<p>Hi all, </p>
<p>I have noticed that I seem to not read out loud or read in my head (meaning reading the actual words in my head) but seem to just read. What do you guys do for critical reading to increase retention? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Good question. If you want to get much out of the CR passages, you must read with interest; read as if you want to know more of what is being said. Don’t just read as if you have to understand. Believe you me, on my last Sat test, for the first two sections, I was serious and tried to understand, but it seemed that I didn’t understand anything from the passages. On the last two sections, I tried to follow this tip of getting myself interested in the topic; as a result, I really enjoyed reading the passage and choosing the correct answer was very easy.</p>
<p>Also, you might know this or might not but always mark the lines you would have to refer to from the questions and then start reading the passage. As soon as you reach the underlined or marked lines, go back to the lines question and answer it. This method is the best although I don’t know how effective it would be with you.</p>
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<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Hey mate, </p>
<p>Thanks for your advice. I do all those things mark the line refs, generally interested in the passage, but I just wanted to know whether or not people read out loud to themselves or read the words in their heads. I find now that reading in my head like reading the actual words in my head has improved my retention and getting more answers right. </p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Reading in your head will increase your retention for sure. However, it will slows down ur reading speed since subvoclization tends to have. a speed of 200wpm-250wpm. It might work effectively for sat because it emphasizes comprehension over speed. When it comes to reading a novel or other forms of written literature, it’s necessary to eliminate subvocalization and read with your eyes( speed reading 600 wpm+).it takes practice to speed up your reading speed and maintain a good comprehension level.</p>
<p>Yangfizz- thanks for your reply. I realised that: I read with my eyes for novels but this wasn’t working for me with the sat. Subvocalisation has helped me though quite a bit mainly because the passages aren’t exactly very long. I haven’t really learned the skill of speed reading. I have tried it on the SAT and my retention is so poor that I gave up with it. I think speed reading is something that you have to have practiced for a long time to read quickly but also achieve the same sort of retention levels as those when reading by subvocalisation. </p>
<p>Cheers</p>