The main human need is to acquire new knowledge and improve. For this reason, people study foreign languages, master musical instruments and play all kinds of sports. Regardless of which direction a person has chosen, he needs to receive new information. The speed of learning for children and adults directly depends on the speed of reading and reading comprehension.

Not everyone has the right reading speed. There's nothing wrong with that, you just have to learn how to do it.

Before mastering speed reading, you need to understand what speed reading is? normal speed perception is considered to be 160–250 words per minute. With such reading, a person can cope with one page of printed text in 2 minutes.

The reading speed record is 3,000 words in one minute. Achieving such a result is not so easy, but anyone can develop a reading speed of 500-600 words per minute.

As for children, their reading speed is lower. In grade 3, a student must read at least 120 words per minute. Speed ​​reading and memory development will allow you to quickly assimilate new material. This makes it easier for children to learn.

Speed ​​reading allows people to focus on sentences and phrases that make more sense. Thus, words that do not affect the understanding of the essence will be skipped.

When and how to start learning speed reading?

The classic method of speed reading is the complete suppression of internal pronunciation. Students primary school learn new information better if reading is identical to the speed of human speech. For this reason, teaching new reading techniques to children under 12 is not recommended.

Despite the age restrictions, you can resort to some tricks, thanks to which, memorizing new material is faster. It is necessary to take into account the mistakes made by parents when teaching children:

• When a child learns the name of the letters and not the sounds, he cannot read the word. For example, instead of the word "MAMA", the student reads "MEAAMEAA". Thus, the reading speed becomes 3–5 times lower;
• Rapid memorization of new information will be carried out if the student reads the syllables. Parents don't pay attention to it. Children at home do not read syllables, but list letters. For example, the word mom is like "M A M A". Sound must be read.
• Parents, studying at home, force the child to read the text in full, while they do not let go anywhere. This is fundamentally wrong. It is better to read less, but more often.

Mastering the technique of speed reading at home

A school of speed reading and intelligence development would quickly help a person cope with the task. Modern man so busy that it is difficult for him to find time to attend courses. Therefore, many people want to get a benefit and study at home.

Homeschooling has a number of benefits:

• Memorization of the acquired material is carried out faster. This is due to the fact that a person is engaged in those hours in which nothing interferes with him and no one distracts;
• At present, it is not difficult to find techniques to increase the speed of reading, so there will be no problems with buying specialized books;
• At home, there are no factors that can distract the assimilation of new material;
• School fast reading offers to practice several hours a week. Selfeducation will allow you to do as much as you need.

After reading books on speed reading that Vasilyeva wrote, a person is able to remember more information in a short period of time. Memorization of information for children is the key to successful learning, and for adults - career growth.

Acquisition of necessary skills

To assimilate large amounts of information, it is necessary to teach children to get rid of some unnecessary things. The same applies to adults. First of all, memorizing the material excludes the following things:

• Speed ​​reading is hindered by subvocalization - the habit of mentally pronouncing the material read to oneself. To get rid of such a habit, at the time of reading, it is necessary to “tap” a certain beat on the table with a pencil. You can also mentally pronounce verses or text;
• Poor peripheral vision. It is difficult for a person to cover a sufficient piece of text with a glance. In this case, it is recommended to resort to vertical reading. It is recommended to look at the center of the line, so that it can be seen in its entirety, after that, go to the next line;
• Another inhibitory factor is the return movement of the eyes to the already read text. Sometimes remembering the material is complicated by inattention or difficulty of perception. A person has to return to read sentences up to 10 times. To prevent this from happening, it is recommended to cover with a cardboard or notebook what has already been read.

Consolidation of success

As for adults, the technique of reading will allow them to succeed in learning languages ​​and much more. The results will not keep you waiting. To consolidate success, it is recommended to perform exercises every day.

Reading quickly and comprehending what you read is the way to a bright future for a child. Reading is the basis of all the processes of cognition in the school itself and, moreover, after it. The level of academic achievement is directly related to the reading speed of the child.

The technique of speed reading has its own methods, which can be comprehended through special exercises. Reading is a complex process of the psyche, it includes comprehension of what is read and technical correctness, expressiveness and speed.

When can I teach speed reading to children?

Not in vain in primary school so much attention is paid by educators to checking the speed of reading and the absence of distortion. Every year in elementary grades there are speed reading tests. Here are some examples of rules to follow:

1. During the first year of school, the child must learn to read 30 words per minute.
2. By the end of the second year, the rate increases to 50 words per minute.
3. In the third grade - 70 words
4. And towards the end fourth year 100 words

These norms vary somewhat depending on the standards of the educational institution. But it's time to teach your child to master speed reading - it is the elementary school. Because the ability to perceive information, remember it, when thinking is not yet obsessed with any taboos - best time to learn speed reading. The kid is not yet surprised that fairy-tale animals speak, and dragons live in the forest. For a child, the natural process is to invent unrealistic characters, to connect them together logically, from the point of view of adults, in impossible ways.

