1. Academic Skills Advice
Speed Reading
This workshop will:
Introduce you to the concept of reading at speed
Assess your current reading speed so you know where you are starting from
Teach some preliminary techniques for improving reading speed
Louise Livesey
Academic Skills Adviser
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Today’s Plan
How we read
Self-test your reading speed
Guided reading techniques
Skimming and scanning
‘Beneficial’ reading problems
Improving your concentration
Solving environment issues
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1.How we read
Our eyes jump from one point to another
Fixations:
¼- 1 ½ seconds
Eye movements
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2.Self-test your reading speed
Activity 1: Speed test
Calculate your reading speed per minute
Click for table
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5. 3.Guided reading techniques
Activity 2: The Sweep
Double line sweep
Variable sweep
Reverse sweep
Activity 3: Practice
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6.Improving your concentration
Improvement
Skim/ scan/ tutors
Speed up reading
Reduce distractions
Get organised
Get annoyed
Set/review goals
Create a glossary
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6.Improving your concentration
Prefixes
Prefix
Meaning
Word
Word meaning
Ad-
To, toward
Advocate
To speak for something
Un-
Not together
Unconnected
Not linked
Com-
With
Company
With others
Non-
Not
Non-entity
Thing of no importance
Ex-
Out, beyond
Extend
Stretch out
Re-
Back, again
Return
Go back
Activity 3
Prefix
Meaning
Word
Word meaning
Pro-
Forward, for
Prognosis
Forecast of the course of a disease
In-
Not
Indecisive
Not able to make a decision
Dis-
Apart, not
Disenchanted
Not under a spell
Over-
Above
Overachiever
Succeed above what is expected
Sub-
Under
Submarine
Under the sea
Mis-
Wrong
Misunderstand
Incorrectly understood
Trans-
Across, beyond
Transcontinental
Across continents
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6.Improving your concentration
Suffixes
Activity 4
Suffix
Meaning
Example
Word meaning
-er
Belonging to
Farmer,
New Yorker
One who works on a farm
One who comes from New York
-ism
Quality or doctrine
Realism, Socialism
Tendency to view things as they are
System of community control of production and distribution
-ive
Nature of
Creative,
Receptive
Having the quality of creating
Having the quality of receiving
-ise
-ize
Make, practise, act like
Modernize
Advertise
Give a new modern character to
To give information
-logy
Study of
Biology
Study of life
-ly
Having the quality of
Softly, Quickly
To touch with gentleness
To move with speed
-or
A state or action, a person who, or thing which
Victor,
Generator
One who wins
One who generates something
-ouse
-ose
Full of
Murderous,
Anxious
Morose
Dealing only with murder
Full of anxiety
Full of gloom
-some
Like
Gladsome
Appearing happy -y
Condition
Difficulty
Something that is difficult
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9. 7.Solving environmental issues
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10. Academic Skills Advice
References
Buzan™, T. (2006) The speed reading book. Harlow, Educational Publishers LLP.
Buzan™, T. (2006) The Buzan™ study skills book. Harlow, Educational Publishers LLP.
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11. Academic Skills Advice Service
Where are we? Chesham Building B0.23. Give us a call or come speak to us Monday-Thursday 10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm
Who am I? Louise, the dedicated workshop adviser.
Who can help me with study and writing skills? Lucy and Russell run Instant Study Skills Advice sessions Monday-Thursday and Writing Skills Clinics twice a week. You can also access self-help resources on our webpage.
Who can give me maths advice? Helen and Michael specialise in Maths support for students though clinics and pre-booked appointments.
How do I get in touch? Telephone:
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12. Academic Skills Advice
Any questions?
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