| Do you know that speed reading is classified as a | | | | (1) Reading late at night is not good for your |
| mind sport? There are lots of speed readers | | | | comprehension. |
| throughout the world who are very proud of their | | | | (2) Reading in wrong environment like low lighting |
| skills in reading and comprehension. The council of | | | | can damage your eyes. |
| speed reading world was established to recognize | | | | (3) Reading in noisy surroundings can reduce your |
| people who are achievers when it comes to this | | | | concentration. |
| sport. Just like physical sports there are also | | | | You have to engage yourself to various reading |
| various competitions in mind sports. But not | | | | texts. What are they - they are the books that |
| everyone knows about it because what they | | | | you read daily. You can read newspapers or |
| know is that reading is only applied in school or at | | | | magazines, science fictions, novels, experiments, |
| work. Let us not stereotype the idea. Instead, let | | | | mathematical problems, and history books. You |
| us be proud of these people who have incredible | | | | have to adjust yourself in each of these materials. |
| mind powers to comprehend a text at a given | | | | While you read them, try to time yourself and |
| period of time. | | | | see which among them gives you the fastest |
| Because of these, a lot of people are asking how | | | | time in reading. You will know that not all types of |
| to teach speed reading. This skill is difficult to learn | | | | reading materials have the same reading rate |
| but the techniques and methods are easy. It is | | | | because there are factors involve in this like the |
| difficult because it assesses the mind skill of a | | | | writing format and the category of the material. |
| person. Brain has to process what the eyes are | | | | You also have to apply some of the dos and |
| reading. If the process is slow, it means the | | | | don'ts in reading. What are the dos? First, read |
| comprehension of the person is also slow. | | | | with a pointer. You will need this so that you will |
| Sometimes, it is in the genes. But they say no | | | | have to read again the sentences you just read. |
| person is born dumb and I believe in this rather | | | | Second, read with your eyes. This allows you |
| than the former. All they need is practice and | | | | read faster. Third, read early. |
| constant reading. | | | | The don'ts are the following: |
| When you decided to learn the speed reading, | | | | (1) Do not sub-vocalize. This can lessen your |
| you have to love reading first. There is no other | | | | speed in reading. |
| way to start your training but to appreciate | | | | (2) Do not regress, meaning reading back what |
| reading. Just the contestants recognized by the | | | | you have read. It will eat up your time. |
| council of the speed reading world, you can also | | | | (3) Do not read everything. Not all the paragraphs |
| help yourself to be recognized as well. You have | | | | and words written in the text are important. |
| to learn the various methods in reading with | | | | In the council of speed reading world, all these tips |
| comprehension. To start with, you have to stop | | | | are suggested and most of the speed readers |
| your bad reading habits. What are they? | | | | are applying them. |