Mistakes leading to a decrease in reading speed in children

When trying to teach a child to read quickly, you may encounter some difficulties. The speed reading technique provides for some rules, violating them, the level of information absorption speed is lost, which a priori should be high.

1. Speed ​​reading for children has its own problems - one of the main ones is articulation or pronunciation of words, as well as inner speech. When a child tries to say everything he read aloud or mentally, this reduces the speed at which he absorbs information at times. Therefore, if you want to teach your baby to read quickly and fluently enough so that the speed reading technique is at its best, try to eliminate this factor. But in this case, we are talking about children who already know how to read quite fluently, without errors, that is, 8-10 years old.
2. The eye must see not only the point where the gaze is directed, but also in a certain radius around it. As a rule, children have a small field of vision. But there are very few techniques for how a child expands the field of view.
3. The next mistake that slows down reading speed is the regression effect. This is the most common deficiency. The technique of increasing the speed of reading does not allow you to make reverse eye movements in order to read what has already been passed again. The habit of regression is formed very tightly and is difficult to eradicate, so it is worth teaching the child not to make this mistake in the first place. Pay attention to returns in the text: is it a lack of attention or a misunderstanding of what you read?

However, there is an exception - if regression occurs as a result of rethinking or the emergence of new ideas, then this is called reception and is a justified action.

But, since the purpose of the speed reading technique is the development of speed reading in children, it is better to comprehend the previously read text after the entire text has been read. Otherwise, unnecessary backward eye movements are considered a disadvantage, resulting in slow reading. Regression release doubles or triples reading speed.

In addition to the above, the perception of information during speed reading is hindered by the problem of misunderstanding the meaning of the text by the child. Understanding psychologists interpret as a connection between the subject and the already existing store of knowledge. When memorizing a text, you must first understand it better.

Speed ​​Reading Exercises

The first important rule on how to learn speed reading is the daily fulfillment of the norm. Set the norm for your child yourself, according to his age. In the case of constant repetition of actions, speed reading methods begin to be included as a program of technical re-equipment of the brain. That is, this is not at all a lot for the elite, which is important for the parents of every baby.

There are many techniques for how to cover a larger piece of text, comprehending it instantly and at the same time remembering it. But to achieve this result, it is necessary to do some simple exercises.

Anagrams

Perfectly trains the brain deciphering anagrams. The child needs to read the name of the animal, despite the fact that the composition of the word is mixed. Need to start with simple words. Here's an example:

PDANA LCIISA MVEDDE KSHOK SAKBOA SLOYONNOK DLEFIIN LASHOD

Every adult can easily read these words, not everyone will even notice that the letters are rearranged in them. An anagram can be a whole text. Here is an excerpt from L. Tolstoy's story "Childhood":

Voldoya visibly vzhanichal: for a long time to be, he grew up by the fact that he was on an okhton’s horse, and pretended to be very sweet. It may also be that he already had too much good sense and too little power of imagination to fully enjoy the game of Rosinbon. And this happened to be in the wake of the dream from Ronibzon, which we read shortly before the issue.

In addition to a good impetus for the development of speed reading, such a text will be of interest to the child, because it is a riddle. Parents themselves can make such puzzles from any text. On the example of such a text, the child can see for himself how inefficient reading is by words or by letters. The next level of this method can be the transition to gliding (sliding) reading, when the gaze no longer lingers on any of the words or phrases, but slides over the text. Gliding allows you not to read the letters at all, the eyes choose the meaning on their own.

in tow

To reach the level of sliding reading, do the exercise "In Tow" with your child. The child reads aloud, and follow the text with your finger yourself. First, slide your finger along the line, and then gradually begin to accelerate the speed of your finger. Thus, you set the speed of reading to the child, as if pulling him in tow. At the same time, he will strive to keep up with you, increasing the speed of reading.

Tongue Twisters

Another useful exercise for kids that increases reading speed is. Start with a simple “shhhh the snake is crawling”, “whhh the train is going”, “sugar is pouring”, and so on. Invite the child to say several consonants together BGD, TRP, SPF, MDT, RPSH, FFP, CRC. Then you can substitute one vowel into the sound combinations and offer to read it as a sentence: BGDA TRPU SPFE MDTO RPSHI SZPYU KRKHE.

