Reading Faster?

If you have ever spoken to someone who cannot read, or allowed yourself to learn a language written without the English alphabet then you understand the magic of reading. Looking at symbols that convey a message that seems like a secret message until you learn to unlock the secret.

We learnt how to read back in elementary school and although we had to practice it in school, studies are now showing that most of us never improve our reading speed or comprehension skills past the sixth grade! One comparison I read said if you played piano for 12 years but every time you played you sounded like you'd just started your lessons, it would seem very strange.

So why are we not keen on learning to read faster or increasing our comprehension of whatever we read?

Here is a speed reading test to find out what your Words Per Minute (WPM) and comprehension are.

Here is an internet website where you can practice to speed read.