Why do people turn to speed reading? As a student or even someone who reads a lot for their job, it can be a valuable tool that not only improves the speed of your reading, but also your comprehension and retention of the material you are reading. Speed reading will give you more freedom to do other projects and activities that you are working on. You can find courses online or in books or even as a college or community education course.

Children learn to read by first learning letters and sounds and then words. The problem is that most people never get beyond reading one word at a time. Speed reading will teach you to read whole blocks of words at one time, so that you can increase your speed and overall comprehension.

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