I'm a slow reader, so if anyone has tips on increasing speed, please share! I'm also getting my eyes checked.
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How fast do you read?
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After getting your eyes checked you can try thinking about how much you read in one glance...parts of a word? words individually? entire sentences? the more you read in each 'bite' the faster you will read. A little practice and reading more in each glance will come easily.
The best way to practice reading is to pick up a book...stay away from the computer screen.
The best way to practice reading is to pick up a book...stay away from the computer screen.
I'm a slow reader too. It's been rather rough for me because I majored in literature and I generally love reading.
I've tried controlling my breathing so I can pass that threshold of reading only as fast as you can speak but it just didn't feel the same.
I've tried controlling my breathing so I can pass that threshold of reading only as fast as you can speak but it just didn't feel the same.
I can read a 1000 page book in a week if I like it. 700 pages takes me 3-4 days, depending on complexity. I don't have any techniques...I never practiced or anything, I just read fast. I don't think it has anything to do with eyes as I have a lazy left eye which was "fixed" after years of eye therapy, and I wear (am supposed to, anyway) contacts. Some people just read faster than others, I guess.
Demon Hunter said:
I read a ton (oddly, less during the summer than during school) but, I am not so sure that practice makes perfect in this case. itcheroni said they are an english major and still a slow reader... not to say that reading speed is not a changeable factor, but I think it may be programed rather deeply in our brains.
cleanup said:
This is very common.
Three ways to tackle this:
1) Read the text like you would a magazine article, quickly and don't worry about the details. If there's something you don't understand do not go back over the sentence, just carry on until the end. Then re-read the piece. You'll fill in the gaps.
2) Read the sub-headings of the text before you tackle the content. It's been proven that we absorb information better if we are given a 'framework' before hand to 'drop' the information into - i.e. if we are aware of the larger picture.
3) Sleep on it. we process and store information in our sleep. Read it, sleep, read it again the next day. That hard concept might become a little easier.
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