I measured it with the first two reading speed websites that came up on my google search here and here. My reading speed was also tested when I was 16, with very similar results.
My comprehension is very good (in the 80-90% range) at the upper end for anything I can visualize, or when the details of the sentence do not change the meaning. For example, my comprehension would be very high for an action scene in a novel, but when I have tried to read that quickly about any non-familiar technical topic, my comprehension has fallen to the 20-50% range.
I did nothing to increase my speed. I learned to read at a very late age, and became able to read over the course of approximately 20 minutes (it was quite possibly one of the weirdest experiences of my life), and after that 20 minutes passed I could with far above-average adult speed. If anyone else has ever had this experience, I would love to hear about it.
I measured it with the first two reading speed websites that came up on my google search here and here. My reading speed was also tested when I was 16, with very similar results.
My comprehension is very good (in the 80-90% range) at the upper end for anything I can visualize, or when the details of the sentence do not change the meaning. For example, my comprehension would be very high for an action scene in a novel, but when I have tried to read that quickly about any non-familiar technical topic, my comprehension has fallen to the 20-50% range.
I did nothing to increase my speed. I learned to read at a very late age, and became able to read over the course of approximately 20 minutes (it was quite possibly one of the weirdest experiences of my life), and after that 20 minutes passed I could with far above-average adult speed. If anyone else has ever had this experience, I would love to hear about it.