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Can you improve reading speed?
Yes, on the trained tasks.Scores on the games themselves rise quickly with practice. Gains on close variants are common; gains on unrelated, everyday tasks are much smaller and less consistent.
What is reading speed training?
Reading speed training is practice at reading at a steady, slightly faster pace while checking you understood,using paced text and comprehension questions rather than tricks that skip words.
- Games
- 1
- Session
- 5–15 minutes
- Frequency
- 3–5× a week
- Levels
- Easy → hard, adaptive
- Cost
- Free, no account
SESSION BUILDER
How long have you got?
Intensity
Easy and medium games, ordered warm-up to finisher.Every reading speed game
1 game · 5 min if you play them allANATOMY OF THE SKILL
Speed without losing meaning
Typical adult reading runs around 200–300 words per minute. Most gains come from fewer re-reads and steadier pacing, not from tricks that skip words. Comprehension checks keep the speed honest.
A week that works
Tap a day to switch it on or off · 45 min a week3–5×sessions a weekShort and frequent beats long and rare.
10–15minutes a sessionStop while you're still sharp.
4 in 5level-up ruleMove up once you score four in five.
6 wkbefore judgingGive it six weeks before deciding.
OUTSIDE THE GAME
Where you use reading speed every day
Three everyday moments that lean on this skill, and the game that practises the same move.
THE MOMENTYou get through 30 emails before your coffee goes cold, without missing an action.
PRACTISE IT WITHSpeed ReaderTHE MOMENTA 40-page reading list gets done in one evening.
PRACTISE IT WITHSpeed ReaderTHE MOMENTYou skim a long report and still pull out the three numbers that matter.
PRACTISE IT WITHSpeed ReaderReading speed training, explained
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How long does it take to see results?
Usually two to three weeks on the games, six weeks to judge.Most people improve fastest in the first few sessions as they learn the task, then more slowly. Give it about six weeks of regular practice before deciding whether it's helping you.
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How often should you train reading speed?
Three to five short sessions a week.Ten to fifteen focused minutes beats an occasional hour. Spread sessions out, stop while you're still sharp, and move up a level once you score four in five.
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Does reading speed training raise IQ?
Probably not by much.Large reviews find little evidence that brain-training games raise general intelligence. Expect better performance on what you practise, and use the IQ test to measure your starting point honestly.
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How do you measure your reading speed?
Track your levels here and take a test for a benchmark.Your training stats show the level you reach in each game over time. For a standardised reading, the full IQ test scores four domains against other takers.
Sources
Research behind this page. Our methodology- Rayner, K., et al. (2016). So much to read, so little time: how do we read, and can speed reading help? Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 17(1), 4–34.
- Brysbaert, M. (2019). How many words do we read per minute? Journal of Memory and Language, 109, 104047.