My favorite out of the focusing techniques is “reading out loud,” because it helps me to better picture the story in my head. I’ve actually used this technique for a long time now, when writing papers and also when I write the stories for this class, and I’ve found that it helps me notice errors and as a result my writing flows better.
The copy-and-delete technique worked well too, but I still prefer reading out loud. However, I found that when I delete the paragraphs I’ve already read I am less distracted (from the previous paragraphs) and it helps me to better understand the story I’m reading. I do like the idea of combining these first two techniques, and I will probably try it in the future!
For the last technique I started by reading the story (Zoology 1114) in my head, and after I was done with that I re-read it out loud. During my second read through I noticed more details in the story.
If I were to rate these 3 techniques I would put reading out loud first, then the copy-and-delete, and finally the timer technique. Each method did change my experience while reading the stories, and I do think there are advantages to all of them. I could see myself reading future stories out loud while deleting paragraphs as I go, and also trying to focus on the reading for 10 minutes.
Out of the stories I read I liked “What Makes the Lightening” the most, and it was interesting to this take on how thunder and lightening came about.
(A girl reading a story, source)
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