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It is always a good exercise when you try to determine your speed reading rate at every point in time of your reading any material. When you do this you should also remember that your comprehension rate is also a factor that determines your rate of reading. If you read a material and gain a rate of 400 words per minute without understanding what you read, then you have not actually speed read at all.

Thus it is vital that you consider material of interest to you to improve and enhance quick understanding of any material before you. When you test yourself, it simply shows that you are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve a good speed reading. One of the strategies that can help you test as well as improve or increase your speed reading rate is the use of the progress chart report. I will be showing a sample of it and how you can put it to use for maximum results. However, there is no hard and fast rule about this method, you may devise any other one you feel will help you better.

A Typical Progress chart:

Reading rate: Time(seconds)/Time(Minutes) Comprehension Level
Reading Speed 1:
Reading Speed 2:
Reading Speed 3:
Reading Speed 4:

As you practice reading, take note of how many words make up the article you are trying to speed read. Once you are through, try to calculate the amount of time it took you to complete it and record this as either per minute or seconds. As you progress, you should notice progress from each of the speed reading rate, this will help you to want to do more and will help you to achieve an amazing speed in reading after a lot of practice. Now i want you to calculate how long it will take you to complete the paragraph below.

Let's take an example below:

Even in some small towns, the rate of crime is higher than in the bigger ones. This change in societal values is making people wonder where the world is heading to, more especially as the government is not doing much to stop a difficult economy. Consequently, people are trying to survive neglecting loved ones, friends, and moral values to get what they want.

How long did it take you to complete the above statement? As for me, it took me 10 seconds to read and comprehend a sixty three word count paragraph. So my Reading Speed will be calculated thus: 63/10 = 6.3 words per second. Therefore i will be reading at a rate of 6.3x60 = 378 words per minute.

My comprehension level:

Crime rate is increasing in small towns, Changes is causing increase in crime. Poor leadership has caused difficulty resulting in neglect of family and human values.

Hello, are you there? What is your comprehension and speed reading level?

To increase any level of speed reading, you will need to preview, review and read a material in an area of interest to you, that way you are more likely to conquer your limitations to speed reading.