Reading Tip – Pace Yourself!
Do you feel frustrated or bored with the book or material that you have to read for class? Pace Yourself!
Follow these easy steps:
- Get a stopwatch or clock. Set the timer or see what time it is and start reading.
- Pay attention to when your mind starts to wander, or you stop paying attention to what you’re reading, or when you get frustrated.
- How long did you read? 10 minutes? 20? 30?
- Only read for as long as you could, then take a break. Put the book down, go get a snack, run around the block, or work on other classwork.
You’ll need to make sure you read more often, however if you only read in little chunks, instead of trying to slosh through a book for a couple of hours, you’ll find that you move through the reading much faster, and you won’t get bored or frustrated.
