This document discusses how to improve reading comprehension at high speeds. It outlines four main topics: 1) rules of comprehension that influence speed such as concreteness and prior knowledge, 2) adjusting reading speed based on these factors, 3) common information patterns in text, and 4) techniques to improve focus like eliminating distractions and using a pacer. The goal is to understand how to optimize speed while maintaining comprehension.

1. How To Get
Comprehension at High
Speeds
Welcome!

2. What We'll Discuss Today
1. Rules of Comprehension
2. Adjusting Reading Speed for Ideal Comprehension
3. Information Patterns
4. How To Improve Your Focus & Attention

3. Factors that Influence Comprehension
Rule #1:
Abstract vs. Concrete
Passages with abstract words will be
harder to read very quickly.
Your mind understands specifics better
than abstract sentences.

4. Factors that Influence Comprehension
Rule #2:
Information Density
The less ideas a passage contains, the
easier it is to read
Some passages present different ideas
more quickly than others

5. Factors that Influence Comprehension
Rule #3:
Prior Knowledge
The more prior knowledge of a subject you
have, the easier it will be to read faster.
Doctors vs. 1st-Year Medical Students

6. Adjusting Your Reading Speed for
Ideal Comprehension
Slowing Down & Speeding Up

7. Preview & Overview Before Reading
The Multiple Reading Process
1. Preview
2. Overview
3. Read

8. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
On the Preview...
Find Trigger Words
&
Generate Effective Questions
(Send Probes to Your Mind)

9. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Before reading, figure out how the book/chapter
is structured
What's the best way to read this information?
How the information may be organized:

10. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?

11. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
"How-To" Format
Importance > Steps

12. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Editorial Format

13. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
News
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
Remember the 5 W's

14. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Informational
Topic
Aspect #1
Aspect #2
Aspect #3
Remember "TA"

15. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Problem-Solution
Problem
Effects
Causes
Solution

16. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Chronological

17. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Examples

18. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Advantage & Disadvantage

19. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Process

20. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
Most Important / Least Important

21. Spend Additional Time on Preview &
Overview
How is it organized?
How the information may be organized:
● "How-To" Format
● Editorial Format: Evidence-Opinion or Opinion-Evidence
● News: The 5 W's
● Informational
● Problem-Effect-Causes-Solution (PECS)
● Chronological
● Examples
● Advantage & Disadvantage
● Process
● Most Important / Least Important

22. How To Improve Your Focus
Better Focus = Better Speed & Comprehension

23. How To Improve Focus
Use Your Hand as a Pacer
or
AccelaReader.com for Computer Reading

24. How To Improve Focus
Establish a Purpose/Goal
But Keep in Mind...
A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

25. How To Improve Focus
Have a Plan
Time Yourself, Establish Deadlines

26. How To Improve Focus
Eliminate Distractions

27. How To Improve Focus
Avoid Multi-Tasking

28. How To Improve Focus:
Tangerine Technique

29. Summary
1. Rules of Comprehension
2. Adjusting Reading Speed for Ideal Comprehension
3. Information Patterns
4. How To Improve Your Focus & Attention