Abstract
All scientific studies of reading habits show that a reader, no matter how fast or slow he reads, or how much or little he gets from his reading, can improve both his rate and his comprehension. The stark and awful truth is that most of us read slowly, ·Iaboriously, and inefficiently. Few people have had the training necessary to make them masters of the skills of reading. Generally we crawl along the printways very slower than an efficient reader. Simply we can improve our reading skill by specifying the purpose of reading. For a rapid, general impression and a surface view of the text just. skim. For careful record of facts and specific details, read rapidly with attention to details. But if you wish to understand clearly the more complex organization of the thought, this calls for critical reading. This type of reading is slower and most exacting in its demands for highly developed reading skills
