speed-reading
Quick text consumption
Speed-reading is a technique for reading text faster than normal, typically by training the eye to take in larger chunks at once or suppressing subvocalization.
Whether comprehension survives the acceleration is debated: She took a speed-reading course but found she retained less.
The verb is speed-read.
Passing lightly over
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- chunkingDividing into manageable parts
- previewingWatching in advance
- pacingRate of movement
Speed of movement
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- time-savingReducing required duration
productivity · performance · optimization · proficiency · progress · benchmarking · improvement · practice
Continued holding or possession
- recallMemory retrieval act
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
interpretation · gist · summarization · inference · concentration · focus · memory · note-taking
skimming
Passing lightly over
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- chunkingDividing into manageable parts
- previewingWatching in advance
pace
Speed of movement
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- accelerationRate velocity changes
time-saving · productivity · performance · optimization · proficiency · progress · benchmarking · improvement · practice · mastery
retention
Continued holding or possession
- recallMemory retrieval act
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
synthesis · interpretation · gist · summarization · inference · concentration · focus · memory · note-taking · highlighting
courses
Academic subjects or meal stages
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- workshopsGroup learning sessions
- programsCoded instructions for computers
tutorials · exercises · drills · apps · software · methods · systems · certification · instruction · self-improvement
speed-readingclose reading
Detailed textual analysis
critical reading · literary analysis · textual analysis · active reading · annotation