Does reading more books increase reading speed?

[DarkTrick]

To be honest I've never thought it over, but I definitely think it would.
I've not ever taken the time to measure how fast I read, but I do think I'm faster than I used to be.

[Hazel]

Well it depends on what kind of books you are reading. For me, I tend to read at a faster pace from books of my favourite genres while books that are non-fiction etc, I might read at a slower pace since there are some part of the content that I would not understand. So I think the reading speed varies from different types of books.

[ALynnPowers]

I think that you will improve your vocabulary, which will improve your overall comprehension, which will improve your overall reading speed because you will spend less time processing the words in front of you. But then again, I think you would have to plateau somewhere, or else you would eventually read at a pace of 1 second per page, and that's just not going to happen, right?
I think it also depends on the book in front of you as well. If it's written in a style/dialect you aren't as familiar with, it will take longer, right?

[Airam Velarde]

I think that you will improve your vocabulary, which will improve your overall comprehension, which will improve your overall reading speed because you will spend less time processing the words in front of you. But then again, I think you would have to plateau somewhere, or else you would eventually read at a pace of 1 second per page, and that's just not going to happen, right?

I agree, I think reading more books betters your understanding of what you read, and therefore increases the speed in which you read. Personally, I find that my reading speed increases when I am reading a book that greatly interests me, and adversely, diminishes with a book that I might find boring.

[allesha]

From personal experience I think that reading more does make you read faster. I know that I read a lot faster than my boyfriend but I have been reading my whole life, but he just got into reading a few years ago. I agree there would have to be a plateau though.

[chongjasmine]

My reading speed is very slow, and it does not improve with the reading of more books.
So, I think that reading more books does not improve reading speed.

[rosetta]

i think it does increase reading speed ... i have noticed that if i havent read anything for a couple of weeks it takes me longer to finish a book than if i read often

[cyndiha11]

I think so. Doesn't practise make perfect?

[sahmoun2778]

Well it doesn't for me. I took a speed reading class once and I hated it. In the process of trying to read fast I wasn't enjoying the story. I prefer to just savor the story and take as much or as little time as it needs.

[autumnbharris]

I think that we kind of plateau somewhere.. at least I did! I read for at least a couple of hours everyday, if not more, and my reading speed hasn't seemed to increase since I was a teenager. However, I know a lot of people do skim-type reading, whereas I read each word and every word. I also often reread sentences that I either loved or didn't fully understand a few times over.. So, maybe this is why some readers are faster than others?

[ALynnPowers]

I just finished reading a book last night that was written at a very high reading level. I felt like it was so slow-going because I had to concentrate so hard on every word. But when I finished it, I picked up a much lighter book and it felt like I zoomed right through it! Maybe we need to challenge ourselves sometimes with harder books to help with our reading speed for the easier books?? Just a thought.

[rssllue]

We should all give Immanuel Kant a go then if we really want to pick up our speed! Talk about a tough read!

[ALynnPowers]

I think I'll pass on that one!

[BookWormJungle]

I think I would, how else would you increase your reading speed other than reading? Okay there probably are some kind of special reading exercises but read more books must also help...

[Miss_A]

For me not really. I think it also has to do with the book I'm reading. Some books are just more tedious and so speed is slower.