Expanding the field of view

The small radius of peripheral vision slows down the reading speed very much. In this case, the child is not able to see several words at once. His gaze is fixed on one single word. There are good exercises for this:

• We draw the sun in the center of the sheet. Draw a circle around the sun. Ask the child to look only at the sun, but name the rest of the shapes.
• Draw a table of numbers. Let the numbers be arranged in 4 columns and 5 rows. Write the numbers out of order. Invite the child, pointing with his finger, to name all the numbers from 1 to the maximum number as quickly as possible.
• We develop photo memory. We print the words ICE CREAM STREAM CAT PEN HAND SOFA. Have the child look at the words for 20 seconds. Then we ask the question, is there a word "..." among these words?
• We play with words in "finders". Tell your child the page number and start reading. Its task is to find the page, the specified text and adapt to your reading pace.

Tired eyes?

There is nothing complicated in such training, the main thing is daily practice. In the process of training, be sure to do simple gymnastics for the child's eyes:

1. Close your eyes. Lightly press down on the eyeballs with the palms of your hands.
2. Under closed eyelids, roll your eyes 4 times in each direction.
3. Now slowly open your eyes.
4. Repeat with your eyes open.
5. Hold your gaze at the tip of your nose, then look up to the sky. Repeat several times.
6. At the end, lightly press your palms on your eyelids again.

Memory: how it is related to speed reading and how to develop it to improve reading speed

Children think differently than adults. Children do not so much think as they perceive, absorb. In their perception, everything is very connected, all images, actions, feelings - everything is inextricably linked. Children can admire when they see an ordinary stone. Their perception is much brighter than that of an adult individual.

What is memory is the images and connections, analogies deposited in the depths of consciousness. A person remembers what particularly touched him. That is why we remember how daddy's beard smelled in our childhood, but we do not remember the sodium benzoate formula from the education system program. Because they were inanimate memories. How to develop a child's memory so that his studies are successful?

The following problem arises in children while learning speed reading: the child reads the sentence, after reading words 6-7, forgets where he started reading. To do this, develop his figurative thinking. A child will remember much more words if he perceives them with pictures, events. A great way to achieve this is to learn to imagine what is happening on the screen of inner vision, as if it were a cartoon or a movie. Such “videos” need to accompany the material being read in the mind, then it will not be difficult to “rewind the tape” and remember the meaning of what was written earlier.

Try to ask your child non-standard questions:

• Draw an animal that hides from milestones, so no one has seen it.
• Sing what songs the clouds sing.
• What color is the smell of mom's perfume?
• What happens if you touch Blue colour on the rainbow?

Ask the child to describe what kind of associations arise in his thoughts when he hears the words (first name the words he knows well): pear, book, doctor, backpack, dog, sand, smile, speed, and so on. When the child understands the task well and begins to cope with it easily, then complicate it - let the child listen to unfamiliar words and try to draw analogies with them.

Another exercise: dial a whole set of buttons, small details of the designer, pieces different materials, paper and so on. Tell the child the words, and let him try to put together what he imagines with this word from this impromptu mosaic.

It is useful to play "revive". Let the child take any object and bring it to life, endowing it with intelligence. What will he do once he's alive? Let the kid compose a whole story about this subject and what he became when he came to life.

It is very important that the process of fast reading does not become a mechanical repetition of words, the meaning of which is not clear to the child. It is necessary not only to quickly read the work, but also to understand and feel it. This is the whole process of reading.

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5 important rules for fast reading

Rule number 1. The first time the text of any level of complexity must be read in one go. You can not go back with your eyes on the already read text. The return to the text and comprehension of what has been read occurs only after the first reading without regressions.

Rule number 2. Use a reading algorithm that allows you to receive the largest number information after the first reading. Read the title and author first. Understand and read the name of the source and the data from it. Understand the underlying problem. Extract the facts for later reflection.

Think about the features of the material, treat it critically. Identify what's new in what you've read.

Rule number 3. For further understanding, use the algorithm, which consists of three blocks. The first block - keywords, the second - semantic series, and the third - dominant information, the main semantic part.

Rule number 4. Read without articulation. This will help you speed up your mental processing of information.

Rule number 5. Concentrate. Develop peripheral vision and memory.

Read without regressions: how and why?

Regressions- these are return movements of the eyeballs in order to re-read the previously viewed text. This is the most common shortcoming found in people who master the technique of speed reading. The number of regressions can be about 5% returns per 200 words. This significantly reduces the speed and quality of reading.

The speed of reading and its technique should be subordinated solely to those goals, tasks and attitudes that the reader himself sets for himself.

Regression occurs in readers due to habit or low level of concentration. Often, you can get rid of regressions with the help of internal attitudes and concentration.

