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The following strategies and tools can be used to improve reading rate and comprehension.
SQ3R Method
Read&Write
Vary Your Reading Rate
Pivotal Words
Adapted from F.P. Robinson. Effective Study. New York: Harper and Bros. 1948. Chapter II
Read and Write is a literacy support tool that offers help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments, and proofing written work.
Text-to-speech: Reads words, passages, or whole documents aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting.
Text & Picture Dictionaries: Provide definitions and display images to help with word comprehension.
Vocabulary List: Creates a list instantly into a new doc, including selected words, the dictionary definitions, images from Widgit Symbols, and an editable notes column.
Please review the information provided below for each platform, which includes video instructions for downloading and installing the program for your preferred platform. The condensed version is provided here:
Step 1: Navigate to the TextHelp Website, and choose the "Try Read & Write" button, then choose your preferred platform.
Step 2: Once Read&Write is downloaded, you will be prompted to sign in via Google or Microsoft with your email credentials. You have to sign in with your Dartmouth email in order to have full access to all the program features. This is the only time you will be required to log-in.
Decrease speed when you find the following:
Increase speed when you find the following:
Skip that material which is not suitable for your purpose. While the author may have thought particular information was relevant, his/her reason for writing was not necessarily the same as your reason for reading. Remember to keep your reading attack flexible.
Shift gears from selection to selection. Use low gear when the going is steep; shift into high when you get to the smooth parts. Remember to adjust your rate within a given article according to the type of road you are traveling and to your purposes in traveling it. Most important, remember: You must practice these techniques until a flexible reading rate becomes second nature to you
No words are as helpful while reading as the prepositions and conjunctions that guide your mind along the pathways of the author's ideas. Master these words and phrases and you will almost immediately become a better reader. Here’s what they are and what they say: