Reducing Time For Reading

                The minimum length of time needed for a fixation should only be a quarter of a second. By pushing yourself to minimize the time you take until you reach su  ch rate, you will get better at picking up information from very brief and few fixations. This is a matter of practice and confidence.                                                  COMPREHENSION                   Research shows that there is a big relationship between rate and comprehension. Some people read rapidly and comprehend well; others read slowly and comprehend  badly. Thus, there is some reason to believe that the factors producing slow reading are also involved in lowered comprehension. Good comprehension depends on whether you can extract and retain the important ideas that you’ve read, not on how fast you read them. If you can do this fast, then your reading speed can be increased. If you pair fast-reading with worrying about comprehension, your reading speed will drop because the mind is occupied with your fears; hence, you will not be paying attention to the ideas that you are reading.