How to Learn to Read Fast

Whether you're studying for finals, researching for a paper or reading a novel for English class, it helps to be a fast reader. Reading quickly allows you to make the most of your time, and it can be fun to see how quickly you can get through material. Reading is a skill most of us learned at a very young age and then stopped practicing. People read every day, but don't often focus on getting better at it. They don't focus on getting faster despite the fact that being a fast reader can greatly improve the amount they can accomplish.

Things You'll Need

  • Book
  • Stopwatch
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Instructions

    • 1
      Use a book and not a magazine as the pictures can distract.

      Choose a book for practice material. It can be any book you want, but it is best to use a book you have not already read.

    • 2
      You don't have to start at the beginning. Choose any section.

      Pick out a two-page section that will be your initial test for this session.

    • 3
      A stopwatch, or a reliable timer, can be used.

      Time yourself as you read the two pages as quickly as you can, and record the time. You will time yourself at the end of the session as well, so that the two times can be compared.

    • 4

      Write down the page number and passage you read, as you will come back to it later.

    • 5

      Choose another two-page section of the book. Start at the top of page one, and using a pointer, or your finger, move your eyes as quickly across the page as possible. You may, at first, not comprehend all of the words your eyes move over, but visually take in each word. Comprehension increases as you get used to the technique. Using a pointer stabilizes your eyes, and trains your brain to stay on the words. Often the eyes can fluctuate briefly away from the page, but our goal is to keep both the eyes, and the brain, on the words. If you miss a word, do not go back, as backtracking will slow you down. Keep pushing forward.

    • 6
      You can use your finger, or a pencil, as a pointer.

      Repeat step 5 in different two-page sections of the book for thirty minutes. Continue to focus on moving your finger faster than your eyes usually read; in order to train your eyes and your brain to focus and move swiftly.

    • 7

      Turn back to the initial timed section of the book, and repeat step 3. You should see quicker results in just this session, but you must keep practicing in order to continue getting faster.

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