Schulte's "Red-Black Table" Method: Recommendations for the Development of Speed Reading

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

The Gorbov-Schulte speed reading technique helps develop attention, memory and perception. The technique is not difficult to master. It is enough to look at the table with numbers (or letters) for a while and try to follow the recommendations.

The technique was developed by the German psychotherapist W alter Schulte (1910-1972). Initially, the technique of searching for objects in a grid of squares was created only to study the attention of patients.

So, what is the Schulte technique and how to use it? Consider this article.

Method "Red-black tables"

Tables with numbers are used to train speed reading, but not only. They are also suitable for the general development of children during school years and are useful in psychology - to establish the type and speed of mental processes.

How to work according to Schulte's "Red-black tables" method?A square, drawn by vertical and horizontal lines into an odd number of small squares, contains numbers or letters. They need to be found with a glance for a certain time. At the first stage, you need to train the speed of search and orientation skills. At the second stage, the amount of attention increases, and it becomes easier to look for numbers with your eyes.

For those who have been studying for six to eight months, finding numbers from 1 to 25 takes no more than a minute - 30-40 seconds.

There is an even more complicated technique - the "Black and Red Table" by Gorbov-Schulte. It can be used to evaluate not only the amount of attention, but also the speed of switching. At the same time, two or four tables are placed in front of the subject at the same time.

Tables of varying complexity can be completed online on certain Internet services for self-development. But you can just draw yourself such "simulators" on paper and time yourself with a stopwatch.

How to increase attention?

Usually, a person sees clearly no more than 15 degrees from the point on which he focused. The rest goes unnoticed. The meaning of training according to the "Red-Black Table" method is to expand this zone.

Schulte's technique is not a test where you need to "reach out" to some norm. There are no norms here, since everyone has different mental processes: for some they proceed quickly and evenly, for others, attention seems to be interrupted, and they cannot find the next number for a long time. You just need to try to do the exercise like thisas soon as possible, and with care.

Effects of training

The effects of constant work with spreadsheets will only be noticeable after several months of daily half-hour work with spreadsheets.

During operation happens:

• development of short-term memory;
• expansion of peripheral vision;
• gradual increase in attention span;
• develop concentration.

As a result of long-term work on the "Red-Black Table" method, when reading any book, the speed of searching for the necessary semantic blocks increases.

Rules for working with tables

There are several rules regarding how to train according to Gorbov's "Red-Black Table" method. Let's list them briefly.

1. Respect the distance from the eyes to the table - 30 cm.
2. Before you start counting the numbers, you need to focus your eyes in the center for about a minute. Some tables have a green dot to capture attention.
3. Count numbers from 1 to 25 and from 25 to 1 only to yourself, not out loud.
4. Train with different tables so that the eye does not get used to the same arrangement of objects in a square.
5. Do the exercise daily. But no more than 30-40 minutes in a row. No need to overwork.

And one more rule, or rather a recommendation. Workouts should be fun. You don't have to force yourself to do it if you don't feel like it. And don't blame yourself if you can't cut the timefunction test up to 30 seconds.

Complicated workout options. Transition to speed reading

To achieve better concentration and greater speed of perception, after mastering the small tables, they move on to 7x7 and 8x8 squares. The squares can be colored in different colors and contain more difficult tasks.

For example, to complicate the task, the subject is asked to find the numbers from 1 to 36 in direct order. And then numbers in other colors from 36 to 1.

After mastering the "Black-Red" Gorbov-Schulte table technique, you can proceed to reading books. And try to read the page by looking at the center. Move your gaze only vertically, without horizontal movements. At the first stages, you should not worry about whether the information is perceived. Just practicing the skill of speed reading with the eyes.

Then try to understand what catches your eye. On those information blocks where you need to think about what you read, you can stop looking for a longer time. But if you learn to quickly look for the necessary information using the "Red-Black Table" method, then some uninformative blocks can be skipped altogether.

How to develop superintelligence?

The technique allows you to quickly navigate through any information. Having mastered the technique of speed reading, a person can quickly study scientific materials, study and write dissertations.

Unbelievable results can be achieved by developing children in this way. They learn quickly and can absorbinformation is much easier, as they have more filters for selecting information.