| An attempt to increase speed reading would | | | | from these unnecessary mannerisms or motor |
| surely be a major challenge. It would certainly not | | | | habits, fixations or pauses also hinder our success |
| be an easy task. There will be obstacles and | | | | to increase speed reading. These fixations can |
| hindrances along the way but these should not | | | | also lead to slower speed in reading. Fixations also |
| dampen your enthusiasm and commitment to | | | | have detrimental effects to an individual's level of |
| increase speed reading. After all, the benefits and | | | | comprehension and concentration. |
| advantages you will enjoy after you have | | | | To increase speed reading, you should also be |
| successfully mastered it will be worth all the | | | | familiar with factors that reduce your speed. |
| efforts and challenges you have undertaken. | | | | These factors include limited perceptual span, slow |
| Most experts would highlight sight reading as the | | | | perceptual reaction time, vocalization, faulty eye |
| most effective way to increase speed reading. On | | | | movements, regression, faulty habits of attention |
| the other hand, regression or back-skipping is | | | | and concentration, lack of practice in reading, fear |
| considered an unhealthy habit that would not be | | | | of losing comprehension, habitual slow reading, |
| helpful to increase speed reading. This unhealthy | | | | poor evaluation on the importance of selected |
| approach in reading can be traced to how reading | | | | items, emphasis on remembering everything |
| was taught to youngsters which may be | | | | rather than on remembering selectively. Eliminating |
| applicable to such age bracket but would not be | | | | these obstacles would be very helpful to increase |
| advantageous for adolescents and adults. | | | | the reading speed. |
| Regression or back-skipping slows down an | | | | Necessary conditions must also be established |
| individual's speed in reading and comprehension | | | | prior to making any reading interventions. Any |
| rate. | | | | eye defects must be corrected. Regression must |
| Other unhealthy habits that would hinder any | | | | be avoided. The eye-span must be widened. You |
| attempt to increase the reading speed include | | | | also need to be aware of when you should slow |
| motor habits or mannerisms such as tapping the | | | | down and when should speed up reading. |
| desk, flicking the hand and moving the lips. Aside | | | | |