DYNAMIC

READING:
A better way to read
3 P’s of Dynamic
Reading
• Before you read:
PREPARE
• While you read:
PACE
• After you read:
PONDER
How did you learn to read?
• ABC’s
• Word formation
• Sentence
formation
• More words,
fewer pictures
• Read out loud
• Read silently
(sub vocalizing)
• Read silently
(stop moving lips)
What is reading??
 Reading Is……..
• The process of associating symbols with
previously experienced meanings.
• The active, deliberate process of
searching for meaning.
• An interaction between the reader and a
printed text.
What steps do you use to
work a jigsaw puzzle?
• Pick a puzzle you like.
• Dump out the pieces and turn
them right-side-up
• Set up the puzzle box where
you can see it.
• Separate the inside pieces
from the outside pieces.
• Work the outer edge first.
• Put the inside pieces together
matching like colors.
Reading is like working a jigsaw
puzzle . . .
You can still put a puzzle
together if you don’t follow
certain steps, but it will be
more difficult and take longer.

Likewise, you can finish a book without

using the steps in the dynamic reading,
but it will be more difficult and take longer.
 1 “P” in Dynamic Reading:
st

PREVIEW
Preview the passage before you start reading (like setting up
computer files).

Organizes the information

so your brain doesn’t waste
time trying to retrieve it.
The result is increased
comprehension and speed!
 2 “P” in Dynamic Reading:
nd

PACE
Imaginary ball activity
Read Smart: Knows what slows you
down!

1.) Fixations-25%
Pace- for smooth efficient
eye movement!!
2.) Regressions-15%
Pace- for full comprehension
while reading!!
3.) Recalcitrant Recovery-35%
Pace- For more effective,
focused mind!
 The eyes have it!!

Tunnel Vision
vs.
Biopic Vision
 Traditional Reading
Subvocal
 Dynamic Reading
Visual
 Let’s Practice!
Do the following activities
using the selection your
teacher tells you:

• PREVIEW (try to get the

gist of the passage)
• PACE (use your finger and
try to view more than one
word at a time without
moving your eyes).
• PONDER (think about and
discuss what you read)
 3rd “P” in Dynamic Reading:
PONDER
Don’t forget it!!!

• Reread the passages you don’t

understand.
• You always get more out of a movie the
second time you see it.

PONDER = INCREASED
COMPREHENSION
DYNAMIC READING: Putting
it all together!!

PREVIEW
PACE
PONDER