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Three old reading habits and how you can overcome them
Three bad reading habits and how you can overcome them
That I’ve learned from various sources and that I’d like to share
I enjoy reading, depending on the subject matter, but I also meet people who tell me they hate reading. A big part of many people’s colorful opinions on reading has to do with how it’s taught in schools, at least American ones. Think about this question. When was the last time you learned how to read? Shower thought, the last time you learned how to read was your first time, probably in Kindergarten. Now we’re expected to read advanced material at a beginner reader’s level. This is a problem because reading is not only a hobby but a life skill to help with business, relationships, learning a language and so much more. Every other subject like math gets improved every year but our reading stays the same. Why is this? There are three old reading habits school has raised us with, and we have to overcome these if we’re going to read faster and not only faster, but with improved comprehension. Notice I say, old and not bad. These don’t make you a bad person, because a child lacks critical thinking to question what is being taught. But if you’d like to make an improvement in your reading, you have to learn how to reduce them.
Fixation. Children are told, “Read one word at a time” and then we continue reading slowly, thinking that our comprehension will go down if we increase our word size. But reading groups of words is better because ideas are better at making pictures in your mind than stand alone words. Start with 2 or 3, and then maybe 4 or 5 when you get more comfortable. The solution: Use a pointer, something to guide your eyes. Our eyes are naturally attracted to motion. Without a guide, our...
That I’ve learned from various sources and that I’d like to share
I enjoy reading, depending on the subject matter, but I also meet people who tell me they hate reading. A big part of many people’s colorful opinions on reading has to do with how it’s taught in schools, at least American ones. Think about this question. When was the last time you learned how to read? Shower thought, the last time you learned how to read was your first time, probably in Kindergarten. Now we’re expected to read advanced material at a beginner reader’s level. This is a problem because reading is not only a hobby but a life skill to help with business, relationships, learning a language and so much more. Every other subject like math gets improved every year but our reading stays the same. Why is this? There are three old reading habits school has raised us with, and we have to overcome these if we’re going to read faster and not only faster, but with improved comprehension. Notice I say, old and not bad. These don’t make you a bad person, because a child lacks critical thinking to question what is being taught. But if you’d like to make an improvement in your reading, you have to learn how to reduce them.
Fixation. Children are told, “Read one word at a time” and then we continue reading slowly, thinking that our comprehension will go down if we increase our word size. But reading groups of words is better because ideas are better at making pictures in your mind than stand alone words. Start with 2 or 3, and then maybe 4 or 5 when you get more comfortable. The solution: Use a pointer, something to guide your eyes. Our eyes are naturally attracted to motion. Without a guide, our...
