| The average reader is able to absorb 200 to 400 | | | | the sound of the word. However, in reality sub |
| words per minute. After attaining the skill of | | | | vocalization reduces reading speed greatly. |
| speed reading, these rates can double or even | | | | Eliminating this bad habit from your daily reading |
| triple. | | | | would greatly increase your reading speed. |
| However, many of the speed reading techniques | | | | Obviously, reading the words out loud would have |
| do not increase comprehension rates. With the | | | | dire consequences on your reading speed as well. |
| amount of research carried out, there are several | | | | Skimming should be avoided to increase |
| ways to increase reading speed and increase | | | | comprehension rate. |
| comprehension rates. This includes avoiding | | | | Skimming is the process where the reader visually |
| skimming and other bad habits, increasing your | | | | searches for the information on the page for |
| concentration, and preparing for what you are | | | | clues on the meaning. It might be useful for short |
| about to read. Furthermore, with modern | | | | articles; however, for large amount of reading |
| technology, there are several program designed | | | | that require analysis it is best to avoid this habit. |
| to help speed reading and increase comprehension | | | | Nevertheless, in the workforce, some readers |
| rates. | | | | tend to skim past the non relevant information. It |
| What is Speed Reading? | | | | does save time, but care must be taken that you |
| Speed reading was discovered by several | | | | do not skip past the required information. The |
| psychologists, educational experts and the US Air | | | | best way to increase the rate of comprehension |
| Force with the use of the tachistoscope. | | | | during reading is to make you concentrate. |
| However, the term was defined by school | | | | Although your first instinct would be to argue |
| teacher: Evelyn Woods. The term defines the | | | | back against this accusation, it is important to |
| ability to read words at high rate of speed, with | | | | acknowledge that during reading, ultimate |
| or without affecting comprehension rates. | | | | concentration is required for understanding the |
| Woods found that using her hand as a pacer, | | | | information as you speed read. Make sure that |
| whilst turning the pages, she was able to increase | | | | there are no distraction when you speed read is |
| her reading speed. It was from these results, that | | | | one method of increasing concentration. Having |
| Evelyn Woods created her speed reading | | | | genuine interest in what you are going to read is |
| program; Reading Dynamics. | | | | a way of increasing your concentration as well. |
| How to Increase Comprehension Rate Whilst | | | | This might be rather hard to accomplish, but with |
| Speed Reading | | | | practice you will get over this problem. Preparing |
| There are several useful techniques you can apply | | | | yourself for what you are about to read is a |
| without purchasing a speed reading software. | | | | method of gaining the most information. |
| Through practice, it is possible to read faster | | | | Preparing your mind for what you about to read |
| whilst increasing your comprehension rate. Some | | | | ensures that you increase your comprehension |
| of these techniques include getting rid of any bad | | | | rate. Possibly scanning the index or the summary |
| habits that you have acquired whilst growing up, | | | | of the text would give you an idea of what you |
| such as sub vocalization and skimming. Sub | | | | are about to read. Moreover, if you are supposed |
| vocalization is the internal speech a reader tends | | | | to answer a question, make sure you have read |
| to imagine when reading out a word. Many | | | | the question thoroughly so that you know which |
| readers tend to have this habit in order to imagine | | | | information to search for in the text. |