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Originally Posted by phrodod
I found a great resource to help people learn speed reading from a book. If you like it, consider going onto the site and contributing to the author. He doesn't charge, but accepts donations. (And no, I'm not affiliated with it, but I did learn useful stuff from it.)
http://www.semanticrestructuring.com/lookma.pdf
After following the advice in it, I found my reading speed to roughly double, while my comprehension stayed about the same. By the end of the book, I was speed reading the book as well.
Despite that, my reading speed is still only around 400 WPM.
Phrodod |
EyeQ worked well for me. Speed reading software is certainly a better investment compared to a speed reading course. A course won't offer the kind of eye training exercises nor the short daily repitition which is so important when it comes to something like reading. You didn't learn to read in a four hour session, so it's not surprising that you can't learn to speed read in a four hour session either. You're really kind of re-training your brain how to read.
I probably doubled my reading speed if I'm going for 90% comprehension, or tripled if I'm willing to sacrifice and go for 70%. At first speed reading felt awkward and I missed vocalizing every word. After just a few weeks though I was back to imagining everything which was happening when reading fiction, just as you do when watching a movie.
Really the biggest problem for most people is probably vocalizing. You start off learning to read by reading aloud, and many people never give up that habit. I know I didn't until I finally got around to trying some speed reading stuff.