How To Read Quickly

This will sort of prime the engine of retention.

How to read quickly. To learn quickly when reading start by familiarizing yourself with the reading s purpose. So the first step of becoming a speed reader is to recognize that by exercising and practicing with this scanning motion our eyes become faster and more prepared to read quickly. As you read move your finger quickly across the page so that your eyes will try to keep up with it and force you to read faster. Reading quickly with good comprehension requires focus and concentration. It s just like working out a muscle.

Do it constantly and it will grow stronger. Then while reading use a pen to mark the main arguments and important examples. 62 words 5 lines 12 4 which you round to 12 words per line. Also make sure you re not mouthing the words or saying them out loud as you read which can cause you to read significantly slower. As you read take notes on the author s claims your thoughts and things you don t understand.

To read faster start by removing distractions such as the tv your phone or music so that you can focus on what you re reading. To read fast hold a ruler or pen on the page and move it so it s always under the line you re currently reading which will help prevent you from re reading a sentence by mistake. Start by looking up the text s historical context topic and its contents. Read them answer them to the best of your ability and then begin your actual reading strategies. Go to the questions at the end first.

To determine your current reading speed take your practice book which should lay flat when open on a table and count the number of words in five lines.