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 Learn Proven Techniques to Accelerate Your Reading Speed  
Isn't speed-reading just for genius types? No, this is a misconception! It doesn't take a genius, you do not have to have an oversized brain, you just have to learn how to skim the words quickly so that you can comprehend what is written.

By Francis Hesse

You may believe that speed-reading is only for genius types. After all, you need to center on what you're reading if you hope to grasp what the text is trying to tell you. However, this is a misconception. Anyone can speed-read; it's a skill that has to be acquired.

Before you can begin to speed-read, you should take a speed-reading test to determine your reading speed level. You can find free speed-reading tests online. This will help gauge how fast you can read at present and be the benchmark to see how far you've come. It is awe-inspiring when you view the results of both tests, before and after you've taken your speed-reading course, to see that it is possible for you to become a speed-reader; even if you thought it was impossible.

Speed-Reading Education

You can learn how to speed-read in a number of ways. Some prefer audio tapes that take you through various tips and tricks of learning how to accelerate their reading. These audio tapes will generally come with booklets that include a speed-reading test. Again, you should take it before and after you've completed the course so that you can see how well you're progressing.

You may also want to buy books on the subject. Many books can teach you how to speed-read by also including tips and tricks. It may seem strange to buy a book on speed-reading, even though you're not speed-reading it at first, but soon you'll be cruising along page-by-page, reading a book in a fraction of the time it took before you started the course.

Speed-Reading Instructor

One of the best ways to learn speed-reading is to find an instructor who already speed-reads and who is well versed in teaching others. This person is also someone who can give you a speed-reading test, as you know it will be graded by someone else and not yourself, which is the case if you were to take a test via an audio tape or book.

You can find speed-reading teachers at your local library or you can look them up on the Internet as well, either through the yellow pages directory or on free listing sites such as Craig's List.

Speed-reading, again, is a skill you can learn. It doesn't take a genius, you do not have to have an oversized brain, you just have to learn how to skim the words quickly so that you can comprehend what is written. It takes concentration and a quick mind, and you should take many speed-reading tests so that you can gauge your progress every step of the way.

About the Author:

Francis Hesse will help you find all you need to become a proficient speed-reader. To learn more about speed reading click here. Article Source: A Language Guide - http://www.a-language-guide.com


  Article added 07/22/08.

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