However, in special cases, you can resort to methods of autogenic training.

Getting rid of regressions increases the speed of reading instantly by several times.

Read without articulation: difficulties and features

Articulation- these are movements of the articulatory apparatus (lips, tongue, contraction of the vocal cords, larynx). Articulation may occur silently.

Reading a text to oneself is often accompanied by silent pronunciation of what has been read. This also significantly affects the decrease in reading speed and is due to the fact that a person reads not with his eyes, but with his larynx.

Thus, the speed of reading is limited by the "speech tongue twister" - the speed oral speech when a person speaks very quickly.

Internal speaking - certain kind mental articulation. Only by completely getting rid of all types of articulation (reading aloud, silent articulation, internal pronunciation) can one approach successful speed reading.

To get started, you can use the "knock-rhythm" method (tapping the reading tempo with index finger). To suppress external articulation, you can press your finger to your lips while reading.

Increasing your reading speed will also get rid of speaking. How more brain will need to process information, the less time he will have for "extra" actions. Including articulation.

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Reception: what is it?

Reception- justified returns to the already read text. Following the first rule of speed reading, it is necessary to resort to reception only after the first, without regressive, reading of the text.

The purpose of this process is to comprehend the difficulties encountered in the text during the first reading. The need for it arises when thoughts, ideas or questions arise, caused by the text.

Why constantly develop attention and memory?

Attention is the most important catalyst in the process of reading. In moments of distracted attention, large fragments of text are read mechanically. This seriously affects the overall reading comprehension and contributes to frequent regressions.

Concentration of attention contributes to a more complete and faster understanding of the read text, which significantly reduces the number of regressions and reciprocations.

Attention is characterized by several factors: concentration, stability, switching, distribution, volume.

Concentration of attention- the level of composure, concentration of the reader on reading.

Sustainability determines how long the reader can concentrate on reading.

Factor switching attention determines how quickly a person can change the object of concentration of attention, transfer it from one area of ​​activity to another.

Actually attention span is determined by the number of objects captured by the attention of a person upon rapid presentation.

It is necessary to fulfill the mandatory norm daily.

The generally accepted norm for most speed reading techniques is: two to three newspapers, one magazine (preferably technical or scientific) and 100-150 pages of any book.

The study and application of speed reading techniques is carried out due to the influence on different sides psychophysical activity of a person.

Diligence and regularity are the key to the rapid development of the technique of speed reading.

Memorization during speed reading: is it real?

Scientists, during a series of experiments, proved that fast reading greatly activates the processes of thinking and is one of the progressive means of improving the quality of the educational process.

Refusal of regressive (slow) reading contributes to an increase in the coefficient of understood and assimilated information in relation to the number of characters read during the first reading.

How to set yourself up to remember?

It is necessary to give yourself a command to memorize and tune in to work as much as possible. First you need to assess the complexity and volume of the upcoming information.

Concentrate on the required reading speed. Estimate the approximate amount of time that is needed for a solid assimilation of the material. At this time, it is necessary to allocate a period for memorization and part of the time for repetition.

most the best installation is self-control of the quality of the material read. You can use the method of listening or retelling the studied material.

Memory technology

The figurative grouping technique works great. Its essence is to highlight seven main semantic blocks (key ideas) in the text. For each selected block, you need to create mental image, key picture.

Each picture should have no more than seven key details. The selected images should be bright, voluminous and easy to remember.

For 10-20 seconds, you need to fix the images in short-term memory. This is necessary in order to transfer them to the archive long-term memory. After these manipulations, the keyword will call up a picture, and it will pull a semantic segment of the read text along with it.

Effective exercises for mastering the technique of speed reading

Zeroing method

The text must be viewed within 30 seconds. After that, it is necessary to form mental answers to 3 questions:

• What were the three most memorable facts?
• what needs to be clarified?
• Where are the main ideas in the text?
• How can you succinctly express the ideas of the text?

The process of viewing the text is repeated 4 times.

Each time, after viewing, it is necessary to present the facts of the studied text in the form plot images, images. It is necessary to clearly highlight the novelty of the information received after each viewing.

Speed ​​reading techniques of famous people

Most of the great politicians and creators were fluent in the technique of speed reading.

• Vladimir Ilyich Lenin read over 2500 words per minute. It was in this that the secret of a huge amount of knowledge and skills of the leader was hidden.
• Joseph Stalin owned an outstanding library and read at least 500 pages every day. He used colored pencils to highlight the key words and thoughts of the text. Several in one reading session.
• Raymond Lullia invented the first speed reading techniques, which were later mastered by Alexander Pushkin, Napoleon Bonaparte, John F. Kennedy and others.

