While you are reading, trust your ideas and “guess” the story as you go. DO NOT TEST either speed or comprehension. If a participant desires to do so, you may estimate speed. Resist the desire to please the brain’s left hemisphere (the one that must have objectivity).

In order to digest the whole story at once, you must release the left hemisphere’s control. Keep in mind that the right hemisphere is fast (whole ideas at once) while the left hemisphere wants to analyze (takes a long time). The left side wants proof while the right side wants relationship (wholeness). When the left side releases control (no testing, eye patching, and breathing), the right side will take over. Reading is a right brain hemisphere function. By addressing the right hemisphere, you bypass the analytical, linear, slow (because everything must be proven) left hemisphere and get a whole picture of the story. In this case “guessing” the story is justified and encouraged. Regardless of the “guess”, it is right!!

The reading period may be extended to 1 hour if the readers desire to continue; however, through much practice and experimentation, 30 minutes has proven to be the outer limits of most young readers’ attention span. In 30 minutes, many youth (12 - 18) can read about 3 - 4 books.

Taken From: A Course in Light Speed Reading
A Return to Natural Intuitive Reading