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Speed Reading Tips: How To Overcome Sub-Vocalization

chanz — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:30:20 +0900

Speed Reading Tips: How To Overcome Sub-Vocalization

Author: Ed Caldwell

A recent visitor to my site inquiring about speed reading asked, 'How can I move away from actually saying the words, and learn how to identify the symbols?' The question demonstrates a knowledge of one of the difficult habits to overcome in learning to speed read - sub-vocalization. Sub-vocalization is seeing the words, then saying the words in your mind, then hearing the words, and finally understanding them. It is a four step process. Reading is defined as getting meaning from printed materials - seeing them, and creating understanding. Theoretically, reading should be only two steps. This article will give 7 tips to overcome and transform this process.

Sub-vocalization is heralded by most uninformed pundits as the primary block to slow reading. It is a difficult habit to overcome. Too often speed reading learners get too hung up in the beginning because they become so focused on this habit. It is a problem for speed reading depending on how you define speed reading. If someone currently reads at 250 wpm (words per minute), and then learns to read at 500 wpm, is that speed reading? If so, that is still a speed in which the spoken word can still be understood, but it is below the visual reading threshold which occurs at about 600 wpm. From my experience of using and training tens of thousands of learners, speed
reading occurs much faster than that.

Tip One - Get physical - learn to move the eyes more rapidly and fluidly over the print. All speed reading programs cover some sort of physical eye training. Unfortunately, most programs stop with the physical training, and that is one reason why speed reading programs often get negative reviews. Keep in mind the eyes are the mechanics in reading. Learning to move the eyes more fluidly and getting them unstuck from focusing on single words and phrases is very important to getting the mind to respond faster. You do need to see the words faster. But in the early stages, this can be unsettling. Know that you are making dramatic changes to your perceptual processing of
the material and stay focused and disciplined.

Tip Two: Since sub-vocalization occurs below 600 wpm, increase your rates far beyond that. In fact, you should consistently move at least twice that speed. Breaking sub-vocalization by fast practice is useful in stimulating the brain\'s nervous system in a way that is similar to driving a car. You might feel comfortable driving at 30 miles per hour.
Then you drive on the freeway. As you accelerate, you focus on controlling the car as you ramp up to 70 mph. After a couple hours you exit the freeway and slow back down 30 mph. It feels very, very slow. Training your eyes and brain to focus and understand at accelerated rates follows a similar principle.

Tip Three: Think about what you are seeing. After all, reading is a thinking skill. As your eyes are passing over all the words, think about what the material is about. Do not focus on saying to yourself, 'Stop Sub-vocalizing!' Paying attention to your sub-vocalization and telling yourself to stop only interferes with any comprehension. Your mind will be thinking about the sub-vocalization, not the material.

Tip Four: Use multiple rapid exposures to the material. The brain has an incredible capacity to recognize patterns and relationships of visual symbols at extremely high rates. Seeing something very fast more than once leads to recognition and then comprehension.

Tip Five: Ask questions of the material as you pass over it. Questions have a powerful impact on the mind. Questions seek answers. Allow your mind to start stringing things together. Use any clues you get to start forming a mental picture of the material.

Tip Six: Monitor your thinking. If your mind is not responding to the material below, or in front of your eyes, notice what you are thinking about, and then bring it back to the material. Constantly ask yourself, 'What is this about?' When you speed up the eyes moving over the material, the mind will naturally become more engaged until you get to an overload point. When that happens, combine the above tips. The experienced speed reader can read in almost any environment with precision concentration. He/she has full control of the mind\'s focus.

Tip Seven: Practice, practice, and practice some more. Overcoming sub-vocalization is a tough habit to beat. Your old ways will easily slip back until you remind yourself to behave in new ways. Don\'t 'practice' in materials that are important for you fully understand and retain. Comprehension and retention are a separate part of the process. Use materials that are interesting to you, but you don\'t need to master. You can work on comprehension and recall after you\'ve reached a level of some comfort with the basic mechanics.

