For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words.! o* r4 ` C G* z& |
In __1__a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend __2__ can mean the difference between success and failure.
9 a, A6 M6 U' L4 Y, Y6 e- e* DYet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are __3__ readers. 3 t" E: D6 s6 ?) k1 g9 c
Most of us develop poor reading __4__ at an early age, and never get over them.
5 a5 U& L6 |2 z: k6 g# g+ t: SThe main deficiency __5__ in the actual stuff of language itself-words.
/ w0 r* j7 ~6 H* hTaken individually, words have __6__ meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. __7__ , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words.
' \- x0 c/ l" j8 Q! U8 A9 o' r, K' nHe laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to __8__ words or passages.% P' }" y5 r6 b$ N
Regression, the tendency to look back over __9__ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading.
- H" j) l) ~2 M& e N6 R' }Another habit which __10__ down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as __11__ reads.
) ]) _8 g9 \: ~To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an __12__ , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed.
; L' |7 ?# T A3 U% iThe bar is set at a slightly faster rate __13__ the reader finds comfortable, in order to“stretch”him.6 w, b/ @. Z# J9 Q7 a# J
The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, __14__ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible.
9 {/ R& S3 H! g0 W. U6 aAt first __15__ is sacrificed for speed.
0 Z- q" r9 y1 _4 k4 `7 GBut when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, __16__ your comprehension will improve. 8 `; }: Y( j) h% b
Many people have found __17__ reading skill drastically improved after some training.
9 u" D5 \* i" K. J" f' ]7 H__18__ Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute __19__ the training,now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute.
$ K K2 Y9 h5 r4 _# ]He is delighted that how he can __20__ a lot more reading material in a short periodof time.! H8 r4 ?) a5 h! ]1 M4 z
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