精选课件Reading_Skills.ppt

V. RELATE WHAT YOU ARE READING TO WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW DO THIS WHILE YOU ARE READING AND AFTERWARDS. Some Quick Tips To Improve Your Reading Comprehension Read early in the day: ? This will allow you to concentrate and retain more information than studying later at night when you may be tired.? When tired, your concentration and comprehension will decrease. Read for short bursts:? Try to read for 35 to 40 minutes at a time and then take a short break.? If you have this as your reading goal it can serve as a motivator in trying to really focus on the material at hand.? Try to make these “bursts” quality reading time. ?Find a quiet location: ? Try to avoid your residence hall room on campus as well as the lounge.? There are too many distractions there that are not conducive for quality reading. Monitor your comprehension: ?Ask yourself every once in a while, “What have I learned?”? If you are having trouble answering this, then re-read the material, ask a classmate, or ask the professor for some clarification. Try skimming the chapter first: ? Take a look at the title page, preface, subtitles, the introduction and the chapter summary before reading the entire chapter. QUICK TIPS PRIOR TO READING Survey The Information: Look at the information (Chapter Headings, Summaries, Questions at the end of the chapter) this will give you: 1) an idea of what the chapter entails 2) be able to gauge the difficulty of the material that you are reading. Time Management: ? ? Decide on the amount of time you will spend reading the material prior to taking a break (especially if the information is difficult). Speed Reading May Not Be For Everyone:? ?This depends on the information and the extent of your reading comprehension and/or vocabulary. How To Increase Your Reading Rate: Motivation:? ? This will only improve based upon the amount of time you are willing to put in.? In order for you to improve this you must practice your speed reading on a consistent basis. Try To Un