| Speeding read can be improved by many | | | | marks in sentences are presented as breaks. |
| methods. It can be improved by self practice by | | | | Some programs also train the eye by making it |
| following certain simple steps or by enrolling | | | | focus an object at the center of the screen. |
| oneself in a classroom coaching session. Of all the | | | | Several shapes keep moving around the object |
| learning techniques available, the speed reading | | | | and the object itself moves up, down and |
| software is the most popular. There are many | | | | sideways. The user is required to keep focusing |
| speed reading computer applications available in | | | | on the object. However this method is greatly |
| the market today. Any one of them can be used | | | | debated on its usefulness. Researchers say that |
| as a guide to get started and then use it to | | | | to improve the reading speed, the eyes need to |
| sustain speed reading habits. | | | | be trained to read texts and not focus objects. |
| The first speed reading computer program was | | | | Not much study has been done to prove or |
| Vortex. However since the developer, Vallier did | | | | disapprove this training technique. |
| not update it after the frequently enough it did | | | | The latest computer applications come with |
| not run on Windows XP. Lot of other programs | | | | advanced features. It makes the user read a |
| are available today which work on the same | | | | book online at some preset speed. The speed can |
| technique as Vortex and most of them are | | | | be selected by the user. Highlighting of the texts |
| equally or better effective. | | | | is possible so that the user does not lose focus. It |
| Most of the conventional speed reading techniques | | | | is highly discouraged to read the texts aloud. The |
| teaches the reader to group words into blocks | | | | eye is trained to read by viewing text as images. |
| and read the word blocks. The computer | | | | This technique is very effective in eliminating |
| programs, however adopt a different strategy. | | | | sub-vocalization which ultimately leads to improved |
| The most common method adopted by | | | | reading speed. |
| computer applications is to display each word at a | | | | Speed reading is a habit. Once you are trained to |
| time. The words are displayed in the same | | | | speed read, it becomes a part of life. Learning to |
| position so that the reader does not have to | | | | speed read is like learning an alien language. The |
| move his eyes. | | | | earlier you are exposed to it, the faster you can |
| As we read, the data or information is processed | | | | learn it. Children pick up the speed reading |
| in our brain by breaking the text into serial | | | | technique in no time and faster than adults. Also |
| streams. Speed reading software uses this | | | | adults have a tendency to give it up before it |
| principle and presents the text in a serial fashion | | | | becomes a habit. speed reading helps in self |
| thereby saving the brain from having to break | | | | improvement and can be acquired with constant |
| the texts. The information is fed to the brain in a | | | | practice! |
| pre-processed and serialized manner. Punctuation | | | | |