Editing Speed reading (section)

== Methods and principles ==

===Skimming and scanning===
'''Skimming''' is a process of speed reading that involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to the main idea or when reading an essay, it can mean reading the beginning and ending for summary information, then optionally the [[Topic sentence |first sentence of each paragraph]] to quickly determine whether to seek still more detail, as determined by the [[SQ3R#Process|questions]] or purpose of the reading.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdu.edu.au/study-skills/study-strategies/reading-and-researching |title=Study Skills – Effective reading strategies |website=[[Charles Darwin University]] |access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How to read an academic article – part 7 |url=http://www.lenmholmes.org.uk/students/how2read/how2read_g.htm |website=Len M Holmes.org.uk |access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How to read an academic article – part 1 |url=http://www.lenmholmes.org.uk/students/how2read/how2read_a.htm |website=Len M Holmes.org.uk |access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How to Read a Paper |url=http://blizzard.cs.uwaterloo.ca/keshav/home/Papers/data/07/paper-reading.pdf |date=February 17, 2016 |first=S. |last=Keshav |website=[[University of Waterloo]] |access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Paragraphs and Topic Sentences |url=https://wts.indiana.edu/writing-guides/paragraphs-and-topic-sentences.html |website=[[Indiana University]] |access-date=2017-08-11}}</ref> For some people, this comes naturally, but is usually acquired by practice. Skimming is usually seen more in adults than in children. It is conducted at a higher rate (700 [[words per minute]] and above) than normal [[reading (activity)|reading]] for comprehension (around 200–230 wpm), and results in lower comprehension rates,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://works.bepress.com/marcel_just_cmu/84/ |last1=Just |first1=Marcel Adam |last2=Carpenter |first2=Patricia A. |title=Speedreading: The Psychology of Reading and Language Comprehension |date=1987 |location=Newton, MA |publisher=Allyn & Bacon |isbn=978-0-20508-760-0 |access-date=2016-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417011221/https://works.bepress.com/marcel_just_cmu/84/ |archive-date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> especially with information-rich reading material.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Fitzsimmons |first1=Gemma |last2=Jayes |first2=Lewis T. |last3=Weal |first3=Mark J. |last4=Drieghe |first4=Denis |date=2020-09-17 |title=The impact of skim reading and navigation when reading hyperlinks on the web |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=15 |issue=9 |pages=e0239134 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0239134 |doi-access=free |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=7497986 |pmid=32941471|bibcode=2020PLoSO..1539134F }}</ref>

'''Scanning''' is the process where one actively looks for information using a [[mind-map]] (organizing information in a visually hierarchical manner that showcases the interrelatedness of the information for better retrievability) formed from skimming.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} These techniques are used by meta-guiding the eyes. Scanning includes the main point as well as headings and important information.

===Finger tracing===
With '''finger tracing''' or '''meta-guiding''', readers point to specific lines or areas (with their fingers), to help [[attention|focus]] on the sentences being read (or paragraphs being skimmed), reduce [[cognitive load]], and increase [[Memory and retention in learning|retention]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Claudia|last=Hammond|title=The tricks that can turn you into a speed reader|date=2 December 2019|magazine=BBC Future|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191129-how-to-learn-to-speed-read}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ginns |first1=Paul |last2=King |first2=Victoria |title=Pointing and tracing enhance computer-based learning |journal=Educational Technology Research and Development |date=1 June 2021 |volume=69 |issue=3 |pages=1387–1403 |doi=10.1007/s11423-021-09997-0 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11423-021-09997-0 |language=en |issn=1556-6501|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name=frank-everything></ref>