Comprehending what you read is important while learning speed-reading. If you have difficulty understanding words, it could stump you while reading. Still, you need to find purpose, goal, and make plans to speed-read. To help you see how purpose fits in we can consider a few samples. In the sample, a few people will read the same material with the same goal in mind.

Person A:
I will read this book.

Person B:
I will read this book to find out what happens to the character at the end.

Person C:
I intend to read this book to learn what happens to the hero in the end.

Person D:
I intend to read this book, and plan to discover what happens to the hero at the end of the story.

Comprehension:
Person A has meaning and apparently plans to read the book, yet his or her meaning is not fully developed. Likely, this person will find it difficult to begin speed-reading and finishing the story.

Person B has a fuller meaning, and plans to discover the ending of the story, yet the meaning is not fully developed.

Person C: Note: I intend is far more powerful than “I will.” The person likely has a better chance of reading the book. NOTE: The person intends to ‘learn’ what happens to the character in the book. This is a good outlook that the person will read the book, but notice person D.

Person D, ‘intends’ to read the book, and “plans” to “discover” what happens to the hero at the end of the story. Person D then has a great chance at learning speed-reading, as well as finishing the story. This person has full meaning.

Of course, I was unable to mention a book title, and a working subject due to demands, however most times you can review a title, subheading, dates, lists, and a few other details to get a head start on speed-reading.

While learning to speed-read you want to take it slow at the start. Various speed-readers can inform you how to read fast, yet only you know your own abilities. While you may not be capable of spotting your abilities now, the more you read the better the chances of learning you.

Still, comprehension is important. Of course, speed-reading will enhance your ability to comprehend what you read, yet you may want to practice building your comprehension skills to work in harmony with speed-reading. Thus, your intellectual capacity to grasp meaning will give you a deeper purpose in speed-reading. When you start to speed-read, read materials that are easier to read, as well, read material that moves along smoothly.

For instance, Sally went to the mall with her friend Tina. We see in this sentence that Sally has a friend named Tina, whom she went to the mall with. Of course, we do not have a date or time, yet we see a verb and now in process. When sentences have verbs, nouns, and core subjects, the sentence is often easier to read.

You may want to time self at one point while learning to speed-read. Some experts claim timing self off the bat is ideal, yet some of us panic under the clock. Thus, decide at your own discretion whether you want to time your reading now, or wait until you feel most comfortable.

Speed-readers rarely read an entire group of sentences. Rather, speed-readers pick through familiar words and connect the messages in between. For instance, Sally’s Somatotrophin started slipping, that eventually she required supplements and medications to restore her hypophysis glands, so that her hormonal growth would increase again.

Now, perhaps the first words you will spot in the sentence are “Somatotrophin’ and hypophysis and think, what in the world? This is not a good start at speed-reading. What you want to look for in the sentence is clarified words that you recognize. For instance, (supplements) and (medications), as well as (restore), (glands), (hormonal growth):

Now think, why would Sally need supplements and medications to restore hormonal growth? Apparently, some action within her body is not working properly.

To ease your mind, Somatotrophin is the human growth hormonal production, while hypophysis is the pituitary glands. The two affect how well the body functions. Now, you try reading a few sentences on your own. You can start by rereading this article as fast as you can. Don’t forget to check your comprehension once you finish.