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Some Helpful Tips On Increasing Reading Speed
By Alexandra MacLeod

Every time you move your eyes over a page it results in a number of twitching movements that occur as you stop between words and when your eyes rest on a word it is known as a fixation. The majority of readers are known to fixate at least once on each word on a line of text. We may want to increase the reading speed and for this it may be required to take in more words per fixation instead of trying to move the eyes faster.

Focus On Group Of Words Instead Of Each Word

A few tips that would help in increasing reading speed include trying not to focus on every word and try and look at two or three words at a time. One could also find that increasing reading speed would necessitate improving one's vocabulary and this would require familiarizing yourself with new words. When moving one's lips while reading, it is recommended to force oneself into reading faster by reading in groups of words at a time and this should help cure the problem of moving lips while reading and also increase reading speeds.

Also, to help in increasing reading speed one should read more, and fifteen minutes a day of reading may equal 18 books per year, so it should provide scope for reading a lot and reading it fast. And, before reading, one should know the purpose for which one is reading and read accordingly. If the purpose is to digest the main ideas then you can simply scan the material and not have to read every word.

One may also increase reading speed by spending a few minutes daily reading at speeds that are above comfortable levels and it may mean reading at twice or thrice the normal reading speed and making use of an index card or one's hand while letting the eyes traverse down the page. After this, one can expect the normal reading speed to increase. Also, for those whose concentration waivers while reading or it is poor, they could just read for ten to fifteen minutes at a time and slowly increase the duration of reading, which should also help in increasing reading speed.

One can go to a bookstore and browse books that help in increasing reading speed and purchase them and systematically use them for better reading speeds. Of course, not every student that is interested in increasing reading speed would benefit by using these books because some might have difficulties in understanding the text or matter that they read. Way back in the 1940s, there was also a trend to use machines for increasing reading speeds and even today, computers are playing a big role in this direction. Computers provide another useful means of improving reading speeds by using speed reading software that focus on better reading.

Author Details:
Alexandra MacLeod is an avid reader of Scottish books so she learnt speed reading to help her digest the information more quickly so that she could move on to her next book.

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