Managing Your Reading Time

Several strategies, including skimming, regressing, sub vocalizing, and pacing, that will increase your reading efficiency.
Comprehension should be your main reading goal, not how fast you read.
Develop a general study schedule that shows specifically when you plan to study for each class and for how long.
The reading tips suggested in this chapter that will contribute to your becoming a more efficient reader are: reading quickly when appropriate, skimming, regressing or rereading, sub vocalizing, pacing.

Time is not the only criterion used in judging reading efficiency in college. It is not even most important one. Efficient reading can be defined as being able to read and comprehend textbook material in an appropriate amount of time for you.

Deciding what an appropriate amount of time is for you depends on many factors. It is related to how much time you actually have available to read for each course, the level of difficult of the textbook material, and the grade you want to earn in a course.

How to manage your reading is more important than learning how to read rapidly. Always make comprehension your primary goal: reading efficiently the first time through is often faster. If you make speed your priority, you may finish more quickly, but understand less. As a result, you may have to reread material before a test in order to understand and remember it, which is time-consuming.

Track your reading rates so you can create daily reading plans that set realistic goals for your classes each week. After using a study schedule and daily reading plans for several weeks, you will find that you begin to complete your reading assignments on time. Your reading comprehension will also improve, and you may even read a little faster. The reading tips suggested in this chapter that will contribute to your becoming a more efficient reader are: reading quickly when appropriate, skimming, regressing or rereading, sub vocalizing, pacing.



CRCB C4 Exercises


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1. Which of the following statements is not accurate according to the excerpt?
b. prostitutes have flawed characters lacking in values

2. Which of the following statements is true, according to the excerpt?
d. Almost nine out of 10 Ranch prostitutes had earned their general equivalency diplomas or had graduated from high school.

3. According to the excerpt, what is one reason why streetwalkers rarely become regular brothel prostitutes?
c. Brothels have lots of rules and mandatory confinement.

4. According to the author, the prostitutes she investigated at the Mustang ranch were
b. Women who were very committed to their families.

5. In your opinion, the author’s attitudes toward the prostitutes at Mustang Ranch is
b. Accepting