Increasing reading speed exercises|scientifically proven methods

                             Increasing reading speed exercises|scientifically proven methods         

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Books are uniquely portable magic.Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.There is no friend as loyal as a book but time is limited.

According to Google ,the total number of books in the world arriving at a total of 129,864,880.There are somewhere between 600,000 and 1,000,000 books published every year in the US alone.So increasing your reading speed is extremely important to learn as much as possible in limited period of time.

Here are some scientific methods that has been proven by thousands of reader.  Read below mention methods carefully and apply it . Success will be yours.

Requirement :

1.  A book of 300+ pages that can lie flat when open.
2.  A pencil, and a timer .You should complete the 20 minutes of exercises in one session.

Synopsis

1. Minimize the number and duration of fixations per line to increase speed.

Read in a sequence of saccadic movements (jumps) . Do not read in straight line.Each of these saccades ends with a fixation, or a temporary snapshot of the text within you focus area . 

To  feel saccadic movements (jumps), close one eye, place a fingertip on top of that eyelid, and then slowly scan a straight horizontal line with your other eye-you will feel distinct and separate movements and periods of fixation.

                                 

                                                        Fig: saccadic movements (jumps)

2. Eliminate regression and back-skipping to increase speed.
The untrained subject engages in regression (conscious rereading) and back-skipping (subconscious rereading via misplacement of fixation) for up to 30% of total reading time.

3. Use conditioning drills to increase horizontal peripheral vision span and the number of words registered per fixation.

Subjects which are not trained  use central focus but not horizontal peripheral vision span during reading, foregoing up to 50% of their words per fixation (the number of words that can be perceived and “read” in each fixation).

The RULE

 1) learn technique

 2) learn to apply techniques with speed through conditioning

3) learn to test yourself with reading for comprehension.

1. Determining Baseline

 Determine your current reading speed

1.  Take your  book  and count the number of words in 3 lines. Divide this number of words by 3, and you have your average number of words-per-line.    
2. Count the number of text lines on 3 pages and divide by 3 to arrive at the average number of lines per page. Multiply this by average number of words-per-line, and you have your average number of words per page.
3. Mark your first line and read with a timer for 1 minute exactly,read at your normal speed and read for comprehension. After exactly one minute, multiply the number of lines by your average words-per-line to determine your current words-per-minute (wpm) rate.

 2.Trackers and Pacers

 Using a tracker and pacer  ,regression, back-skipping, and the duration of fixations can be minimized. 

For this experiment use a pencil, holding  the pencil in your dominant hand, you will underline each line (with the cap on), keeping your eye fixation above the tip of the pen. This me thod wiil not only serve as a tracker, but it will also serve as a pacer for maintaining consistent speed and decreasing fixation duration.

1) Technique (2 minutes):

Practice using the pencil  as a tracker and pacer. Underline each line. DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH COMPREHENSION. Keep each line to a maximum of 1 second, and increase the speed with each subsequent page. Read, but under no circumstances should you take longer than 1 second per line.

2) Speed (3 minutes):

Repeat the technique, keeping each line to no more than ½ second (2 lines for a single “one-one-thousand”). Some will comprehend nothing, which is to be expected. Maintain speed and technique-you are conditioning your perceptual reflexes, and this is a speed exercise designed to facilitate adaptations in your system. Do not decrease speed. ½ second per line for 3 minutes; focus above the pen and concentrate on technique with speed. Focus on the exercise, and do not daydream.

3.Perceptual Expansion

If you focus on the center of your computer screen,you can still perceive and register the sides of the screen. Training peripheral vision to register more effectively can increase reading speed over 300%. Untrained readers use up to ½ of their peripheral field on margins by moving from 1st word to last, spending 25-50% of their time “reading” margins with no content.

For example, let us take the hypothetical one line: “Once upon a time, students enjoyed reading four hours a day.” If you were able to begin your reading at “time” and finish the line at “four”, you would eliminate 6 of 11 words, more than doubling your reading speed. 

1) Technique (1 minute):

Use the pencil to track and pace at a consistent speed of one line per second. Begin 1 word in from the first word of each line, and end 1 word in from the last word.

DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH COMPREHENSION. Keep each line to a maximum of 1 second, and increase the speed with each subsequent page. Read, but under no circumstances should you take longer than 1 second per line.

2) Technique (1 minute):

Use the pen to track and pace at a consistent speed of one line per second. Begin 2 words in from the first word of each line, and end 2 words in from the last word.

3) Speed (3 minutes):

Begin at least 3 words in from the first word of each line, and end 3 words in from the last word. Repeat the technique, keeping each line to no more than ½ second (2 lines for a single “one-one-thousand”).

Some will comprehend nothing, which is to be expected. Maintain speed and technique-you are conditioning your perceptual reflexes, and this is a speed exercise designed to facilitate adaptations in your system. Do not decrease speed. ½ second per line for 3 minutes; focus above the pen and concentrate on technique with speed. Focus on the exercise, and do not daydream.

4.Calculate New WPM Reading Speed

Mark your first line and read with a timer for 1 minute exactly- Read at your fastest comprehension rate. Multiply the number of lines by your previously determined average words-per-line to get determine your new words-per-minute (wpm) rate.

Congratulations on completing your experiment with reading speed. Practice above mentioned methods for increasing your reading speed. 

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