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A study was done at the University of Aberdeen by educational psychologists, teachers and science researchers to determine if there is a link between comprehension and reading speeds. Their hypothesis was that there is a relationship between your comprehension level and reading speed. The study results were published in a well-known academic journal. Researchers have now proven that your ability to comprehend reading material is directly related to your reading speed.

Course reading speed has always been believed to help a student to shine at school, but it’s not just an old wives tale. In a large study involving the interview of over 9000 parents, teachers and students, it was found that students with an above average class reading speed, absorbed more of the concepts being taught and were left with more time to revise their understanding.

Researchers however, are not satisfied with all the results of the study. The head of the research team emphasized the need to study further the connection between faster reading speeds and comprehension of the educational curriculums.

An area which could use further research in the nature of the relationship, is what researchers term, breakthrough reading speed. The theory is that there is a threshold for reading speed where cognition is much more than the overall average. Determining what that threshold is would be important if we wish to uncover the true nature of the relationship.

The speed at which you read is affected by a variety of different things. An early introduction to reading materials and their subsequent availability is a definite way to increase reading speed during childhood. Once set, the speed will generally remain the same throughout life.

According to this study, Children with unique educational needs can enhance their information retention levels with support from teachers and remedial classes. Increasing the child’s reading speed to a point close to the threshold limit will work, so long as there is as much time spent on reading as there is on other remedial aspects.

Recently a study undertaken by researchers was published in an academic journal, which appears to prove that comprehension is proportionally linked to the course reading speed. One area that scientists are considering for future search is exploring “breakthrough reading speed.” Scientists believe that humans have a “critical threshold” reading speed; beyond this threshold, cognition is greater than the nation’s average. For scientists to uncover just how cognition and class reading speed are related, they must discover this threshold. The study claims that support from teachers and remedial teaching for kids with special cognitive needs can increase the chance of retaining information, converting data into actionable knowledge and so forth.

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