Most people read out loud in their head.
Which means that most people only read as fast as they would read out loud. So there's plenty of scope to increase your reading speed quickly and easily.
Follow these simple speed reading tips to improve your reading speed.
1. Time your current reading speed
If you don't do this, you won't know whether your efforts have worked or are in vain. Remember that reading speed varies according to the material you are reading - you'll read a dry academic book slower than you'd read the latest thriller or Harry Potter novel. It also varies according to what you're reading from - we read slower from a computer screen than we do from a printed book. Whatever you choose for your test, jot down your time so you can test yourself again later.
2. Stop re-reading words
Use your finger or a pencil to follow the words across the page and to help make sure that you don't lose your place and go back over words you've already read. Chances are that this tip alone will boost your reading speed considerably as you stop repeating yourself and reading things twice.
3. Don't move your lips while you read
As well as reading "out loud" in your head, chances are that your lips are moving and almost speaking the words you're reading. Work on stopping yourself from doing this and you'll find your reading speed improves. This happens especially with unfamiliar words - we try to pronounce them when we're reading and this slows down our reading speed.
4. Do you really want or need to read this? Skim first!
OK, this isn't a tip to increase your reading speed in and of itself. Instead, it's a tip to get you to question whether or not you actually need to read a piece of writing in the first place. If the book or article is for your enjoyment, then it qualifies. If the writing is a set piece that you'll be tested on later, again you have no choice. But if you're researching something then the item you've come across may or may not be useful. Skim the item to see whether or not it's going to say anything useful before deciding whether or not to read the whole item.
5. Scan first
Often the first and last paragraphs of a chapter will tell you most of what you need to know. Sometimes books admit this by having a summary of points covered at the end of each chapter. Get in the habit of reading these summaries (or starting and ending paragraphs) first and then going back to the parts you need to cover. Unless you're a complete newcomer to a subject, you'll probably already know at least some of the material and won't need to revise it again.
Once you've gone through these techniques, it's time to time yourself again. If you've improved your reading speed, congratulations! Keep practicing and you'll likely improve more. If your speed hasn't changed much (or at all) then work out where you're stumbling and focus on improving that area first.
Find out how to improve your reading speed including a technique to double your reading speed in 16 minutes
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By Trevor Johnson 
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