Overcoming sub-vocalization is only part of the process. There are other strategies and tactics in learning speed reading, such as the comprehension process and building memory and recall. All the above tips should be done together. However, the goal of overcoming sub-vocalization is not to quiet the mind. You do not want your mind to go to sleep. You want to replace sub-vocalization with your mind\'s response to the print. A skilled speed reader\'s mind is very active. It\'s not sounding out the words verbatim in the order of the printed sentence, but rather, you are summarizing as you go.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/self-improvement-articles/speed-reading-tips-how-to-overcome-subvocalization-566572.html

About the Author

Ed Caldwell, formerly National Director of Instruction for Evelyn Wood has taught these skills for 30 years, created the 'Masters Online Program: Dynamic Speed Reading, Memory, and Recall at ProductivElearn.com You can learn more at 'Free Tips.'

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Dummies.com

chanz — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:27:21 +0900

유명한 더미 시리즈..ㅎㅎ

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/education-languages/language-arts/Vocabulary-Etymology.html

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 5 Words

chanz — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:58:40 +0900

"THE WHOMPING WILLOW"

conjure up
- to make something appear when it is not expected, as if by magic

sumptuous
- very impressive and expensive

mouthwatering
- food that is mouth-watering looks or smells extremely good

treacle pudding

bawl
- to shout in a loud voice [= yell]:

that's the ticket
- that's perfect. that's what I needed.

compost
- a mixture of decayed plants, leaves etc used to improve the quality of soil

tufted
- with a tuft or tufts

tuft
- a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc growing or held closely together at their base

seedling
- a young plant or tree grown from a seed

begonia
- a plant with yellow, pink, red, or white flowers

spiky
- having long sharp points

feeler
- one of the two long things on an insect's head that it uses to feel or touch things
(더듬이)

chap
- a man, especially a man you know and like:

squirm
- to twist your body from side to side because you are uncomfortable or nervous, or
to get free from something which is holding you

flail
- to wave your arms or legs in an uncontrolled way:

gnash (your teeth)
- to be very angry or unhappy about something, or to move your teeth against each other
so that they make a noise, especially because you are unhappy or angry

traipse
- to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored

scuttle
- to move quickly with short steps, especially because you are afraid and do not want to be
noticed

engulf
- to completely surround or cover something

file
- if people file somewhere, they walk there in a line:

whack
- to hit someone or something hard

overcast
- dark with clouds

mousy
- mousy hair is a dull brown colour

transfixed
- unable to move because you are very surprised, shocked, frightened, interested etc:

tentative
- done without confidence

blankly
- in a way that shows no emotion, understanding, or interest

rake
- to point something such as a gun, camera, or strong light, and keep moving across an area

scathing
- a scathing remark criticizes someone or something very severely

thuggish
- thuggish behaviour is violent behaviour in which people fight and attack others

crony
- one of a group of people who spend a lot of time with each other - used to show disapproval

pipe up
- to suddenly say something, especially when you have been quiet until then

menacing
- making you expect something unpleasant

shrill
- a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant:

knot
- a small group of people standing close together

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직장인을 위한 GTD 시작하기

chanz — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:30:53 +0900

아 좋네..
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직장인을 위한 GTD 시작하기 (How To Start GTD)

View more presentations from Jinho Jung.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 Words

chanz — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:51:55 +0900

Flight
- a set of stairs between one floor and the next
eg) Bert lives two flights down from here.

Mop
- to dry your face by rubbing it with a cloth or something soft [= wipe]
eg) It was so hot he had to keep stopping to mop his face.

I should ruddy well think not
- ruddy : used to emphasize what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed
with someone or something
- well : a lot, or to a great degree
"난 당연히 그렇지 않다고 생각해"

Gallop
- to move very quickly [= run]

Cling
- to hold someone or something tightly, especially because you do not feel safe

Soot
- black powder that is produced when something is burnt

Clothes brush

Wring somebody's hand (-wrung-wrung)
- to shake hands very firmly with someone

grim satisfaction
- when you have achieved or got something but do not really feel happy about it

bite off more than you can chew
- to try to do more than you are able to do

Match
- someone who is much stronger, cleverer etc than their opponents:
eg) Carlos was no match for the champion.

