In this section, we review the visual and mental processes that are involved in silent reading when it proceeds as it typically does in educated adults, at a rate of about 200 to 400 wpm. Throughout the course of this discussion, it is important to keep in mind that reading is based on language; it is not a purely visual process. If you really want to reach your maximum reading speed, it will take 15 minutes of practice every day. Access 20 lectures & 1 hour of content 24/7 Understand the difference between reading & speed According to Forbes, this is how fast you are supposed to be reading, counted in words per minute (wpm) Third-grade students = 150 words per minute (wpm) Eight grade students = 250 Average college student = 450 Average "high level exec" = 575 Average college professor = 675 Speed readers = 1,500 World speed reading champion = 4,700 Get ready to read, click the Start button and start reading.The button starts the timer.Don't speed but read normally to find your present reading level.. Click the Stop button as soon as you have finished.This will stop the timer and display your reading speed.. Before you start the real test you may click Start, scroll down without reading, then click Stop to see what happens. Scanning paragraphs like this takes practice. But this can double your reading speed yet again. And the beauty is that if you scan through a paragraph and don't completely grasp the meaning, you just go back, slow down, and add the words back in until makes sense. Then take off again. Step 3: Read only first and last sentences of paragraphs Jump-start your reading skills! Speed reading used to require months of training. Now you can rev up your reading in just a few minutes a day. With quizzes to determine your present reading level and exercises to introduce new skills quickly, 10 Days to Faster Reading will improve your reading comprehension and speed as it shows you how to: With barely a half hour of practice for the next 12 days, you can double your reading speed, while improving comprehension. Mental Focus You can't read faster just by pushing your speed, or by doing eye exercises, or by stopping subvocalizing. That's because what's sabotaging your reading speed is poor concentration and focus. The program is divided into 21 DAILY online sessions of 15 - 20 minutes each. Each day, you will receive one online training session and an assignment to cement what you have learned. Day 1: Finding Your Starting Place. Day 2: Clearing the Obstacles. Day 3: How to Use a Visual Pacer. Day 4: Why a Visual Pacer Works. Speed Reading: How to Double (or Triple) Your Reading Speed in Just 1 Hour! by Justin Hammond (shelved 8 times as speed-reading) avg rating 3.73 — 6,132 ratings — published 2012 Want to Read Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading (Paperback) by Abby Marks Beale The Speed reading test ables you to read a paragraph within a certain time period. But, it's up to you when you click on start and stop. After you click on the "Stop" button the result comes with your reading speed score with your word per minute reading ability, it decides how many words can you read in one minute. Take Speed Reading Test.