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The Rules of Speed Reading

How you can learn to speed-read

Speed-reading is telling you that you can do it. When you start speed-reading, you will need to set in your mind that you intend to speed read to get started. Once you have in mind what you want to do, you will move to improving your skills. To do this you say to say I want to improve my speed reading skills. You are now affirming you intentions and goals. Next, you can tell self that you want to know how to augment your speed reading abilities, as well as letting you know that you intend to practice, practice, and practice some more. The more you practice the faster you will read. Before you start speed-reading, let's ask a question.

Question:

How does my current speed reading abilities compare to others who speed read? Well, before anyone can truly answer this question you need to understand your speed of reading, as well as your level to comprehend what you read. We can test your reading ability now.

Test:

Read the body of this article at your own pace and time self as to how fast you read the information.

Now, draw a chart. The Title of the chart should read as Progress Report Chart. In the body of the chart: The progress charts will help you to develop skills, grow in reading, advance in speed, and improve your all-around ability to speed-read. The charts will also augment your comprehension while reading. Thus, the charts promote and build on desire to speed-read.

Time per Second /Speed Count Words per Minute/ Comprehension

Practice Reading #1

Practice Reading #2

Continue as far as you like with the chart.

In the first column under “practice reading,” write in how long it took you to read the information in this article. Keeping a chart on your speed reading habits can help you to grow smoothly to a faster reader.

To calculate the words per minute, you will need an additional chart. In the chart, you will divide the numbers per second in reading by 7080, which will help you to see the words per minute in your speed reading practice.

Time per seconds 60 50 45 40

118 141 157 177

Comprehension test:

Comprehension will help you to understand better what you read, while grasping the meaning through knowledge. Your intellectual capacity will flourish by expanding your comprehension skills.

Now, we can test your comprehension level. I want you to answer the questions below without re-reading the material. Do not panic if you don't know the answers.

How do I start speed-reading? ______

What is the first thing I have to do to start speed-reading? ____

After I start speed-reading, then what do I do? _____

What is the third step in speed-reading? ______

What question might few ask while starting to speed-read? ____

How will drawing charts to keep track of my reading speed, help me to read faster? _____

How important is comprehension? __________

Answers:

I tell myself to start speed-reading now.

Telling me to just do it and do it.

I affirm that I want to learn how to speed-read.

The first three steps are telling you that you intend to speed read. The next step is telling you that you want to learn how to speed-read. The third step is practice, practice, and practices some more.

Few people may ask how does their ability to read fast compare to other peoples' ability to speed-read.

Keeping charts will help you cultivate your desire to speed-read while showing your progress.