The main idea of speed reading =>
When you read 2–3 words at one glance you work with one image, then you read another 2–3 words, then another …. then you combine these images into a logical chain. Comprehension will be very high, your working memory works with couples images at one time. Effectively “working…

I’d like to add some more tips for speed reading:

Hey, Emily. Great article. I also like to read about speed reading, it could be interesting for you - https://readlax.kinja.com/how-to-read-3x-faster-some-advice-from-readlax-1836122201

Thanks for the article. Our recommendation to learn speed reading: 1) read every day 2) train working memory 3) train visual span, try to read 2-3 words at one glance 4) try to use brain games app, for example Lumosity, Readlax (www.readlax.com) 

I’d recommend adding Readlax to this list. This app was made special for speed reading training through brain games - https://www.readlax.com/