Today's children do not read well. This affects academic performance, the amount of material learned in the classroom, and the speed of doing homework. Special exercises for speed reading for children help to solve the problem.

This is a unique technique. It is used in schools additional education, to practice at home with parents. What is its peculiarity and how to teach a child to read quickly, you will learn from our article.

From this article you will learn

At what age to start

There are several opinions about the age at which you should start teaching your child to read fluently and meaningfully:

According to the method of Zaitsev, Doman, Montessori

The optimal period is from 3 to 7 years. The brain of a preschooler - a first grader remembers information quickly, firmly.

According to the Waldorf School

For a strong assimilation of the skill, children must grow up to 10-12 years. This is due to the fact that elementary school students perceive well the information that is pronounced at the usual pace of speech. By the middle link, the ability to understand fast streams of phonemes will improve. Reading skills are accelerated.

Combining and analyzing both opinions, we can say for sure that it is not worth doing speed reading with first-graders and preschoolers stubbornly, under duress. It is better to postpone this until a later period, when the child matures. AT primary school use preparatory exercises to develop memory, attention, articulation. These classes are useful for increasing the rate of assimilation of the text in the future.

Important! For early learning of the alphabet and syllables, use Zaitsev's cubes. They can be used from 6 months of age to get to know the letters in game form.

Don't make these mistakes

Often, even capable children show poor readiness for reading due to methodological errors on initial stage teaching syllables. Self-study at home. Parents commit the following typical violations:

Call the baby a letter, not a sound

Learning letters with an overtone will lead to problems with reading. The child adds syllables like this: “pea-pea” instead of “pa-pa”. Short and clear pronunciation is the main condition for a fast pace of reading.

Build syllables from individual letters

Assignment: look, “b” and “o”, it turns out “bo” - methodologically incorrect. Teach your children to stretch out the vowel immediately, without a pause between sounds: “bo-o-o-o.” Avoid spelling words. It is easier for children, but the analysis of words by constituent parts time passes, the meaning of phrases is lost.

Long reading texts

Conduct classes often, spend 5-7 minutes on one. It is better to read a short passage, a couple of sentences at a good speed than to keep a student at the table for half an hour and force him to study. Short lessons are more effective. Do not forget to take breaks between exercises, about 2-3 hours.

Important! Consider the mental characteristics of the child: the amount of memory, the period of maximum concentration of attention. If a teenager can concentrate and study for 15-20 minutes, it is not tiring, increase the duration of the lesson, but reduce their number per day to one or two.

From simple to complex

Speed ​​reading training is based on the ability to perceive words as a whole, without dividing them into syllables. At the beginning, use short words consisting of two or three sounds. For example, "house", "cat". In the future, the baby will not read them, recognize them by letter. He will see this word in the text and immediately pronounce it. This is the essence of the speed reading technique.

Preparation for the lesson: write the simplest words on a piece of paper, one at a time. Show them one by one. Gradually increase the pace of changing words. Replace three-letter lexemes with words of four-five-seven letters after a solid assimilation of the material covered.

Words (“house”, “forest”) are replaced by complex ones (“tree”, “car”), then phrases and phrases. Make up sentences using vocabulary that is familiar to students. For example, he can read "who" and "house" separately. Offer the phrase: “Who is in the house”, then add “lives” to this. Get an offer.

You can start reading short texts when the student has learned to quickly read phrases and phrases. The pace of learning is different for every child. Do not rush if the student hesitated. Sometimes you need to go back to simple, already covered material. This will increase interest in classes, reduce emotional stress, and set you up for success.

Important! As the first books, use bright literature, with pictures, an interesting plot. boring training program won't fit.

First grade exercises

The first grade is the most difficult psychologically, but a very interesting period of life. During the first months at school, the baby adapts to the new team, the teacher, learns discipline and learns a lot of new things. It is not recommended to start fluent reading classes in the first half of the year. A first-grader simply does not have enough strength and emotions for an additional load at home.

If you feel that the child can and wants to become the first in reading technique among classmates, then conduct lessons in the form of a game, without forcing him to sit at a book for a long time.

According to Professor I.T. Fedorenko - the author of his own method of teaching reading, the effectiveness of classes does not depend on the amount of time spent on the lesson, but on its quality. Organize a clear scheme: two to three times a day, do simple exercises for 5-6 minutes. If the student is not in a good mood, tired, postpone the lesson for a couple of hours, let him rest and tune in to work.

Important! Rest means walking active games, lunch or an optional afternoon snack. Do not allow to sit near the TV, computer. Watching cartoons or online games on the Web do not unload the student psychologically.

