English is my second language as well. A few tricks I use are to visually abbreviate words that are not necessary to the understanding of the passage or argument, like "floccinaucinihilipilification" I would read as "flac" and be confident its context will provide the meaning. Also, a big problem I've overcome is letting my eyes return to the previous word or words. This is a bad habit. So, to break this habit, force yourself to eliminate rereading as an option. It will force you to focus on the words you are currently reading, help comprehension, and ultimately increase your speed. Of course rereading is sometimes necessary, but as a drill not rereading is very helpful. Also, with general practice w/ PT's you will get faster!
Dang I really appreciate this! I do a lot of rereading when I do the reading comp and LR but I am starting to realize that if I did not have to reread, I could do much better on time. Currently I run out of time quite frequently. But would you suggest just reading slower to comprehend much better? I find myself wandering a little trying to think about the big picture whilst reading at the same time. thanks for you help again!
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English is my second language as well. A few tricks I use are to visually abbreviate words that are not necessary to the understanding of the passage or argument, like "floccinaucinihilipilification" I would read as "flac" and be confident its context will provide the meaning. Also, a big problem I've overcome is letting my eyes return to the previous word or words. This is a bad habit. So, to break this habit, force yourself to eliminate rereading as an option. It will force you to focus on the words you are currently reading, help comprehension, and ultimately increase your speed. Of course rereading is sometimes necessary, but as a drill not rereading is very helpful. Also, with general practice w/ PT's you will get faster!
Dang I really appreciate this! I do a lot of rereading when I do the reading comp and LR but I am starting to realize that if I did not have to reread, I could do much better on time. Currently I run out of time quite frequently. But would you suggest just reading slower to comprehend much better? I find myself wandering a little trying to think about the big picture whilst reading at the same time. thanks for you help again!