Speed Reading Secrets Do You Have What It Takes to Become a Speed Reader? Now your obvious question is of course: Can I do this? Do I have what it takes to read 3 times faster than I do right now? And can I do it without losing comprehension? Let’s begin by addressing the first question and then we’ll talk about comprehension more in detail. The initial reaction most people have when I throw numbers like these on the table is that it’s downright impossible for them to attain it. In fact learning to multiply your reading speed IS difficult to do. But only for a small category of people – those that have a reading handicap like dyslexia. So how do you know if you have a reading handicap? How do you know if you’re dyslexic? Easy. All you need to do is a simple test with your daily newspaper. Pick an average article and read it out loud to a friend or family member for a few minutes. If on average you get stuck on more than one word in ten there might be a problem. The rule doesn’t apply if it’s a foreign langue and your vocabulary in this language is so-so. I’m talking about if you’re an American and you’re reading an English language newspaper and have problems with more than 10% of the words. We call this the newspaper test. Most people pass it. And if you pass it you can quite easily become a speed reader and go from where you are right now to reading 2 3 or even 5 times faster. Here is the important part: I don’t care if you read that newspaper slowly. I don’t even care if you’re going painfully slow. All I care about is whether or not you can read without getting stuck on individual words or letters. It’s really that simple. My course caters to normal slow readers. It is not directed at readers with a handicap. And the reason a normal reader – even someone reading as slowly as I used to do – can increase their speed to such impressive levels so quickly is that OUR READING TECHNIQUE (the one we were taught in school) HAS SO MANY MISTAKES BUILT INTO IT IT’S SCARY.