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Chapter 20 Outline and Learning Goals In this chapter you will learn to Build your reading rate Develop your reading flexibility Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Build Your Reading Rate • Avoid Roadblocks to Reading Efficiency • Preview to Familiarize Yourself with the Material • Eliminate Regressions • Read in Meaning Clusters (continued) Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Develop Your Reading Flexibility • Learn to Pace Yourself • Use Rereading to Build Speed Learning Goals Copyright©© 2012 Pearson. Education, Inc. Copyright

Develop Your Reading Flexibility Learning Goals Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Develop Your Reading Flexibility • You Don’t Have to Read Everything • Skimming Techniques • Demonstration of Skimming • How to Skim-Read • Scanning Techniques Learning Goals Copyright©© 2012 Pearson. Education, Inc. Copyright

Let’s Review! Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which poor reading habit can actually help you understand difficult material? a. Moving your head as you read. b. Moving your lips or whispering aloud as you read. c. Moving your finger across the line as you read. d. Using a cursor to keep your place online as you read. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which poor reading habit can actually help you understand difficult material? a. Moving your head as you read. b. Moving your lips or whispering aloud as you read. c. Moving your finger across the line as you read. d. Using a cursor to keep your place online as you read. Build Your Reading Rate Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which sentence is divided into meaningful clusters? a. Try / to / highlight / no / more / than / one / third / of / a / page. b. Try to highlight no more than / one third of a page. c. Try to highlight / no more than / one third / of a page. d. Try to / highlight / no more / than one / third of / a page. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

Which sentence is divided into meaningful clusters? a. Try / to / highlight / no / more / than / one / third / of / a / page. b. Try to highlight no more than / one third of a page. c. Try to highlight / no more than / one third / of a page. d. Try to / highlight / no more / than one / third of / a page. Build Your Reading Rate Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

If you decide to try pacing, what are you planning to do? a. Predict what an author is going to say about a topic. b. Allow yourself frequent regressions within a paragraph. c. Become familiar with the material before you begin reading it. d. Push yourself to read faster than normal while maintaining your comprehension. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

If you decide to try pacing, what are you planning to do? a. Predict what an author is going to say about a topic. b. Allow yourself frequent regressions within a paragraph. c. Become familiar with the material before you begin reading it. d. Push yourself to read faster than normal while maintaining your comprehension. Build Your Reading Rate Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What type of assignment is most appropriate for accelerated reading? a. b. c. d. Analyzing poetry. Evaluating an argumentative essay. Reading a textbook chapter. Gaining an overview of a reference book. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What type of assignment is most appropriate for accelerated reading? a. b. c. d. Analyzing poetry. Evaluating an argumentative essay. Reading a textbook chapter. Gaining an overview of a reference book. Develop Your Reading Flexibility Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is the purpose of scanning? a. b. c. d. To locate the answer to a question. To be sure you understand complex material. To become familiar with topics and main ideas. To review material you have already read. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is the purpose of scanning? a. b. c. d. To locate the answer to a question. To be sure you understand complex material. To become familiar with topics and main ideas. To review material you have already read. Develop Your Reading Flexibility Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is skimming most like? a. b. c. d. Outlining. Paraphrasing. Previewing. Summarizing. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.

What is skimming most like? a. b. c. d. Outlining. Paraphrasing. Previewing. Summarizing. Develop Your Reading Flexibility Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.