I followed this up by giving them some articles and having them divide it up into "chunks" and then try to read it. Now we just need to keep practicing.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tagged Under: Reading
Reading Speed: Chunking
Posted By:
Heather
Dated:
February 04, 2012
I wanted to introduce the concept of "chunking" as a way of increasing reading speed. I wanted to show my students now NOT to read--word by word, individually, and how TO read--in chunks. So, I made this powerpoint presentation. I rapidly moved through the slideshow, demonstrating that if you look at each word individually, it will take a long time. Check it out.