http://www.smartspeedreading.com These slides are from the Iris Speed Reading Classes & Memory Improvement Courses. Iris is the largest and leading provider of Speed Reading & Memory Improvement Courses in the United States. This course covers techniques for keeping up with informational reading, including newspapers, magazines, and other informational reading for speed readers.
Keep Up with your Newspapers, Magazines and Informational Reading Welcome!
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1. Keep Up with your Newspapers, Magazinesand Informational
Reading Welcome!
2. Why is it so Difficult to Read Informational Text?
Nonfiction is the most widely read genre. However, classroom
reading programs place most focus on fictionWe are not taught to
read NONFICTION!
3. Reading Newspaper vs. Watching News
4. You are in Control
5. Purpose is Key
6. Read the Front CoverAnything of Interest to you???
7. Table of ContentsAsk Yourself:Is there anything you MUST
read? (1)Is there anything you should read? (2)What is it you would
like to read? (3)
8. "Read" the Magazine or Newspaper20 MinutesUse
SkimmingScanningCriss Crossing
9. Come Back to the Table of ContentsReevaluate Your 2s and
1sAre your 2s still of interest to you?Perhaps you were incorrect
aboutsome 3s
10. 10 minutes to Re-Read 2sread as thoroughly as time allowsIf
any time left over, go back to the 3s
11. Adjust to your needsMain Point:Know your purpose and select
what isimportantGet through the Magazine
12. Familiarity with the SubjectFaster PaceSlower Pace
13. Daily SummaryEditors have Previewed it for You Daily
Summary
14. Specific FormatWhat?When?Where?Who?Why?
15. Basic Organization Patterns for News Articles
16. Special Hand MovementWhen PreviewingZig Zag hand
MovementVery Helpful with Columns
17. Analytical or Editorial
ArticleEvidenceOpinionorOpinionEvidence
18. Problem - Solution PatternProblemEffectsCausesSolution