If you decide to study with a first-grader at home, without the help of professionals, use the following exercises:

Automated reading of syllables

Download online for free or make your own syllable table. For example, this one:

A first grader can get acquainted with her in the process of learning the alphabet.

The syllabary table is used in every lesson. A first grader reads one to three lines in one lesson, gradually speeding up the pace. If the training takes place in a team, first the lines are pronounced in chorus, then individually.

Thanks to the syllable table, the student easily understands the structure of words, learns to read words faster - automatically. Letter combinations are pronounced vertically and horizontally. In an introductory lesson, it is better to carefully work out one line with the same vowel: GA, YES, etc. Read the syllables lingeringly, without dividing into sounds.

The benefits of the syllabary table are invaluable on speech therapy classes: the articulatory apparatus is being trained, problematic sounds are being staged. Simultaneously with the improvement of speech, the child acquires spelling skills, neutralizes the tendency to dysorphography.

Choral reading

Used as a warm-up at the beginning of the lesson. Kids receive sheets of paper with text, preferably poetic, or sayings. The material is read in chorus at an average pace. Then each student pronounces the chosen tongue twister in a whisper or loudly. This trains articulation.

Complex of tasks

Includes the following exercises:

1. multiple reading for speed and time;

Children are given a text. They read it on their own, quietly. The teacher marks 1 minute. After stopping, the children mark with a pencil the place where they stopped. Rest 3-5 minutes. At this time, tongue twisters can be spoken. Do articulation exercises.

1. reading at a good pace;

We take a familiar text in our hands, again we read for a minute. Compare the first and second result. More often, children read a familiar passage faster, making fewer mistakes. Success creates a positive attitude. Let's move on to new material.

1. familiarity with the new text and reading it with expression;

For lessons, it is better to take such texts that cannot be read fluently in a minute. Children should have a piece of new material for speed reading training. Read an unfamiliar part of the text in chorus, quickly, but with expression.

Use a set of exercises in each lesson for 1-2 weeks.

Mission "Tugboat"

Lexical material is read together with the parent. The adult chooses such a pace that it is not difficult or too easy for the child. Two or three sentences are read in chorus, the parent falls silent, continuing to read silently.

The kid does not stop either, reads to himself, trying to maintain the set speed. After one or two sentences, the adult begins to say the text aloud. If the student does not slow down, he will read the same thing with the parent.

This exercise can be done in pairs. Children assign roles. A strong student plays the role of a tug, and a weak one pulls up behind him. For the first lessons according to this scheme, use a hint: run your finger over the text at the moment of silent reading. The student who follows the strong one will continue to read aloud, focusing on the partner's prompt and his speed.

Jump-stop

The exercise is like a game. Develops attention, visual memory, orientation in the text.

The task is performed as follows. The child is sitting at the table, in front of him is a text. At the command of an adult, reading begins in a high-speed rhythm. When the order to stop sounds, the child closes his eyes and rests for 10-15 seconds. Then the teacher gives the command to read. The first grader needs to quickly find a stop in the text and continue reading. it easy way improve attention and visual memory.

Important! No need to help find the stopping place in the book. Reception is based on the principle of complete independence.

half

Prepare didactic material. Write words of two or three syllables on an A4 sheet, large. For example, "cat", "spoon", "girl". Then cut the sheets so that the words can be folded from two halves. Shuffle the cards.

Suggest in a playful way to find and put together parts of words for speed. But speed is not the most important thing here.

A properly conducted lesson develops imagination, memory.

For reference! An interesting method teaching children to read from the cradle are Doman-Manichenko cards. These are pictures with words. They are shown to the child quickly, 2-3 seconds. Four to ten a day. After 5 days, the baby will name the words that are written on the card. The method is based on photomemory.

And here's another one interesting way which is very simple and at the same time effective.

For children over 8 years old

Continue to improve your reading pace in the second grade. Children at the age of eight are independent and fast. They have outgrown the first-grader assignments, so offer them other interesting activities and games:

Looking for a word, a line

The meaning of the game: the student finds all the words in the text that begin with one letter. Searching for a whole phrase is a complicated version of the task.

Exercise teaches attention, develops the left hemisphere of the brain - language.

Insert letters

The second grader is offered a text with missing letters. To read it and understand, you need to think of endings, prefixes. This speeds up the rate of perception of the text in the future, helps to combine letters into whole words.

Fixing the error

The teacher reads the text, the children follow. The teacher deliberately makes a mistake in the end of the word, the root, etc. The task of the student is to correct the inaccuracy.

Reading at speed

The second-grader independently measures the reading technique, noting the minute, keeps a diary of success. Normally, by the second grade, children read at least 70 words, in the third - 100 words, in the fourth - 120.

