Category Archives: Speed Reading Research

Why Speed Reading Helps ESL Students

Because of the importance of English as a global communications language, many students in other countries are being required to get a working knowledge of English in order to graduate or advance in higher education, or even to be able … Continue reading…

What Are Saccades?

Whether you’re new to speed reading or have been practicing your techniques for a while, you’re sure to come across mention of saccades in your training. Understanding what these are and how they affect reading speed is an important factor … Continue reading…

Word Recognition and Speed Reading

One of the ways that you can increase reading speed is by training your eyes and your brain to recognize words as single units, rather than individual letters in a row. If you’re able to recognize words by their shape, … Continue reading…

The Relationship Between Reading Speed, Fluency, and Comprehension

When you’re starting out on a speed reading program, you might encounter several different terms, including reading rate (or “speed”), fluent reading, and reading with comprehension. A successful speed reading system will teach you how the ability to read fluently … Continue reading…

High Tech, New Specs, and Reading Speed

Have you heard that you might soon be able to trade your eyeglasses for a pair of iGlasses? A new iPhone app currently in development is promising to provide exercises that will help your brain learn to compensate for some … Continue reading…

What is RSVP?

If you’ve been using the 7 Speed Reading program, you’ve been practicing one of our recommended techniques for increasing your overall reading speed: widening your area of visual focus. It’s one of the key facets of our on-line training modules, … Continue reading…

Strategies for Skimming and Scanning Text

A study in 2009 done by Geoffrey Duggan and Stephen Payne of the University of Bath tracked the eye movements of people who were given a set amount of time to read through a large amount of information on a … Continue reading…

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