Speed-Reading for Snails Materials developed by the Learner Development Unit at the University of Bradford Learner Development Unit www.brad.ac.uk/developme

What you will learn: Your current reading speed. The theory behind speed-reading. The BIG secret in increasing reading speed through practise.

Your current reading speed.

The theory behind speed-reading.

The BIG secret in increasing reading speed through practise.

The plan… Exploring your speeds Eyes-extraordinary Developing the Super-Snail Skills

Exploring your speeds

Eyes-extraordinary

Developing the Super-Snail Skills

Exploring your speeds 1 Complete the test Note down the time given Complete the questions Work out a % of comprehension

Complete the test

Note down the time given

Complete the questions

Work out a % of comprehension

Exploring your speeds 2 Reader Speed wpm Comprehension 1 Poor 10-100 30-50% 2 3 Below Average ? Average 100-200 200-240 30-50% 50-70% 4 Functionally literate 400 70-80% 5 Top 1 in 100 800-1000 80%+ 6 Top 1 in 1000 1000+ 80%+

Vision Fatigue Recall Speed Laziness Impatience Comprehension Boredom Vocabulary Time Interest Sub-vocalisation Amount Analysis Typography Surroundings Criticism Literary style Noting Motivation Selection Retention Appreciation Rejection Age Organisation Concentration Fear Regression Back-skipping

Eyes-extraordinary How were your eyes taught to work? Your brain or your eyes? An experiment ‘ FIXATIONS’

How were your eyes taught to work?

Your brain or your eyes?

An experiment

‘ FIXATIONS’

Developing the Super-Snail Skills Guides Meta-guiding the zig-zag Double line sweep Variable sweep Reverse sweep Predictive texting… just the same as effective reading…

Guides

Meta-guiding

the zig-zag

Double line sweep

Variable sweep

Reverse sweep

Predictive texting… just the same as effective reading…

Things to think about… Training Speed-reading different sources Buzan, Tony (1996 ) The Speed Reading Book , Harlow: Educational Publishers LLP. [email_address]

Training

Speed-reading different sources

Buzan, Tony (1996 ) The Speed Reading Book , Harlow: Educational Publishers LLP.

[email_address]

What next? Check out our website for more learning materials: www.brad.ac.uk/developme Come along to another workshop: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops/ Contact us for 1-2-1 advice and support: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/learnerdevelopment

Check out our website for more learning materials: www.brad.ac.uk/developme

Come along to another workshop: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops/

Contact us for 1-2-1 advice and support: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/learnerdevelopment