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Another Use For The Contents Page: Better Speed Reading Comprehenion, Faster Study Techniques

August 2, 2009

Previously, we learned how properly using a contents page can prevent the frustration of wasting countless hours pouring over the wrong book to complete a work or homework project.

Now, we learn another comprehension secret contained within your text’s contents page.  To perform this exercise you will need to briefly skim the sample contents page shown below:

Chapter 11

Fish

Fish physiology

Fish Mating Behavior

Fish Eating Habits

Chapter 12

Amphibians

Amphibian Physiology

Amphibian Mating Behavior

Amphibian Eating Habits

Chapter 13

Reptiles

Reptile Physiology

Reptile Mating Behavior

Reptile …………………

What do you think the missing will be after Reptile Mating Behavior? You can easily see that it is probably Reptile Eating Habits. This is easy to do because you have become familiar with how the writer of this Biology book is organizing her/his topics. Each chapter covers a different animal’s physiology, mating, and eating habits. This is extremely valuable information.

Many of you read slowly because you are afraid of missing important information. However, if you know what information is going to come next in a text you will be consciously looking for it to appear. When your brain consciously searches for information that is located in a text, it is easy to locate that information when it appears. This is another powerful use of your text’s contents page. It reveals the organizational pattern of a writer so that you can anticipate and find information even at higher reading speeds.

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