# Improving Reading Retention

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-reading-retention/483175>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 27, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-reading-retention/483175 "2009-01-27T03:01:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrightNShiny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improving-reading-retention/483175/1 "2009-01-27T03:01:47Z")

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I’m beginning to suspect that I learn better from listening to audio lectures rather than from reading material. I don’t really have a problem with reading comprehension (I do fine on reading comprehension portions of tests). Rather, I seem to zone out when I’m reading dense, jargon-laced material, and I’ll find myself 10 pages later without the faintest notion of what I’ve read. Unfortunately, I have to do a lot of this type of reading.

And ideas on how I can improve my reading retention? Thanks for your help.