A lot of things you do in life have an associated speed.\u00a0 But you probably don\u2019t think about that speed very much.\u00a0 A good example is walking.\u00a0 The pace at which you normally walk has an associated speed.\u00a0 How you drive, how long it takes to complete your homework or work assignments, and how long it takes to shower can all be associated with various speeds as well.<\/p>\n
Something else you probably don\u2019t think about is your ability to modify the speeds at which you perform these and other daily tasks.\u00a0 You can drive faster and slower as traffic conditions allow.\u00a0 You can walk faster or slower, depending on where you\u2019re going, how quickly you need to get there, and your energy level.\u00a0 And you can do your homework faster, especially when there\u2019s something you want to do or someplace you want to go.<\/p>\n
Well guess what?<\/p>\n
Reading is no different.\u00a0 If you do any reading at all, whether a lot or a little, it\u2019s safe to say that you read at a certain speed.\u00a0 Most of the time your reading speed remains consistent.\u00a0 However when necessary, you can, to a certain extent, adjust your reading speed faster or slower.\u00a0 Usually it\u2019s slower because you want to make sure you understand what you\u2019re reading.<\/p>\n
As I said before, I doubt you give much thought to how fast or slow you\u2019re doing it.\u00a0 The most you ever think about your reading speed is that it\u2019s slower than you\u2019d like it to be, which explains why you\u2019re here.<\/p>\n
Later on, I\u2019ll teach you how to measure your reading speed.\u00a0 It\u2019s not that hard and it\u2019s something you can do on your own.\u00a0 It\u2019s mostly a matter of figuring out how many words you can read per minute.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re wondering why all the focus on knowing your reading speed, the answer is simple.\u00a0 The only way you can gauge your speed reading progress is to start with a point of reference.\u00a0 It\u2019s just like losing weight.<\/p>\n
Before you can determine how much weight you\u2019ve lost, you need to know what your weight was when you started dieting.\u00a0 By regularly weighing yourself while you diet, you\u2019re able to keep track of whether you\u2019re losing or gaining weight.\u00a0 If you didn\u2019t have a starting weight to use as a point of reference, you\u2019d never know whether or not you were making any progress.<\/p>\n
Well, that same concept applies to measuring your speed reading progress.\u00a0 If at the beginning of this post your reading speed is clocked at 250 words per minute, and the next time you test your reading speed it\u2019s 345 words per minute, you can easily see that your reading speed has increased by nearly 100 words per minute.\u00a0 Seeing your progress reflected in actual numbers will make you happy and keep you motivated.<\/p>\n
If your reading speed increases even more the next time you test it, say from 345 words per minute to 500 words per minute, you\u2019ll clearly see that you\u2019re continuing to make good progress.<\/p>\n
When we first test your reading speed, don\u2019t be surprised or discouraged if your numbers puts you in the category of a slow reader.\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t matter because the point of determining your current reading speed is not to classify you in any certain way.<\/p>\n
In fact, without knowing anything at all about any of you, I\u2019m willing to bet that most of your initial reading scores fall somewhere in the range of a slow reader.\u00a0 That\u2019s what I find with most of the speed reading students I teach.<\/p>\n
If you recall, slow readers are those whose reading speeds are between 150 and 250 words per minute.\u00a0 Again, if that\u2019s where your initial speed lands, don\u2019t worry.\u00a0 I won\u2019t call you any names, or laugh at you or anything like that.\u00a0 And besides, I already know you\u2019re not happy with your reading speed.\u00a0 Otherwise you wouldn\u2019t be making an effort to improve it.<\/p>\n
Instead, I respect your desire to improve your reading speed, and I plan to do my best to help you achieve that goal.<\/p>\n
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