Do Strong Readers Need Speed Reading?
Author: Brandon C. Hall

If you're a strong reader, do you really need speed reading? If
you're a student or professional, the answer should be obvious;
it can only give you an edge. But more to the point, why keep
your reading level at basic comprehension and average speed? If
it's obvious that making a small change in your life results in
a big difference, it's worth investigating. This is the case
with speed reading.

When you are small you learn how to read by a method called
letter-by-letter reading, which essentially is exactly what it
sounds like. You sound out each letter and over time you can
form them into entire words. Children learn this process very
young when they are shown the letters of the alphabet and the
sound associated with each letter.

You wouldn't stop at letter-by-letter reading if you knew how
much more you would get out of reading by moving on to
word-by-word reading, which is the ability to recognize entire
words. So why limit yourself to block-by-block reading that
involves short blocks of words when you can increase that
enjoyment and understanding even further by learning how to
increase those blocks?

Speed reading is more than getting through a stack of words at
high speed. It increases the text you take in at one time,
which gives you a better grasp of what you've read which in
turn increases your ability to understand what you're reading
in bigger, faster doses. We all shift gears when we read,
depending on what we're reading. We automatically read text
containing familiar words and ideas fast and slow down when we
come across text with new ideas. Speed reading gives you
another gear to shift into, saves you time, increases your
reading comprehension, and gives you an automatic edge.

Having the ability to speed read allows you to read as quickly
through unfamiliar text as you do with text that you have seen
before. For the professional or student who needs to get
through large pieces of text quickly, this is incredibly
valuable. They can pick up a book or document, spend no more
than a few minutes going over it and have the same
comprehension and absorption that someone reading at a regular
speed would have after spending several hours reading it. The
time saved is remarkable and for someone who is a busy
professional or for a student who is faced with many classes as
well as other responsibilities, the difference in their lives
can be substantially better.

Although learning to speed read takes time and patience, it's
an investment that is well worth it. Having the ability to
grasp and retain information that is read at a fast speed can
make a significant difference in a person's life. If your
reading skills are strong now, you can quickly and easily adapt
to speed reading. Take some time to learn the techniques, make a
concerted effort to employ them, and then reap the many benefits
of being able to speed read.


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