Playing Hidden Words

The game is like reading anagrams. Children find words in the box with letters. It looks like this:

Words can be selected on one topic or randomly. It is better for primary school students to provide a list of words to be found, leaving the task of isolating them on the field.

And one more option that you can print out and use with your child.

We read and count

The second grader reads the text and counts the given sounds. For example, in the following poem, find out the number of sounds "o".

The ball is bouncing along the track

We can't catch up with a fast ball.

The skill of multitasking, concentration of attention develops.

Special exercises

Expanding the field of view

1. Shulge table.

Needed to increase the viewing angle. For second graders, use this version of the table:

The child looks for numbers with his eyes in order: from 1 to 25, for example, only black or only red. Record time, limit it gradually. Searching for numbers in the table will increase the rate of speech, since the student will see more words with peripheral vision, that is, subconsciously read them in advance.

1. Wedge tables.

The student needs to concentrate his gaze on the upper numbers, gradually going down. The numbers are spoken aloud. After several exercises, the student will see all the signs on the left and right at the same time. Methodical material from letters and numbers download on the Web.

Regression Suppression

Looking back at a line you have already read - regression - greatly slows down the pace of reading. To get rid of the unwanted effect, use the following training exercises:

1. Specify the direction of reading.

Take a pointer or pencil, lead it along the lines only forward. The child intuitively follows the pointer without looking back.

1. Close the read text.

Prepare a special bookmark for the student. Have the second grader put it on top of the text, gradually moving down as they read. So the passage read will be hidden from view. It is impossible to return to it.

1. Check your speed constantly.

Measure your reading technique every day. To improve the result, you will always have to move forward without looking back.

Articulation suppression

1. musical accompaniment;

We read to the music without words, then with the included song. Pay attention to understanding the meaning of the text.

1. "Bumblebee";

Ask students to buzz while reading. This is a complex but effective method.

1. rhythm;

Read and drum with your fingers and pencil on the table. Increase the pace gradually.

1. lock;

We press our lips tightly, cover our mouth with our palms. Read to yourself as fast as you can.

Important! After reading, ask the student questions about the text to check reading comprehension.

Exercises to correct attention and concentration

1. We compose words.

Take a long word. For example, "representation". Short words are made from it: “forest”, “shaft”, “toast”, “harm” and others.

1. We find differences.

In pairs: "horse - laziness", "sleep - tone", "kitty - fox" differences are sought. It is necessary to explain in detail how they are similar and different.

1. We change fonts.

Type texts on the PC in different fonts. Have your child read. It is necessary to gradually increase the speed of reading such texts so that attention is not focused on the size and type of font.

1. We confuse words.

Write on a sheet of sentences with the words rearranged in the wrong order: "the bull on the go sighs sways." The task is to find a place for each word.

1. We note the main thing.

After reading the text, you need to underline the controversial points with a pencil, highlight the main thoughts.

1. We include both hemispheres in the work.

We read with the left and right eyes alternately. Use this approach as homework and warm-up in class.

1. We make riddles.

Trick questions, tricky riddles develop attention well.

1. We name colors.

Use this field:

Task: without reading the words, name the color with which the letters are painted.

The development of the ancipation

This skill is well developed in adults. Guessing the word according to the meaning of the text, without seeing the end of the sentence, develops when performing the following tasks:

1. text upside down;

First, the text is read in its normal form, then it is rotated 90 ° or upside down. Worked out.

1. ruler;

Place a wide ruler on the sides of the text. The beginning and end of the sentence will not be visible. The child will have to guess what words are written there in meaning.

1. halves;

Now with a ruler we close the upper halves of the letters on one line. The child is reading.

Memory training

1. visual dictation;

The child is given a text to read. Then all phrases are closed from the eyes, except for the first sentence. 7-8 seconds are allotted for memorization, the child writes from memory. Thus, the text is gradually processed completely.

1. chain;

We read words on the same topic. For example, a forest - a tree - a cone - a bear, etc. The student listens and reproduces the chain orally, in writing. You need to start with three to five words, gradually increasing to ten to twelve.

1. word repair;

The child is given a text with missing letters. They need to be guessed while reading. The advantage of the technique: the student keeps the meaning of the text in his head, expands his vocabulary.

Reading with an adult

Imposing reading speed - effective technique learning. Use the following systems of joint assignments:

1. reading at the same time as the parent;

The adult reads aloud, the child reads to himself. The speed is constantly changing. The task of the student: do not stray.

1. relay race;

Adult and child constantly change roles. First one reads, the other follows, then vice versa.

