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Using Speed Reading as a Tool for Helping Low Level Learners

Using Speed Reading as a Tool for Helping Low Level Learners Presenters: Tekka Chang and Robert Moriarty Date: September 12th, 2024 Abstract Have you ever had to teach a course in a university where the text was chosen to prepare students for a high-stakes exam such as the Eiken IBA that is beyond the student’s ability? In this presentation, the presenters will show how a speed reading (SR) program (Jarrell et al., 2022; Millet, 2017) was implemented in an Integrated English course throughout the year in a lower-proficiency English group. In the program, N=25 first-year students met twice a week and finished 12 sessions of a junior high school CEFR Pre A2 level speed reading course, followed by CEFR A1 level speed reading sessions in the second semester. As a result, a significant increase in reading speed was found in the first semester alone, and a quantitative questionnaire showed that 79% of the students either “liked” or “somewhat liked” reading in English as a result of the SR course. Additionally, during the second SR course, students maintained a noteworthy average reading speed around 200 wpm, though further gains did not manifest through the semester. Presenters will offer rationales for the choices made and information on how to set up a SR sequence within a course that has a tight university-wide curriculum. Presenter Bios: Tekka Chang is an Assistant Professor at Meikai University. He has a Master’s in TESOL from Arizona State University and has taught English in Canada, Japan, and Taiwan. His research interests include extensive reading, second language acquisition, and pre-service teacher training. Robert Moriarty is an Assistant Professor at Meikai University in Urayasu, Chiba. He studied Linguistics at Duke University, moved to Aomori in 2005 to teach English, and earned his M.A. in TESOL from Temple University in 2020. His research interests include game-based learning, dopamine and learning, and extensive reading. Citations Jarrell, D., Kaneko, K., & Okazaki, S. (2022) Yomitore 50. Hamajima shoten. Millett, S. (2017) Speed readings for ESL learners, 500 BNC. (ELI Occasional Publication No. 28). Wellington, New Zealand: School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.