Speed reading

The barriers to increasing reading speed

• Regression: Going to the previous word to read it again. To stop it use a visual pacer. Underline the words that you read with your finger (in pc use your cursor.)
• Subvocalization: The voice in your mind...

• Speed reading promises to help anyone read at speeds of above 1000 words per minute with full comprehension.
• The average college-level reader read at the speed of 200-400 words per minute.
• In 1959, Evelyn Wood launched Reading Dynamics, said to increase a reader's speed ...

• As soon as you notice your mind drifting, stop and consider your needs.
• Develop a key/system to note the following in the text: key ideas/major points, unfamiliar words/unclear information, key words and phrases, important information, and connections.
• Summarize the main poin...