Last summer, I took an online class on speed-reading and retention. In the class, I learned to make markers or pictures that represent the main idea of a paragraph or a phrase while reading. For example, if I am trying to remember the exact places where they dropped the atomic bombs during WWII, I would make a marker that would look like a mushroom cloud on top of the places where they released the bombs.
Learning how to speed-read and understand the text is really hard and it pushed me a lot because it required me to think. As he said in the video, things are not always easy to get unless you work hard. Even now, I have to practice speed-reading because if I do not practice it, the skill will go away again.
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theperpetualadventurer
January 21, 2021
This is an awesome tool! Thanks for sharing!
paulmontoya_04
January 22, 2021
I like the idea of how a simple picture can remind us of what the meaning of a word may mean. The word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis may seem like a bunch of nonsense, but if u have a drawing of a lung… it is easy to remember that this word means a lung disease.
pocky
January 22, 2021
This seems like a good idea. When you said the atomic bomb looked like a mushroom cloud I could agree because that’s what I think too. I can see how having text along with the drawing would help.
Delaney Y.
January 24, 2021
Hello! Drawing a picture seems like a very clever idea to help remember information; I can definitely see how this could help. Speed-reading must also be a useful tool when going over assignments and notes. Overall, you did a great job explaining your learning techniques.
Eagle W.
February 3, 2021
Thats a great idea to use small drawing to remember what you are reading and what is important. I will defiantly use that strategy in the future.
Monkeys4Ever
February 4, 2021
I like the idea of speed reading and making visual markers for remembering things. There is another type of visual marker called a memory palace, where you remember a certain place and connect that place with what you wish to memorize. Good Job!!!