<p>The most daunting problem of adolescent students is their inability to concentrate on studies. Be it completing an assignment or studying a lesson, each of these tasks calls for their time, energy and constant involvement to achieve success. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Students often have uncontrollable wandering minds, shifting focus and craving for immediate pleasures rather than far-off benefits. Though they know they have to study for grades and a good career, they feel helpless as the odds stacked against them overpower their instincts to study and excel. In the absence of guidance by school or family elders, a large percentage of the youth is going astray. <br /><br />There are many solutions to these adolescent problems. Out of them, focused study is one panacea that has the power to reorient the mind engulfed by distorted priorities. As study is a focused activity, it requires oneness of all five preceptor organs. Among the multitude of sensory inputs, the strong ones get the immediate attention of the brain. <br /><br />As students sit down for a silent study session, the first overwhelming feature is the ‘awakening of senses’. Hence, during the study, hitherto seemingly unregistered senses start making sense to them. Suddenly, they may feel like getting a glass of water or calling a friend. <br /><br />Therefore, in order to minimise the onslaught of unwarranted preceptor signals during one’s study, the best option for students is to engage a combination of sensory organs. This can be easily achieved by doing loud reading. <br /><br />Loud reading does not allow your senses to wander because reading aloud is a focused activity. As multiple senses are engaged actively during loud reading, one’s concentration improves and has lesser chances of going wayward. These are not the only benefits. Over a period of time, students develop accent, rhythm and intonation patterns in their language of study, as loud readers focus on words and sentences they articulate and try to make sense of what they read. Not all learning takes place through conscious efforts. The multiple sensory inputs to mind are incubated and often internally processed. This adds to the argument that loud reading can reduce the problem of intermittent focus. <br /><br />Loud reading consumes energy. Hence, it is better to read audibly, instead of reading loudly, for 10 to 15 minutes and recall for five minutes. This read-recall cycle can help in developing the habit of study. This has numerous benefits including increased focus and improved performance. <br /><br />As the focus increases, one can shift to silent study and resort to loud reading whenever the problem of focus raises. With loud reading, students can experience many benefits and become more effective learners.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The most daunting problem of adolescent students is their inability to concentrate on studies. Be it completing an assignment or studying a lesson, each of these tasks calls for their time, energy and constant involvement to achieve success. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Students often have uncontrollable wandering minds, shifting focus and craving for immediate pleasures rather than far-off benefits. Though they know they have to study for grades and a good career, they feel helpless as the odds stacked against them overpower their instincts to study and excel. In the absence of guidance by school or family elders, a large percentage of the youth is going astray. <br /><br />There are many solutions to these adolescent problems. Out of them, focused study is one panacea that has the power to reorient the mind engulfed by distorted priorities. As study is a focused activity, it requires oneness of all five preceptor organs. Among the multitude of sensory inputs, the strong ones get the immediate attention of the brain. <br /><br />As students sit down for a silent study session, the first overwhelming feature is the ‘awakening of senses’. Hence, during the study, hitherto seemingly unregistered senses start making sense to them. Suddenly, they may feel like getting a glass of water or calling a friend. <br /><br />Therefore, in order to minimise the onslaught of unwarranted preceptor signals during one’s study, the best option for students is to engage a combination of sensory organs. This can be easily achieved by doing loud reading. <br /><br />Loud reading does not allow your senses to wander because reading aloud is a focused activity. As multiple senses are engaged actively during loud reading, one’s concentration improves and has lesser chances of going wayward. These are not the only benefits. Over a period of time, students develop accent, rhythm and intonation patterns in their language of study, as loud readers focus on words and sentences they articulate and try to make sense of what they read. Not all learning takes place through conscious efforts. The multiple sensory inputs to mind are incubated and often internally processed. This adds to the argument that loud reading can reduce the problem of intermittent focus. <br /><br />Loud reading consumes energy. Hence, it is better to read audibly, instead of reading loudly, for 10 to 15 minutes and recall for five minutes. This read-recall cycle can help in developing the habit of study. This has numerous benefits including increased focus and improved performance. <br /><br />As the focus increases, one can shift to silent study and resort to loud reading whenever the problem of focus raises. With loud reading, students can experience many benefits and become more effective learners.<br /><br /></p>
