Can you speed read?

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If it's a good book I read pretty quick but for the most part I'm a slow reader. My eyes don't track well and they skip around a lot especially when I'm tired. It was worse when I was little because I was cross-eyed but we were able to correct that it only shows up occasionally when I'm really tired.

I can read really quickly too. I watch the japanese versions of my favorite anime shows with english subtitles. I can read the subtitles in a fraction of a second and still see what is going on in the show.

No, can't speed read with comprehension.

If it's important, will tend to reread the material two or three times and that, for me, works a little.

Have used a Highlighter felt tip pen to read and markthrough the more important sentences for easier review.

I can do this also.

My 12th grade English teacher asked if I had taken speed-reading classes and was surprised when I said no. He said that I read as fast or faster than a speed reader. I sometimes turn books upside down to read them; I read more slowly upside down, but it gives me a headache after a while.

I used to read ALL THE TIME, and I am quite sure that back then I read much faster than I do now.

I just went to an online test ( http://www.readingsoft.com ) and scored as 300 wpm, which they say is equal to 400 wpm, if the same test was done on paper. I will mention that I took my time, as there is also a comprehension test available to take after the speed test. At that rate of speed, I scored 100% on the comprehension part of it. I am confident I could have increased my speed by at least 50% and still gotten at least 75% on the comprehension part of the test. According to the article on the site, an average reader reads at about 200 wpm, and has approximately a 60% retention rate, while a "very efficient reader" can reach 1000 wpm, with a retention rate of 85%.

I have never taken a speed reading course, but was taught to love books from an early age - I can remember climbing up in my dad's lap to have him read articles from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica to me when I was about 3 or 4. You know that "little professor" thing they talk about? Yeah, that was me. It really, really pisses teachers off when a kid corrects them during class. AND is right. I did that several times before I figured out that it wasn't a good idea.

I still get told that I "talk like a book," meaning that I use grammatically correct sentences arranged in proper paragraphs. It drives me insane when I've only said two sentences about something, and the other person acts like I've been monologuing for hours. Waitaminute - you asked me what I think about Obama's health care initiative, and expect me to just say, "I like it," or "I don't like it?" WTF! Trust me, I can show someone what a monologue is, but they better get something to drink, sit down, and get comfy, because two sentences ain't even a start!

Sorry to go off on a rant.

i am very good at reading in fact in third grade my teacher told me i was a 9th grade level for reading