<p>without sacrificing comprehension? Is the classic fashion of simply incessantly reading the only possible way? </p>
<p>With teachers assigning more than a hundred pages to read a night, I need to discover a way to surpass this barrier.</p>
<p>Practice!</p>
<p>lol, and let</a> me google that for you ;p</p>
<p>That was amusing :)</p>
<p>moodrets did you make that?</p>
<p>There are speed reading courses - I had to do one many years ago (my employer sent me on it) and was surprised that it did speed my reading up as I was already a pretty quick reader. I think the courses are pretty expensive though there may be something online.</p>
<p>As far as I can recall (loooong time ago) a lot of the training was based on the concept that people unconciously read forward and backward as they read. There was a little gadget that covered everything but the line you were reading to train you to stop doing this. As you read the line the gadget moved to the next line (or something like that). There may have been other techniques but that is the one that sticks in my mind.</p>
<p>You can probably try something similar at home by putting something under the line and moving it down as you read thus training your brain to not read forward.</p>
<p>Try "Triple Your Reading Speed". Despite its name it's pretty good and the paperback's only $6 or so. </p>
<p>One good technique that it discusses is to read words in groups, not individually. Your eyes move faster through the same amount of text.</p>
<p>Also, read with your eyes, not your ears. You don't need to mentally 'hear' the words while you read them to understand them (sounds weird, but it works).</p>
<p>i always "hear" the words when i read and it ****es me off because i can't stop</p>
<p>Sparknotes is the best tool for slow readers. ;-)</p>
<p>lol why didn't you just say improve? this is an internet message board, not the SAT.</p>
<p>I always find myself doing what yeticrab described about hearing the words. On tests, I whisper the words under my breath. Even on math tests, I'll say 41 B, as in Number 41 is B. Although, I do that mostly out of fear I'll mess up the scantron grid. I always worry one day a teacher will hear me and think I'm trying to help someone cheat or something, haha</p>
<p>No, no, don't castigate him. He learned me something new. ^brandnewstate, that's amazing. I do that too.</p>
<p>you just have to practice and read up that's all!</p>
<p>"ameliorate", huh? lol...</p>
<ol>
<li>Eliminate distractions (i.e., don't try to read with the TV on, turn off your cell phone, don't listen to music.)</li>
<li>Have plenty of light.</li>
<li>If you wear glasses or contacts, make sure your prescription is up to date.</li>
<li>Get enough sleep.</li>
</ol>
<p>Have you ever tried enjoying what you read?</p>
<p>For me, I balance out by read comics and novels, so that you build mental endurance and learn to find connections. If you like Batman, you'll love Hamlet. The stuff in school doesn't have to only apply inside the gates.</p>
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