Articles on reading speed
How fast people read and what changes it, with numbers we checked against the original sources.
- Average Reading Speed: How Many Words Per Minute? How many words per minute adults read according to a large meta-analysis, where the “300 words” figure came from, and what changes your speed.
- Does Speed Reading Work? What the Research Says What studies say about speed reading courses, silencing your inner voice, and apps that show one word at a time.