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 he Layering Process
The 3 Steps to: Speed, Comprehension, &
Retention
When most people start to read a magazine, newspaper or book -- they
just open it and start to read!
You can have better speed, comprehension, recall and retention if you
"layer" in the information in the following three steps instead of
trying to get it all at once.
1. Overview:
Decide What You
Want & Find Out What It’s About
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This is like the "trip tik" you get from AAA before you go on a journey. It gives you a plan
for where are you going, how to get there and things to watch for on the
way. It makes the trip easier if you know where you are going ahead of
time.
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Use the Table of Contents in a magazine to decide which articles you
want to read and look at the headlines in the newspaper to choose what interests you.
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Survey All The “Extras" -- side bars, headings
and all of the things "you usually skip".
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