| Almost everyone has seen someone speed read, | | | | Comprehension |
| they appear to skim the text and still have read | | | | Reading fast does not take the lessons applied |
| and absorbed the content. It is normal for | | | | when learning to read at primary school and |
| everyone to read at different speeds, even | | | | speed them up - this would not work and would |
| before some people have mastered the skills of | | | | not increase the speed of absorption of the |
| reading fast. | | | | information. |
| The people who have studied speed reading | | | | Reading at speed is about learning whole new |
| techniques will still read at different speeds; | | | | strategies of reading, ensuring that material |
| however they will undoubtedly beat those without | | | | content is not missed or misunderstood. |
| experience. | | | | Primary school teaches reading in a linear form, |
| The point of reading fast is to understand and | | | | building each word through the letters which form |
| absorb the material using specifically learned | | | | the syllables, the syllables forming the words and |
| strategies. Skimming a page and then rapidly | | | | the words forming the sentences. Courses teach |
| turning onto the next page is not really of use if | | | | students to read looking for different patterns |
| the brain is not absorbing the information at an | | | | and not to read each word individually. |
| equivalent speed. | | | | A traditional education builds habits in reading |
| The best and most efficient way to learn to read | | | | which a good speed reading course will push aside, |
| fast is to enroll in classes, where speed reading | | | | replacing with new techniques. A comprehensive |
| skills will be explained clearly. | | | | course will also advise students how to become |
| The advantage of courses is that students will be | | | | more efficient readers; hopefully this will also |
| shown several different strategies allowing them | | | | encourage the desire for self improvement as |
| to choose the ones they find easiest to | | | | well as the desire to read. |
| understand the material they are reading. | | | | Students often work with distractions (usually |
| Students should try to learn all the strategies | | | | noise) around them; lecturers in speed reading will |
| presented during their courses as, once these are | | | | normally discourage this as research shows that |
| mastered, they will see a dramatic improvement | | | | by reducing the distractions the level of |
| in their reading rate, after which they can hone | | | | comprehension are increased. |
| and choose their preferred style. Students will see | | | | Lecturers in speed reading will usually take the |
| the benefits of speed reading as soon as the | | | | time to teach students the importance of |
| techniques are applied to their main field of study. | | | | preparing the environment they work in before |
| The time taken for reading assignments and | | | | they read a single work - remember reading at |
| research for written assignments will be greatly | | | | speed is all about increasing the speed of |
| reduced. (Allowing more time for sports and other | | | | comprehension not just the speed of reading! |
| lessons of life also learnt through college living). | | | | The satisfaction of reading faster and with better |
| Equally, once in the world of business and industry, | | | | comprehension skills cannot be underestimated; |
| speed reading will reduce the length of time | | | | the techniques of speed reading increase the |
| needed for reports, research papers and | | | | enjoyment of reading. Speed reading is a skill to |
| newspapers. | | | | be encouraged in each and every generation of |
| Speed Reading Strategies Encourage | | | | new readers. |