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For the past two articles, you have been learning about some of the items that can cause reading comprehension problems. You have learned that generalizations can be confusing because they make it hard to know precisely what is being taught by the writer. You found that adverbs, and non-specific verbs contribute much of the problem. In this article, you will discover that comprehension problems can also occur by the precise opposite of generalization. Too much specialization can be also be quite problematic. Let's take a closer look at this cause of learning difficultly

Suppose you were reading a book. "Suddenly, the writer says look at the Turgis Migratorius. Isn't it beautiful?" What happens to your brain when you encounter a highly specialized word like this? Unless you are an expert on the subject related to this word, you are left clueless. By the way this word refers to a robin red breast. It is the biological nomenclature or technical name for this familiar bird. This is a very common problem in college textbooks that present words that aren't part of most vocabularies.

In college many experts use highly specialized words without explaining their meaning.

A good example is a Calculus professor. You are reading a very confusing passage, Nothing is making sense. Then the writer adds insult to injury by saying, "this is easy to see, or obvious to everyone." Yes, after studying Math for 30 years, and holding a PhD it probably would seem easy. But for the rest of us it can be quite challenging. You are experiencing a generalization from an expert.

The expert's brain has a firm grasp of the details needed to understand the technical words and ideas they are presenting. The layman's brain is often a blank sheet of paper. The confusion occurs when the expert refuses to share the necessary information needed to make their text meaningful.

The best solution to this problem that I can offer is simple. Get another book that explains the subject matter more clearly. In fact, in some very technical books, I often will get several other books. Synthesizing the various explanations found in each of these texts into a single meaning will often solve this problem for you as well. Enjoy your reading.

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