. You will also
discuss at least 4 strategies you have adopted
(or are adopting) that help you read more
effectively (comprehension) and more efficiently
(speed).
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Student Comments

• The most helpful aspect of the course was
• the new knowledge I gained about HOW to read
  (identifying topic, main points, etc.)
• I learned to read faster and comprehend more.
• learning how to move my eyes without regressing
• increasing the reading speed in segments and not
  in one large chunk
• it described to me the thought process I need to
  have while reading

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Student Comments

• The Speed Reading part
• really good to be able to monitor how I am
  improving and to strengthen my reading to
  increase as I read with the blue highlight
• was very helpful in making me comprehend what I
  was reading while going fast
• forced me to learn how to read at a much faster
  pace and find the important pieces of information
  in the document

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Student Comments

• The Vocabulary part
• I really liked that we had to learn vocabulary.
  I have used many vocab words in essays already.
• was frustrating because it showed how little I
  knew of the English language. After I got over
  that aspect, I made myself see that at least I
  was doing something about that.
• The vocabulary could definitely be helpful in
  the future. I know I have already seen and used
  some of the words I learned through the WiseSoft
  program. I think it will be even more helpful in
  law school next year!

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Student Comments

• The least helpful aspect of this course was
• I honestly cant think of anything. I really
  liked everything!

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Speed ReadingEssential for Todays College
Students