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If you want to increase your reading speed and improve your comprehension, you can take a speed reading course, buy speed reading software, and read speed reading books. You can also try some simple speed reading tips that you can easily do by yourself and which will help you boost your reading speed:

• When you start a speed reading program, first determine your actual reading speed and test your comprehension level so that you can monitor your progress.
• Take a positive attitude to what you are about to do. A way to achieve this is to use your speed reading techniques on simple text, such as an adventure book, a comedic novel, or a mass-market romance novel. Reading simple prose will keep you interested and you will not feel the strain of reading that some beginners feel.
• Determine the contents of the material you are about to read. See whether you need to read the material in detail or whether you just have to get the gist of the text. Look at the chapters as well as the structure of the first chapter so that you can determine your reading strategy.
• Use your hand to guide you through your reading. Your eyes are stimulated by movement and by using your hand slightly in advance of your eyes, you will be able to read faster.
• Cover the text you have just read. Most of us have the habit of rereading the text that we have just read. To avoid these so-called “regressions”, simply cover the text you have already read.
• Concentrate on the important parts. Not all the text in a book is vitally important, especially in newspapers and magazines. Skim though the text and read the important ideas. You can also use a marker to highlight the main ideas, which you can review later to refresh your memory.
• When you are reading, focus your eyes on groups of words instead of one word at a time. Use your peripheral vision.
• Be persistent. Do not expect too many instant improvements.