{"id":422,"date":"2010-07-28T16:43:35","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T16:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreeder.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2010-07-28T16:43:35","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T16:43:35","slug":"how-to-read-faster-by-eliminating-subvocalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreeder.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/28\/how-to-read-faster-by-eliminating-subvocalization\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read Faster by Eliminating Subvocalization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to your first speed reading power tip. This post is one in a whole series that we’re going to be releasing for free over the next few weeks. What I’m going to be doing in these posts is teaching you some of the techniques and methods we’ve discovered\u00a0 that will help you read up to three times faster… and<\/em> comprehend more.<\/p>\n

If you can learn to break old reading habits and adopt new techniques, you can learn how to read faster.\u00a0 It really is that easy.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s face it.\u00a0 The reading habits you use now have been with you a long, long time. \u00a0Most were developed around the same time you first learned to read. \u00a0Do you remember when that was? \u00a0First, second, maybe third grade?<\/p>\n

And not only that, the first time you learned how to read was likely the only time in your life you learned how to read.\u00a0 Since then your vocabulary has increased and you\u2019ve been able to read more difficult material.\u00a0 But how you read likely hasn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a perfect example of what I mean.<\/p>\n

If I asked you to read a paragraph you\u2019d probably start on the left side of the page and read each sentence one word at a time.\u00a0 At the end of each line, your eyes would wrap back around to the left and continue reading the next line word-for-word.\u00a0 As you read, your lips might move and if you listen closely, you might even hear yourself saying each of the words.<\/p>\n

Is this how you do it?<\/p>\n

If you were taught to read by sounding out words, the answer likely is yes.\u00a0 There isn\u2019t anything wrong to this method of learning.\u00a0 In fact it\u2019s very effective for first-time readers and it\u2019s the way most kids are still taught today.\u00a0 Once you learn all of the sounds, you can apply that knowledge to pronounce any word.<\/p>\n

The problem is, this technique, which has become a habit, limits how fast you can read.\u00a0 We call this habit subvocalization and when you do it, you engage not only your eyes and your brain, but also your mouth and your ears.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what happens when you subvocalize:<\/p>\n