ReadSpeeder

Speed reading seems to be a controversial subject.  The possibility of speed reading probably depends on how you define it, and what you expect from it.  There are so many courses which offer to teach you to read faster, sometimes MUCH faster, but you have to wonder if it is really possible?  Could you really learn to read 1,000 words per minute?  Could you really learn to read (and understand) as fast as you can run your finger down a page?  Some people can do that.  Could you learn it too?

Here’s what I think.  Other than in the rare cases of savants, we are quite limited in the reading speed we can attain.  First I have to wonder: if it were actually possible to learn to read at these savant speeds, why isn’t speed reading a regular part of public education?  Wouldn’t it be a crime not to teach it?  And second, I don’t see how we can read any faster than we can think.  After all, what good is reading without thinking?  We really can’t read any faster than our minds can absorb the information.

But the good news is that this still leaves us plenty of room for improvement.  When we think of each word, and sub-vocalize, we are limiting our reading speed to the our speaking speed.  Just increasing our reading speed to our thinking speed would be a big improvement.

This is what ReadSpeeder attempts to do.  By reading whole phrases at a time, you grasp the meaning of what you read faster, and this improved comprehension naturally leads to faster reading.  Then as you exercise your ability to read whole phrases, your mind can also get practice in thinking faster.  This can help prevent your mind from wandering while your read, and lead to even faster reading.

So you can learn to read faster.  ‘Faster reading’ may not qualify as ‘speed reading’, but it can still make reading much more productive and enjoyable.

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