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Regression also stems from a lack of focus. We are reading, but not paying attention to the text.
Subvocalization can also cause regression for the simple reason that our eyes move faster than our mouths.
The most common reason for regression is that our eyes fixate on the wrong spot19
Habits may even trick you into thinking that you missed something important to convince you to revisit the passage.
Much of your regression behavior is outside of your conscious awareness or control. Without realizing, you probably regressed a great deal while applying the drills in earlier chapters. Being aware of the behavior will make it easier to overcome.
Peripheral awareness is important because it gives us the ability to react to what’s happening around us, not just what’s in front.
So far, you’ve been asked to space read or chunk every 3 to 4 words. Now attempt to pick up 4 to 5 words in between every space or chunk. Continue the practice on the other materials.
Once you are Space Reading or chunking every 4 to 5 words while limiting subvocalization, fixation, and regression, advance to 5 to 6 words.
Remember, fixation and regression are enemies of speed reading, and visual range a friend.
It is easy to think you understand the point of a passage, but unless you are actively seeking it, you will probably miss it. So always be on the hunt for the bigger meaning, idea, or purpose. Don't get caught up only in the details.
In formal writing, paragraphs consist of three parts: topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence.
In many ways, paragraphs resemble hamburgers, is the topic sentence, setting the stage for what will be discussed, which is how paragraphs resemble hamburgers. The next three sentences support and expand upon the relationship between paragraphs and hamburgers. The last sentence, Such is the nature of paragraphs, summarizes the main point while also concluding the paragraph.
In fact, a strong vocabulary is essential to increasing reading speed. When readers know a word, their mind can retrieve the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning as soon as their eyes see it. Skilled readers read practically all words from memory by sight. For them, meanings come to mind automatically and instantly when words are seen.[25] So, the stronger the vocabulary, the more words the brain can recognize and process in the moment.
Circle Unfamiliar Words
Use a Thesaurus
brimming,
rife,
Learn Prefixes and Suffixes
eluded,
eloquent
knack
replete,
Finally, a tried-and-true method to expand vocabulary is simply to study more words.
lexicon
read for main points, identify topic sentences, and build vocabulary. They are the keys to unlocking comprehension. If you are going to put in the time to read, make sure to do it right.
If no attempt is made to remember what you’ve read, the brain will not retain it. You’ll have a sense that you do in fact remember, but as soon as you try to recall the material, you’ll realize that in actuality, you can’t.
Recall and review is especially useful at the end. After finishing a book, article, or any other piece of writing, take a moment to reflect on it. Try to recall as much as possible, and when you can’t recall anything further, quickly review the material to ensure that what you recalled is accurate and complete. This will cement the information into long-term storage.
your mind will begin to realize anything it reads will be requested later, and so, it will work harder to pay attention and remember it while reading. The more you exercise recall, the harder the brain will work, and the stronger concentration and memory will become.
In fact, you don’t have to work directly on improving concentration and memory. You simply have to work on recalling and reviewing any information you read, hear, or see, and concentration and memory will improve on their own.
This book covered many habits that slow you down, such as fixation, regression, and subvocalization. There is one more habit that slows reading, and that is daydreaming.
conjure
Space Reading or chunking, employing peripheral vision, and reducing subvocalization, fixation, and regression.
speed reading isn’t a strenuous activity. It involves shifting from looking at individual words to looking either at spaces between words or a combination of words while keeping the inner narrator silent. Then it’s a matter of reducing the length and number of fixations, eliminating regression, and expanding visual awareness, and voila, you’re reading multiple times faster than ever before.
