Does reading more books increase reading speed?

[Mom2Grey]

I'm not sure exactly, but I'm leaning towards "no" at this point.

In the same vein, will reading more books improve comprehension over time?
Or do we just kinda "plateau" somewhere?

What do you guys think?

[Laine32]

I'd actually say that it does. I read a lot and I've found that I'm finishing the same amount of pages quicker than before. Also, when my husband and I are sharing the laptop to review something, I always seem to begin scrolling down long before he's ready, lol. I really don't think I was as fast as I am now just a year ago.

[gali]

Maybe a bit. Anyway, I am a fast reader myself and feel no need to increase my reading speed any further.

[louisemwilcox13]

That's a really good question. I would think how fast you read would depend on how fast you can comprehend the sentences. I have found that as my reading comprehension grew my reading speed grew as well. It would also explain why we can read faster now than when we were in elementary school.

[DATo]

I think it depends on the individual. I think I actually read slower today than I did when I was younger because I am not as rushed in my daily routine as I used to be. I am not reading because I have to, as I did when I was in school, but because I want to, therefore I can decide how much to read and when to do it and I can take my time with it. I can read faster if I want to but I now prefer to take my time. But to answer the question, generally speaking I'd say that reading is like anything else, the more you practice it the better you get at it in both speed and comprehension.

[nan m]

well, no! I dont think so. It depends on your connect with book. If you are too lost then you'll not even care what is going on around.

[missg]

I think so yes, the more books you read the better your comprehension of reading increases also, but only if you enjoy the book and are not forced into reading it.

[1-987]

I think it definitely does. I think anything you do , you get better every time.

[autocash]

I believe the more you read, the more your speed increases. I read all the time and seem to go through a book in record time now compared to just a couple of years ago.

[9bit]

After I took a long hiatus from reading books and then got back into it, I did notice an increase in speed and comprehension after a month or two.

"Practicing" anything makes you better at it. Whether that means you'll be faster or not is an individualistic thing. But I certainly believe you get better at reading the more you do it, and that may very well mean an increase in speed amongst other things.

Not having to re-read a line or paragraph two or three times because you get it the first time around leads to an increase in overall speed. You may also form better reading habits as you read more, which again could increase speed in some ways.

[Sophrosyne]

Not for me, but I've always been a pretty fast reader.

As far as cohesion and comprehension, definitely. I find that I'm better able to retain information the more I read, and if I'm keeping up on my reading, I don't end up having to go back to re-read so much in between putting the book down.

[tracydinh96]

No it doesn't. Some people are just naturally slow readers

[Bella_0772]

I think yes, practice would increase speed, fluency, etc.

[Nathrad Sheare]

I think it depends... I started reading faster after about twenty novels... Some people I know, though, don't read any faster now than they read twenty years ago and they read all the time... I dunno...

[TrishaAnn92]

I would have to say no. For as long as I can remember I have been reading at the same, somewhat slow, (my husband says I am a quick reader as I finish books quickly), pace. Sometimes rereading sentences if I felt I read it without actually reading it, if that makes any sense.