PRESENTATION

ON
READING
RATES

WHY SHOULD I IMPROVE MY

READING RATE?
In college, you have more to read and less
time
Reading too slowly reduces comprehension
Reading too slowly does not stimulate your
brain and decreases interest in the text
You have the capability-1 trillion brain cells
and the visual capacity to take in a full
page of text in 1/20 of a second
Reading 500+ wpm is attainable

WHAT FACTORS REDUCE

READING RATE AND
COMPREHENSION?

Noise
Unstablelity due to disturbance
Huge of food
desier

WHAT FACTORS INCREASE

READING RATE AND
COMPREHENSION?
Set yourself up to succeed read in a
quiet distraction free environment
Do not read on a bed
Read actively: Set your purpose for
reading and self-monitor
Increase your eye-span - Chunking

AVERAGE READING RATES

Adult 250 WPM with 70%
comprehension (Smith, 2005)
College Student 300 WPM
Slow Readers 150 WPM or less or
250 WPM with limited comprehension

TYPES OF READING
Scanning Telephone book, dictionary
Light Reading Reading for leisure, novels, 100-200
wpm
Word by word Scientific information, unfamiliar
terms
Study Reading SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read,
Recite, Rite, Review) Goal: In depth comprehension
ADJUST YOUR SPEED ACCORDING TO YOUR PURPOSE
FOR READING AND THE DIFFICULTY OF THE TEXT

THANK YOU