Speed Reading Getting The Main Idea

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Speed Reading - Getting The Main Idea
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348
Summary:
Getting the main idea in reading is central to effective studying.
You must learn what the author’s central idea is, and understand it in your own way.
Every paragraph contains a main idea. Main ideas are perfect for outlining textbooks. Make it
Extracting Important Details

Extracting important details mean that you locate in your reading main and most significant id
There is usually one important...

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Article Body:
Getting the main idea in reading is central to effective studying.
You must learn what the author’s central idea is, and understand it in your own way.
Every paragraph contains a main idea. Main ideas are perfect for outlining textbooks. Make it
Extracting Important Details


Extracting important details mean that you locate in your reading main and most significant id

There is usually one important detail associated with every main idea. The more important deta

The more links you can make between details and ideas, as well as ideas themselves, the more p

The first things to ask yourself are: ˆWhy you are reading the text? Are you reading with a pu
In other words, identify your purpose.

Once you know this, you can examine the text to see whether it is going to move you towards th

An easy way of doing this is to look at the introduction and the chapter headings. The introdu
Chapter headings will give you an overall view of the structure of the subject.

After grasping ideas from chapter introductions, ask yourself whether the book meets your need
Ask yourself if it assumes too much or too little knowledge.
If the book weren’t ideal, would it be better to find a better one?

Take 1-2 minutes to skim through the article to find the core idea. Know what is being express


Read lightly and flexibly. Know what you need. Slow down to fulfill your purpose, answering qu
Since very few words carry the meaning, speed up to pass redundant or useless information.

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