Analysis of the data obtained were based on SPSS 18.0 package program. Data collection instruments were administered as a post-test at the end of the experimental procedure. The data obtained in this study were collected through the detection of reading speed and reading comprehension achievement tests. In this research besides secondary school Turkish Language curriculum, rapid reading techniques were carried out in the experiment groups during eight weeks (32 hour), while the control groups only have had the Turkish Language curriculum. The sample studying group is made up of 52 fifth grade secondary school students, 26 of whom belong to control and 26 of whom belong to experimental group attending to Kültür Primary Schools in the second term of 2012-2013 academic year in the Bolu province,Turkey. In the study posttest control group quasi-experimental model was used. In this study the aim is to examine the effects of rapid reading techniques on fifth grade students’ reading speed and comprehension levels. Data were analysed with dependent/independent groups t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient on SPSS 20. Reading speed and comprehension levels of the students were detected with two separate texts and reading comprehension questions related to these texts at the start and finish of the process. Before applying the last test after the training, 2 weeks of time was given to the students in order to repeat the exercises. First of all, reading speeds and comprehension levels of the students were determined during the research, and then 20 hours of speed reading training was provided to the students every other day for 5 days. Experimental pattern with single group pretest-posttest was applied in the study. The research has been conducted on 40 students receiving education at the level of secondary school 8th grade in Trabzon province. Abstract The aim of this research is to study the impact of speed reading training on reading speeds and comprehension skills of secondary school students. Impact of speed reading training on reading speeds and comprehension skills of secondary school students.
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