1. tail;

The teacher reads the text first, the student picks up a little later, three or four words behind. Parallel playback aloud has a minus: the voices interfere with each other. You need to read in a whisper or in an undertone.

Speed ​​Reading Books for Children

If you do not know how to teach a child to read quickly, but want to do it yourself, pay attention to the following author's materials:

The self-instruction manual is a collection of exciting tasks to increase the pace of reading, develop memory, and attention. The exercises are accompanied by detailed instructions.

The last pages of the book are a diary of success. It contains the student's data, the results of equipment checks. It motivates, makes education effective.

The manual is a collection of exercises for the development of the pace of reading in children from 6 to 17 years old. The book includes a theoretical block. Here you can find answers to questions: why a child does not read well, how to instill a love for works of art and so on.

This is a set of benefits. It includes workbooks, success diaries, work programs, cards. The material allows you to conduct classes on speed reading, the development of memory and attention. According to parents, in 10 days of work on this program, the reading speed of children increases by one and a half to two times.

With a little effort on the part of parents, children will learn to read quickly in a couple of months. Remember that speed reading classes will have a positive impact on the child's intelligence, academic performance, and success in life.

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Speed ​​reading is a skill that is surprisingly easy to level up. You can improve your speed by using special software or by attending speed reading courses. In this article, we talk about 5 basic speed reading techniques that you can master yourself!

So here they are:

Stop saying words in your head

By the way, many people have an even more terrible habit: to speak the text aloud when reading. This slows down the process of reading more than pronouncing thoughts in your head. Subvocalization is a habit that most people have. When reading, we kind of “hear” all the words with the brain. Try to get rid of this habit and your reading speed will increase significantly! All you need to do is turn off the speech mechanism in your head. Try chewing gum while reading, mooing under your breath (tested on yourself, it helps!) Or even eat.

Avoid "returns"

When we read, we tend to look back and dwell on the word we just read. This slows us down a lot. Unfortunately, the only way get rid of this habit - recognize that you are doing it and record when you do it.

Follow the text

One of the most amazing speed reading techniques is meta guiding. Remember how in school, when reading a text, you ran your finger / pencil over it or followed it with the movement of your head? Well, this story is about that. It turns out that this method seriously speeds up the reading process. Don't forget to concentrate on each word if you want to remember the incoming information.

Speed ​​reading, in fact, is not shown to everyone. Most people are able to process the vast amount of information they read on high speed but there are those who can't. If you're interested, give speed reading a try, but don't be discouraged if it doesn't work out. There are other options:

Skip sections (or even chapters) you don't need

Another trick to increase your reading speed is to skip over unnecessary information. As former British Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour once said, “Man is only half the master of the art of reading, unless he adds to it the ability to skip unnecessary text.”

Skipping unnecessary text is one method of speed reading, and although it is not The best way for schoolchildren and students, but, for example, for scientists who are interested only in certain sections of a particular book, the method saves time perfectly. Professor David Davis shared his strategy for effective skimming:

1. Begin with an introduction or preface. Read them carefully to understand what the main feature of the book is and where the information you need is located.

2. Read the last chapter or conclusion.

3. Go through all the chapters and read the first and last paragraphs.

Obviously you won't do this with every book. We do not recommend. Skimming is best used on books that you are not very interested in reading, or for skimming through the book and identifying areas that interest you the most for later detailed study.

Listen to audiobooks when you can't read

Listen to audiobooks when you're driving, cooking or playing sports and other times when you can't read. it great way effective use time.

Read multiple books at the same time

Last year, Jeff Ryan set a goal of 366 books for himself to read in a year. Such a goal seems incredible until you find out how Ryan achieved it:

The idea of ​​reading one book a day from cover to cover quickly fell through. Jeff also had days when he was busy with work and raising children, and he did not have a minute of free time to read. As a result, he used the method of parallel reading and eventually managed to complete his difficult challenge.

Of course, Jeff combined this tactic with the others we've listed here. The technique of reading several books at the same time implies that you can distinguish between the material you are reading and it does not merge into a continuous mess in your head. If there are signs of this behavior, adapt the method for yourself: read books of different genres and formats at the same time (example: comic book, novel and audiobook).

Discard Books That Don't Work for You

The advice seems obvious, but we still dwell on this point in more detail. So, if you have already read several chapters, but you don’t feel pleasure or benefit from reading, then just stop reading it. Think about why you don't enjoy reading. Is it just the wrong book at the wrong time? If so, then just postpone it until better times. Someone recommended a book to you, but you don't like it? Return it to the seller, give it as a gift, or donate it to the library. Don't waste your precious time on books you don't like.

Summary

Take a look at the books you want to read. With the methods described above, you will master them in less time. Set yourself a reading schedule and go!