| Every speed reader knows that skill is | | | | comfort in terms of location, effect of |
| an important asset in speed reading. He | | | | noise, time of the day, conducive |
| employs different strategies to | | | | environment, and the best position to |
| accomplish his aim of reading. As he | | | | achieve the maximum effect of reading |
| reads, he develops questions in his mind | | | | fast. He also considers his state of |
| that will aid him in comprehension. In | | | | mind before reading and the topic, |
| his mind, he foresee and narrate what he | | | | usually they pick topics of interest to |
| is about to learn. Before reading, a | | | | make their reading task easier. |
| speed reader makes proper analysis of | | | | Once reading is commenced, after the |
| the material on hand in the form of | | | | above factors has been settled, the |
| cause and effect when they stumble on | | | | speed reader bears at the back of his |
| words, statements or figures of speech. | | | | mind the thesis of the material and |
| All these and many other activities the | | | | progresses. Along the line, if he |
| speed reader does to comprehend his | | | | confronts any unfamiliar terms, he goes |
| material within a limited time. | | | | back and tries to read it again, using |
| The skills most speed reader use in | | | | contextual meaning, if it does not work, |
| reaching speed in their reading includes | | | | he ignores this part and continues |
| but not limited to observation, | | | | reading and once concluded, he comes |
| practice, brainstorming, eye movement, | | | | back and consults a dictionary to get a |
| and so on to find new ways to increase | | | | clear meaning for a difficult term. |
| their reading speed. Using this process, | | | | Below is an example of what a speed |
| it has been discovered that some | | | | reader does when he is reading any |
| observers tend to comprehend more than | | | | material of interest. |
| those who read the actual material. | | | | Aim I need to know about revision |
| Therefore, it is in the nature of speed | | | | Statement: The Revision Process In |
| readers to observe clearly to help them | | | | revising, you have to follow some given |
| in defining their topic before speed | | | | steps which is going over the |
| reading. | | | | information you have written once more. |
| Observation is synonymous to | | | | You reread all the details seeking |
| investigation and speed readers also do | | | | errors, grammar, punctuation and |
| this before they read. They investigate | | | | correcting them accordingly. The best |
| what they are about reading to see if | | | | way to clearly do the revision process |
| they are familiar with the topic. In | | | | is by trying to go over the material as |
| order words speed readers define the | | | | a reader and not as a writer, that way |
| 'rules' that help them to achieve | | | | your eyes will be opened to all the |
| success in speed reading. Other areas | | | | flaws of the material. |
| that the speed reader investigates is | | | | From the above statement, a speed reader |
| the writers approach. He considers | | | | is able to first understand what he is |
| thesis while reading. Thesis describes | | | | about reading before the real reading. |
| the topic in brevity. It is like a | | | | The thesis here is "The Revision |
| headline so to speak, it presents the | | | | Process" Thus he is able to fully grasp |
| main ideas of a material and gives the | | | | the implication of the whole statement |
| reader an advantage ahead of the reading | | | | even before he initiates and concludes |
| material. This increases speed in | | | | his reading. That is the essence of |
| reading. | | | | speed reading. |
| In reading, speed readers considers | | | | |