We live in a world where the phrase “the faster the better” dominates. Everything has become instant, from food to messaging. We no longer waste time on useless things.
In the age of information overload, where all the data we need is available with just a few clicks of the keyboard, what we need is to sift through data overload as quickly as we can and keep only what is essential to help us.
This is why it is important to teach your child how to speed read: it will improve their learning and thinking skills while giving them all the information they need in the shortest amount of time.
María Teresa Calderón is known as the fastest reader in the world. She can read 80,000 words per minute and understands the material 100%. Other well-known speed readers include JF Kennedy, who can read 6,000 words per minute; John Stuart Mill, with 37,000 words per minute; and Theodore Roosevelt, who was able to glance at a page and determine its content correctly.
Benefits of speed reading
Speed reading helps your child get the most information in the shortest amount of time. This is crucial given the many school projects and homework that she had to complete every day. If she learned to review as many reading materials and books as possible in a short period of time, this will increase her chances of excelling in exams. The more you speed read, the better you will keep up with that pace.
The difference between speed readers and non-speed readers is that fast readers will read the pages and get all the material they need. Readers who are not fast will flip through each page and spend a lot of time thinking about what they just read.
Speed reading also helps when it comes to writing term papers, as they are able to summarize a long text and condense it into a five-graphic summary. This is because a child who can read quickly can get the gist of the material, condense it, and write it down in just a few minutes.
Thanks to their ability, speed readers gain enough time for themselves, be it for their schoolwork or other hobbies.
Book lovers are speed readers
Given the many benefits of speed reading, it is highly recommended that you help develop your child’s ability to speed read.
There is only one way to develop speed readers: instill a love of reading in your child. Speed readers can easily read and absorb information because they love to read. They read because they want to, not because they have to. It is their passion for reading that “teaches” them to read quickly.
The more you encourage your child to read, the more he will learn to speed read. So give him books as a gift. Instead of wasting time in shopping malls, spend your weekends going to bookstores and libraries where she can help you choose books that she can take home and enjoy. Encourage your child to join a book club at school.
Best of all, set a good example and show your child that you are a bibliophile yourself. If your child sees that you enjoy and value a good book, she will emulate you and treat books and reading just as well as you do.
