Comments on: Do speed reading courses improve comprehension? http://reading-1.com/2009/09/25/reading-comprehension/222/ Blog about the joys of reading Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:17:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: william.saunders http://reading-1.com/2009/09/25/reading-comprehension/222/comment-page-1/#comment-2221 william.saunders Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:37:51 +0000 http://reading-1.com/2009/09/25/reading-comprehension/222/#comment-2221 <a href="**"></a> I took one of those speed reading courses in middle school. My mom enrolled me in it thinking it would help me do better in my classes. Me personally, my comprehension was no better than it was before. I just read faster. The comprehension level was the same.

I took one of those speed reading courses in middle school. My mom enrolled me in it thinking it would help me do better in my classes. Me personally, my comprehension was no better than it was before. I just read faster. The comprehension level was the same.

]]> By: char819 http://reading-1.com/2009/09/25/reading-comprehension/222/comment-page-1/#comment-2220 char819 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:43:02 +0000 http://reading-1.com/2009/09/25/reading-comprehension/222/#comment-2220 <a href="**"></a> We had to take speed reading when I was in 9th grade. I graduated high school in 1973 and still read faster than anyone I work with. I believe it did help me with speed and comprehension. It does help with work productivity.

We had to take speed reading when I was in 9th grade. I graduated high school in 1973 and still read faster than anyone I work with. I believe it did help me with speed and comprehension. It does help with work productivity.

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