| When people learn how to increase reading speed | | | | Understanding and remembering what you read |
| they will be able to read through books, emails, | | | | along with an increase in reading speed will pay |
| articles and magazines quicker. However, is there | | | | huge dividends. Having said all of this, the rate of |
| a correlation between speed and comprehension? | | | | speed and comprehension will not be the same |
| Does retention increase as speed increases? This | | | | for everyone as results do vary depending on the |
| article will attempt to answer these two questions | | | | method used to increase your speed. |
| and I will explain some of the benefits of learning | | | | Just reading faster will not translate into increased |
| this skill. | | | | comprehension. To get the full effect the best |
| To answer these questions you have to | | | | method is to learn how to increase reading speed |
| understand the role of speed in the reading | | | | properly by completing a speed reading course. |
| process. Research has showed that there is in | | | | Most individuals who complete a speed reading |
| fact a close relationship between speed and | | | | course will double and often times triple reading |
| retention. Furthermore as speed decreases | | | | speed. The average person reads between 200 - |
| comprehension decreases as well. For many | | | | 400 words per minute while the average college |
| people who read slow a word by word focus and | | | | student reads between 350 - 500 words per |
| analysis is the main culprit to slow reading. | | | | minute. Imagine what you could do if those |
| Focusing and trying to understand the meaning of | | | | numbers were doubled or even tripled. To sum up |
| every word you read will decrease | | | | the article comprehension is increased when you |
| comprehension. | | | | learn material as fast as your mind works. This is |
| Speed reading allows individuals to increase the | | | | why increasing your reading speed will increase |
| rate at which they read and gradual increases will | | | | comprehension. |
| help you comprehend what you read. | | | | |