MatiasT:
Skittering is very useful for academic material or material that is instructional in nature. Skittering involves a wild, dancing about movement like that of a waterbug on the surface of a pond. This movement of the eyes gives the brain an opportunity to look at all the words of a paragraph that supports its main premise.
To do skittering read the first sentence(topic sentence) of the paragraph you are going to begin skittering on. Move your eyes in a rapid pattern over all the words in the paragraph, except those in the first & last sentence,noticing those words that seem to carry meaningful support to the premise in the first sentence. The movement of your eyes can follow a zigzag pattern from top to bottom or bottom to top.It can follow circular pattern clockwise or counterclockwise and move from the center out or from the edges to the center. There is no set pattern, but you will discover a preference for one of them. Play with them all to find what works best for you. This movement gives your brain a chance to spot ideas that augment or add to the main concept in a paragraph. If the meaning of the paragraph remains unclear, read the last sentence. Continue this process through each succeeding paragraph until you near the end of the reading selection.
Review and reflect. Make a mindmap in your own words. Sure you have an open book but do not copy the words word for word put it into your own words.
Photoreading a book everyday is fine. It is especially helpful with a complex book.
Skittering is on page 64 & 65 of the Photoreading book 3rd edition.Five day plan (highly recommended) is on page 76 & 77 of the Photoreading book 3rd edition. If you do not have a photoreading book do a search on skittering and five day plan.
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