<p>How do you increase reading speed? I'm a terribly slow reader. It takes me ten minutes to read a page. I think that's because I want to know and be aware of everythings that going on it the passage or book. I dont' want to miss anything. </p>
<p>So basically how would I increase speed? Thanks</p>
<p>By reading a lot you generally increase reading speed and your level of comprehension stays the same. Speed reading, as far as I know, teaches you to look at a group of words/sentences at a time and get the "gist" of it. The best way to learn to speed read is to take a course, and they'll teach you advanced strategies (like how to pick out just the verbs in a sentence, or something like that). My brother says that speed reading is "uncomfortable" though, because trying to read fast isn't as relaxing as reading for pleasure.</p>