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{{Short description|Techniques claiming to improve the ability to read quickly}}
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'''Speed reading''' is any of many techniques claiming to improve one's ability to [[reading|read]] quickly. Speed-reading methods include [[chunking (psychology)|chunking]] and minimizing [[subvocalization]]. The many available speed-reading training programs may utilize books, videos, software, and seminars. 

There is little [[scientific evidence]] regarding speed reading, and as a result its value seems uncertain. Cognitive neuroscientist [[Stanislas Dehaene]] says that claims of reading up to 1,000 words per minute "must be viewed with [[skepticism]]".<ref>{{cite book |first=Stanislas |last=Dehaene |title=Reading in the Brain |pages=17–18 |location=New York |publisher=Penguin Books |date=2010-10-26 |isbn=978-0-14311-805-3}}</ref>