Speed Reading
Secrets to speed reading
Steps to Improve Reading Speed
Preview
Good readers preview the whole selection first. This helps to make them good and fast readers.
Read for meaning
Good readers see beyond the words--they read for meaning. This helps to make them faster readers.
Grasp paragraph sense
Good readers know how to find the main ideas of paragraphs quickly. This helps to make them even faster readers.
Organize facts
Good readers organize facts as they read. This helps them to read rapidly and well.
Understanding how the facts all fit together to deliver the author's message is, after all, the reason for reading.
Speed Reading Class Procedure
Listening & Reading (15 minutes)
The student will read each practice passage aloud 3 times while listening to the audio.
The student should try to match his or her reading speed to the speed of the audio.
Assessment (10 minutes)
The student will read the same passages he or she read in Step 1 while the teacher measures the reading time.
Self-Check (30 minutes)
The student will read 4 more passages and recordthe reading time for each one.
Then he or she will answer the comprehension questions.
Check with the teacher (5 minutes)
The teacher will check if the student has finished all the work in Step 3.
Comupter Test
The student will take a comprehension test.
Fluency Rate for Top 10% of Each Grade
We strive to help your child attain top 10% fluency rateat each grade level.
Grade |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
WPM (Word Per Minute) |
103 |
140 |
168 |
180 |
189 |
201 |
213 |
221 |