So Much to Read, So Little Time: How Do We Read, and Can Speed Reading Help?

Keith Rayner1†, Elizabeth R. Schotter1, Michael E. J. Masson2,
Mary C. Potter3, and Rebecca Treiman4
1
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego; 2
Department of Psychology, University
of Victoria; 3
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and 4
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis

The way to maintain high comprehension
and get through text faster is to practice reading and to become a more skilled language user (e.g., through increased
vocabulary). This is because language skill is at the heart of reading speed.