Reading from the top to the bottom is not always the most efficient way to handle a text. In order to reach high text apprehension while increasing your reading speed, try the BrainRead strategy.

Most people immediately start reading a text when it’s right in front of them. The sooner you start the faster you’re done with it, right? Unfortunately, this is not the proper strategy for getting the most out of a text in a short time.…

Punctuation marks can be a real pain, when writing a text. But for the reader they are essential for dividing the text into meaningful entities and thus read faster.

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Reading in groups of words will increase your reading speed. Keywords and contextual cues come in handy with this technique.

In a text, not every word is of the same importance. In general it is enough to focus on these two types of words in a sentence-¬ you will see that your eye can perceive the surrounding words as well.

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Unfortunately most people read a text word by word and with their inner voice. This means additional work for the brain. That’s because even silent reading activates the area in our brain which is responsible for the motor skill of tongue, lips and vocal chords, when we use our inner voice.

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