I am a speed reader when read in English don't read individual words. Instead can read entire sentences at a time, sometimes two or three sentences together. In fact I once made money as a speed reader, scanning newspapers for mentions of companies or people. am not yet a speed reader in Thai, but I am trying! I started training myself to read Thai by reading signs along the road We spend so much time stuck in the car in Bangkok traffic that have plenty of opportunities to practice. used to have to sound out every letter But the more l practiced, the more I was able to read words instead of letters. Now can read phrases instead of only words. Soon l will be able to read sentences instead of just phrases. It takes time and practice especially because Thai sentences have very few breaks. That is one reason I like to read my husband's books. He breaks his paragraphs into individual ideas, which makes it so much easier to read it's good practice for me