Mistake #1 – Reading word for word – This first inefficient old reading habit usually comes from childhood, when the child is following the text carefully with his finger, word after word.
You have to know that while reading, the movement of the eye is not continuous and rectilinear along the text lines. It is a false belief. In reality, the eye moves along the text line by successive jumps, because the eye can only see when it is motionless.
Thus, reading word for word forces the eye to have a big quantity of fixation points per line, as many as the number of words per line. For example, if a line contains 16 words, the eye will stop and fix each word, and will do 16 fixations.
What to do instead – Make as few fixations points per text line as possible. This way, instead of seeing only one word at a time you will see several (but this shouldn’t affect your reading comprehension). A slow reader perceives 1 or 2 words per fixation point, a medium reader 3 to 4 words, and a fast reader 5 and more.
Mistake #2 – Vocalization and sub-vocalization – Vocalization is another habit that comes from the childhood, when children are learning to read and pronounce the words aloud.
Many readers have kept this bad habit, or have transformed it into sub-vocalization (when you pronounce words mentally but no more aloud). Vocalization and sub-vocalization consistently reduce the reading speed because pronouncing a word is approximately four times longer than just reading it.
What to do instead – To know if you sub-vocalize, place a paper between your lips and read the following sentence:
“In the Christian Tradition, there’s a particularly applicable rural brewery on the Marlboro reservoir.”
If the paper has moved, then it means you are sub-vocalizing. So, correct as soon as possible this bad habit by supervising you while you are reading.
Mistake #3 – Frequent verifications – This habit consists to skip back over the text to reread a word, name or sentence in order to verify and make sure that you understood correctly.
The main reason is anxiety and fear to misunderstand something. It is often due to a lack of self-confidence (unconscious).
No matter the reason, note that regressions are in 90% of cases useless and are one of the major obstacles to fast reading.
What to do instead – If you are in this case, the simple fact of being aware of it could help you to suppress this bad habit. So, regain self-confidence in your reading comprehension ability. You will see that you will still understand everything even if you don’t make any regression. Naturally, it is normal to make some verification when the text is difficult to understand, but it should remain exceptional.
Following these simple steps will definitely put you on the good way to become a successful speed reader.
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