Speed reading courses and books prescribe a variety of techniques that they claim will increase reading rate while retaining good comprehension.
Speed reading learners are instructed to:
Read words at a faster pace
Breathe diaphragmatically while reading
Avoid intake of high glycemic index foods
Hum a familiar tune while reading (to eliminate early stage sub vocalization.).
Sit upright
Make lazy “S” shapes across the page with a guide (Meta guiding)
Metronome train (reading each line in time to a metronome)
Vertical Wave (Reading down the page rather than left to right)
Read backwards
Use photographic memory training
Attain an alpha or theta brainwave state
Relax attention
Zen focus
Super read (flipping the pages)
Some speed reading courses and books also include study and memorization techniques such as Learning 3Rs Read, Record and Recite.