Fast at English Words, Slow at Articles? Making the Transition

Word questions and article questions do not test all the same abilities.

The structure of the common word list is relatively simple, while the article adds changes in capitalization, punctuation, semantics and length. If you are able to answer familiar word questions very quickly and your articles are obviously slower, this does not necessarily mean that you are regressing. First break down the differences and see whether you pause on long words, sentence connections or detailed symbols.

Don’t challenge yourself with unfamiliar literary vocabulary at the beginning. You can first choose articles with familiar topics and short sentences, so that the main task is still typing instead of looking up the dictionary.

Connection skills using transition materials

The first step is to practice short sentences composed of familiar words, the second step is to add capitalization and punctuation at the end of sentences, the third step is to add unfamiliar words, and finally enter a complete paragraph. Increasing the difficulty one level at a time lets you know which step takes more time.

For long words, you can first check the spelling structure before typing; if you find it difficult to connect common letters, practice the combination alone and then put it back into different words. Don't skimp on reading by guessing word endings, as words that look similar may differ by just a few characters.

Keep unfamiliar articles for verification

Practicing the same section multiple times is suitable for error correction, but not suitable for independent measurement of transfer ability. Update new articles every once in a while and check the normal input performance. When the difficulty of the articles is very different, first compare the content of the same topic and similar sentence length to reduce misjudgments caused by differences in reading.

Today’s practice

First type a group of common words, then type a short sentence composed of these words, and finally type a new article on the same topic. Record the layer at which the obvious pause begins. Practice from that level next time to avoid continuing to brush up on vocabulary lists that you are already familiar with, but expect the article speed to automatically increase simultaneously.