Reader Types in How to Speed Read Overall, we have ability to read in a few ways. Some of us are motor readers, while others are sight-readers and auditory readers. Knowing which category you fall under can help you get the most out of reading.
Motor readers:
Motor readers often move a section of their body while reading. Some motor readers will move their hands in harmony with what they read in material, while others will jar their legs. It depends on the motor reader as to what part of the body they move while reading. These people need to move while reading, otherwise their comprehension level decreases.
Auditory readers:
Auditory readers listen to the words as they read. This type of reader skims through information swiftly while hearing the sounds of the words. Auditory readers use vocal, forms of mumbles, whisper, vocalizing, and vibration while reading, as well as sub-vocal strategies. The vocal often reads slower than other subcategories of auditory readers. Most times the reader will talk aloud reading the words. Most times the person is unaware of his or her actions, thus, rarely do they hear themselves while reading aloud. Readers who mumble often read a tab bit faster than vocal readers did, yet most times, they fail to comprehend the true meaning of what they read. Readers who whisper while reading often read a tab bit faster as well. Readers who use the Adam's apple while reading often slow down their ability to read fast. If your tongue moves while you read, or else your Adam's apple vibrates, you know you are a vibrating reader. Sub-vocals often read material silently while sounding out the words in their mind as they read along the pages. This type often finds it easiest to read while seated in a quiet environment.
Sight Readers:
Sight-readers can read faster than any other type of reader, only because they rely on visual images to rely messages. In other words, the readers can read pages of information while visualizing self in the moment.
Speed-readers acquire sight-reading skills that help them to read faster than those with auditory or motor skills. The trick is reforming the mind to think like a sight-reader, while practicing to read.
We can test your techniques to determine which type of reader you are, which can help you find solutions to stop one habit and form another habit.
Sarah went to the bank, cashed the money orders, and made her way to the supermarket where she would Western Union the funds to the appropriate facilities overseas.
As you read the sentence, notice your body. When you read do you move parts of your body? Are you whispering and/or vibrating? Are you listening to the words as you read? Are you visualizing what you are reading? If you move a part of your body as you read, thus likely you are a motor reader. On the other hand, if your larynx is moving while you read, likely you are the vibrating read. On the other hand, if you visualize what the sentence is telling you without worrying about sounding out the words, thus you have sight-readers skill.
Now, if you are motor, or auditory you want to work toward sight-reading, since it is the ultimate techniques speed-readers use while reading fast.
Now, you can test your ability by rereading the article as fast as you can. Time self while reading and record your final score. Try to, conform your mind to reading as a sight-reader before starting and monitoring your movements in between. If you notice any movement stop now, and repeat the process until you start to sight-read.
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