The Definition Of Reading

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Reading may be defined as an individual's total inter-relationship with symbolic information. Reading is a communication process requiring a series of skills. As such reading is a thinking process rather than an exercise in eye movements. Effective reading requires a logical sequence of thinking or thought patterns, and these thought patterns require practice to set them into the mind. They may be broken down into the following seven basic processes

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Recognition: the reader's knowlegde of the alphabetic symbols

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Assimilation: the physical process of perception and scanning

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Intra-integration: basic understanding derived from the reading material itself, with minimum dependence on past experience, other than a knowledge of grammar and vocabulary

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Extra-integration: analysis, criticism, appreciation, selection and rejection. These are all activities which require the reader to bring his past experience to bear on the task

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Retention: this is the capacity to store the information in memory

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Recall: the ability to recover the information from memory storage

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Communication: this represents the application of the information and may be further broken down into at least 4 categories
:which are

(A)
Written communication

(B)
Spoken communication

(C)
Communication through drawing and the manipulation of objects

(D)
Thinking, which is another word for communication with the self

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Many problems in reading and learing are due to old habits. Many people are still reading in the way that they were tought in elementary school. Their reading speed will have settled to about 250 words per minute. Many people can think at rates of 500 words per minutes or more, so their mind is running at twice the speed of their eyes. A consequence is that it is easy to lapse into boredom, day-dreaming or thinking about what you want to do on the weekend. Frequently, it is through this type of distraction that you find you have to re-read sentences and paragraphs, and you find as a result, ideas are difficult to understand and remember

The basic problem - the mismatch between thinking speed and reading speed - arises for the most part from the inadequate methods by which reading is tought. Since the War there have been two main approches: the Look-Say method and the Phonic method. Both methods are only semi-effective. In the Phonic method a child is first tought the alphabet, then the different sounds for each of the letters, then the blending of sounds and finally, the blending of sounds which from words. This method works best with children who are left-brain dominant. In contrast, the Look-Say method works best with children who are right-brain dominant. It teaches a child to read by presenting him with cards on which there are pictures of objects, the names of which are printed clearly underneath. By using this method a basic vocabulary is built up, much in the manner of learning to read Chinese. When a child has built up enough basic vocabulary, he progresses through a series of graded books similar to those for the child taught by the Phonic method, and eventually becomes a silent reader. In neither of the above cases is a child taught how to read quickly and with maximum comprehension and recall. An effective reader has usually discovered thses techniques all by himself

In short, most of your reading problems have not been dealt with during your initial education. By using appropriate techniques, the limitations of early education can be overcome and reading ability improved by 500% or more. For example, skipping back over words can be eliminated as 90% of back-skipping in unnecessary for understanding. The 10% of words that do need to be reconsidered are probably words which need to be looked up in a dictionary and clearly defined


The Speed Reading Course
By: Peter Shephard & Gregory Unsworth-Mitchell

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. A consequence is that it is easy to lapse into boredom, day-dreaming or thinking about what you want to do on the weekend. Frequently, it is through this type of distraction that you find you have to re-read

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good thinking so reading helps our mind to focus

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sentences and paragraphs, and you . This method works best with children who are left-brain dominant. In contrast, the Look-Say method works best with children who are right-brain dominant. It teaches a child to read by presenting him with cards on which there are pictures of objects, the names of which are printed clearly underneath

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is that true the left-brain and right brain info. i thought it was not true
coool
i like reading specially in English thank god i am blissed

thanks Mr flames

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المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Blue_Gaya

is that true the left-brain and right brain info. i thought it was not true
coool

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:ponder: I think it is true

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i like reading specially in English thank god i am blissed

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:) Well, reading is almost half the language

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thanks Mr flames

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You're welcome Miss. Blue_Gaya & thanks for passing by
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Dude
I thought reading was simple, I mean you just hold the book and you read.
with more books you read faster
no I start doubting this...
you make it sounds harder than it is!
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المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة Amal Sayed

Dude

I thought reading was simple, I mean you just hold the book and you read.
with more books you read faster
no I start doubting this...
you make it sounds harder than it is!
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:09: I'll accept it as an opinion

Thank you Amal