Note (British English), also bank note
- a piece of paper money worth a particular amount of money

Breakneck
- extremely and often dangerously fast

Dreadful
- extremely unpleasant

Second-hand
- second-hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned
by someone else before you

Jangle
- if metal objects jangle, or if you jangle them, they make a sound when they hit each other

Clamor
- to demand something loudly

Slurp
- to drink a liquid while making a noisy sucking sound

Lopsided
- having one side that is lower or heavier than the other:

Stock up
- to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need to use it later

Immersed
- become completely involved in an activity

Plunderer
- 약탈자

Retort
- to reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way:

Raid
- a surprise visit made to a place by the police to search for something illegal

Fidget
- to keep moving your hands or feet, especially because you are bored or nervous

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영어

chanz — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:35:18 +0900

10p.
- But that's no reason to lose our heads. >>> behaved foolishly
- swapping rumors. >>> 소문을 서로 나눔(얘기함)
- A fine thing it would be if ~ I supose he really has gone, Dumbledore? >>> 비꼬는 내용인가?

11p.
- The owls are nothing next to the rumors that are flying around. >>> next to : 비교해볼때
- It seems that ~ she did now.

12p.
- It would be enogh to turn any boy's head.    >>>
- Can't you see how much better off he'll be,    >>>
   growing up away from all that until he's ready to take it? >>>

14p.
- grudgingly : 마지못해, 억지로
- vast : 엄청나게 큰

15p
- fast asleep : 깊게 잠든
- Scars can come in handy.
- an' poor little Harry off ter live with Muggles.
- Yes, yes, it's all very sad, but get a grip on yourself, Hargrid, or we'll be found.

16p
- We may as well go and join the celebrations.
- Professor McGonagall blew her nose in reply.
- he could make out a tabby cat slinking around the corner at the other end of the street.
- He turned on his heel.

19p
- The table was almost hidden bebeath all Dudley's birthday presents.

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삼성카드 리뉴얼

chanz — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:44:14 +0900

http://www.samsungcard.com/renewevent

복사하면 뭔 글이 입력되는 줄 알았는데..ㅎㅎ

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한이음 사이트 리뉴얼~!

chanz — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:36:17 +0900

대학교 인턴 시절 많은 도움을 받았떤 한이음 사이트가 리뉴얼 되었습니다^^

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DB 삭제시, 사용중 이라는 오류메시지가 표시 될 때

chanz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:50:11 +0900

use master
go
alter database database_name set single_user with rollback immediate
go
drop database database_name
go

ㅇㅋ

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윈도우에서 Icon이 제대로 표시되지 않는 현상

chanz — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:39:33 +0900

밑의 사항은 오버레이 아이콘을 개발하다가 발생한 문제점으로,
일반적인 윈도우 사용을 하다가 발생 할 수 도 있는 문제이다.

■ 문제점 : 오버레이 아이콘을 수정하여 다시 적용하였음에도 불구하고 수정 전의 아이콘이
계속하여 표시되는 현상

■ 해결책 : 윈도우에는 SHELL ICON CACHE 라는 것이 존재하는데 이것을 지우면 된다.
파일을 지운 후에는 리부팅을 하여야 함(또는 explorer 재시작)

    - Windows 98        : ~\windows\shelliconcache
  - Windows XP        : ~Documents and Settings\<사용자계정>\Local Settings\Application
                                    Data\IconCache.db

- Windows Vista & 7 : ~<사용자계정>\AppData\Local\IconCache.db

※ 간혹 explorer.exe가 캐시 파일을 잡고 있는 경우가 있으므로, 그런 경우에는 explorer를 작업
관리자를 이용해서 kill한 후

새 작업 - cmd 를 실행해 위의 디렉토리로 이동하여 "del 파일명 /a" 로 지우도록 한다.

■ 추가정보 : 관련 정보를 검색 해보니, 이 문제는 비단 오버레이 아이콘뿐 아니라 보통 윈도우
    전체 아이콘이 이상하게 되는 현상이 발생하는데 주요한(?) 역할을 한다고 합니다.

    갑자기 윈도우 아이콘이 이상하게 표시된다면 이 파일을 지우는 것으로 윈도우 아이콘을 초기화
    상태로 돌릴 수 있습니다.

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