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K. V. – V V NAGAR
Improve your Reading Habits
1.
Reading Late at Night—
This
is commonly done by college students, especially with their textbooks. This is
the least effective time to read for many people, and results in poor
concentration, a slow reading rate, and reduced reading comprehension.
2. Reading
without a Specific Purpose—
If
you don’t have a specific purpose for reading the material, your mind will
wander and your reading speed and comprehension will be reduced. Are you
reading for main ideas or for details?
3. Reading in the Wrong Environment—
If
you read in bed, don’t be surprised when you fall asleep while reading. Is the
room warm? Do you have soft music in the background? These will all hurt your
reading.
4.
Reading Again What You’ve Just Read---
This
is known as “regression” and not only hurts your reading speed, but makes
reading an unpleasant task.
5.
Reading By Saying the Words in Your Head--
This
is known as “subvocalization.” Effective readers don’t read words inside their
heads; they read with little or no sub-vocalization.
6.
Reading Everything at the Same Speed-
A
common faulty habit. Some materials must be read faster than others. In other
words, you must be flexible with your reading speed.
7.
Reading Details before Main Ideas--
Without
reading main ideas first, known as skimming or surveying, it is much more
difficult to understand the organization of what you are reading and to
assimilate the details in your memory.
8.
Reading with a Yellow Highlighter—
One
of the least effective ways to do your reading and studying, highlighting
creates a false sense of security that you really understood what you
highlighted. The result: A second reading is almost always required.
9.
Reading Everything Line by Line---
While
some materials must be read line by line, the majority of materials require a
combination of skimming, scanning, and line by line reading. Without combining
reading techniques, your reading is almost guaranteed to be slow and your
comprehension reduced.
10.
Reading without Time Limits---
Giving
yourself unlimited time to complete your reading results in inefficient reading
and mind wandering. In fact, allowing yourself too much time will not only
reduce your reading speed but your reading comprehension as well.
LIBRARIAN