Reading Reaction Journal #4

Reference:

Lee, Michael (2008, Jan.30). "Improve Your Reading Skill-Great Speed Reading Tips". Just landed from Improve Your Reading Skill-Great Speed Reading Tips. Retrieved on Sep. 27, 2010 from http://www.articlesbase.com/self-improvement-articles/improve-your-reading-skill-great- speed reading-tips-319929.html.

Summary:

In the article, "Improve Your Reading Skill-Great Speed Reading Tips" by Michael Lee, it shows how the readers can improve their reading skills by following some helpful tips. The first tip is keeping your focus on the information and the material that you read. But if you get bored, try to take a break then go back to your reading. Second, try to use your hand to follow your reading and to keep on your concentration. Good readers know how to be selective on reading any material. Finally, practice and regular reading are the most important tips because the reader will notice his or her reading skill improve in a short time.

Reaction:

I agree with Lee that reading skill is very important and it needs to follow some tips to become a good reader. Many people, even me, face many difficulties in reading long materials. I think that the situation depends on the lucidity of information and the vocabulary which the writer uses in his or her writing. That is because some writers use difficult words in one sentence that make the reader very confused and feel bored. Others write about the same topic with simple words, so the reader becomes interested and feels happy through reading. In addition, practicing your reading skill is very important. The person who is used to practicing reading newspapers, magazines, articles, and books is able to focus on some important information on the material which he or she is reading. He or she knows how to do scanning, previewing, and skimming to get the important information. Unfortunately, when I was a small student, my teachers taught me how to copy the answers from the passage. They did not teach me how to paraphrase the answers by my own words. We really need to practice how to pick up the significant information which can help.