Learn Speed Reading At Home
If you cannot enroll for a speed reading program, don’t worry. You can learn speed reading at home too! It’s easy and fun.
Develop Your Own Speed Reading Program
The basic step to learning speed reading is to determine what your current reading speed is. How to do that? Well, take a book or magazine. Select the page you want to read. Set a timer for 5-10 minutes time period. Before that, do not forget to choose a quiet corner of your home. Begin to read at your normal speed. Do not try to speed read. Avoid being conscious and read freely. When your timer goes off, mark the page where you stopped to know how much you have read. Now, count the number of words you read during this time. You are now aware of your current reading speed.
Thereafter, set the timer again for the same time period. Begin to read from where you stopped. Do not read the same matter again. This time, you have to read in speed. In the beginning, you will have to consciously make an effort to do speed reading. Read as speedily as you can. And remember, you have to understand what you are reading. Try to retain as much information as you can. Comprehension and reading have to go simultaneously. As the timer goes off, mark the page where you stopped. Count the number of words you read during the set time. Did the word count increase? It may not be a drastic increase, but don’t lose heart. A slight improvement is also appreciable.
Repeat the process once again. Do this everyday. You only need to spare 15-20 minutes daily for your home speed reading program. When your speed gets considerably higher, observe whether you feel tensed or relaxed while reading in speed. Next time, try to keep yourself relaxed while speed reading. Remember, it is possible to achieve amazing speed along with a good comprehension. The brain has tremendous power. You only need to learn to use it.
Practice Is The Key
One of the keys to developing speed reading skill is regular practice. Besides this, you need to have patience and will power to achieve it. You simply cannot get admirable results overnight. And remember; read only that fast that you can understand the matter you are reading. Simply increasing the speed is useless. Reading and comprehension are like a pair of shoes. You just cannot wear one shoe.
So, start your speed reading program from today itself. Good luck!