private_ryan
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Fri Feb-27-04 12:58 PM
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this friend of mine suggested I try it. Can anyone else vouch for it? And how should I go about it? What program, book (or CD :)) do you suggest?
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radwriter0555
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Fri Feb-27-04 01:16 PM
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1. when I was 12 I was 'clocked' reading over 1000 words per minute. |
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It takes me about 2.5 hours to finish an average length novel. I tend read a page all at once, kind of like in a snapshot.
Seems that reading a LOT makes one a faster reader.
Dunno about courses. Mine came naturally?
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waterman
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Fri Feb-27-04 01:27 PM
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2. Better slow it down. You could blow out an eyeball that way. |
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Fri Feb-27-04 01:38 PM
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I am a pretty quick reader too, about 3-3.5 hours for an average novel, but my mileage varies (I read texts books a lot faster then normal pleasure reading without suffering from any loss of retention.) I read each paragraph at a time and then let my brain sort it out for me.
For me it is just natural so I can't say anything about the speed reading classes.
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Fri Feb-27-04 01:44 PM
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4. I took a course in high school. |
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It was called Evelyn Wood Speed Reading. Since I'm ancient now, it probably does not exist anymore! But I'm sure there are good courses around.
The course I took trained my eye to take in many words all at once rather than reading one word at a time which most of us were taught to do. 30+ years later I still read this way and it is a wonderful skill. The only thing I slow down on is good literature which should be read slowly to be appreciated.
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Fri Feb-27-04 02:29 PM
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5. how long was the course? |
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in high school who learned how to speed read. She said she learned it in college b/c she had so many classes but later she regretted it b/c she felt like anything she tried to read for fun she just burned through it. As a librarian, all I can say is: Reading is for suckers!:bounce:
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