any "speed reading" or "rapid reading" program works for you?
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I do not know if any of those programs featured on TV work but I have had to learn to speed read in the past, mainly because I was preparing to take the GMAT (which has sections of timed reading so I had to learn to read SUPER-fast).  I learned to speed read from books I picked up on test preparation.  You might want to try getting some books about speed reading first, though if you read slow, it might take you forever to read those books!
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Manual input? Use an OCR program with a scanner, and just scan the text in. The OCR program will convert the scanned document into text that you can manipulate. You will have to go back through, though, and clean up all of the "trash" that it misreads into text.\n\nThe easiest method (for those that can type fast) is just to type it in.
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try the NDA (Dyslexic's National Association) lol!!
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I'm a speed reader and a fast learner. I don't know of a technique actually, probably just that the capabilities of each are different thus learn and do things at different speeds. There are three stages in the learning, slow, moderate or fast, maybe a relevance to how those do everything else too as I am a fast walker, fast typist fast at most things.\nAre the slow of learning slow at everything they do too?\nI always say I run in overdrive, lol!\n.\n.\n.\nArrr, I know what it is with me!\nBLACK, STRONG UNSWEETENED COFFEE !\nADDICTED TO THE STUFF!\nLMOL!
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None of the above is true. People have different styles and speeds of reading. It is also matter of interest. I can read a Grisham novel cover to cover fast; but take forever to read a technical text. \n\ncc
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Try Foxit Reader, it's free and loads much faster the adobe reader.
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My kids and I picked up something similar called eyeQ and it has lots of eye excersises to improve vision and reading, I am now a semi speed reader but have always had good vision, my one daughter went up in english and no longer complains of her eyes hurting when she studies too much. This one I can vouch for. See if its similar.
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no but I read 3 to 4 novels a week plus work 50 hours a week my advice if you want to increase your reading is to read as fast as you can over and over again, but it matters on what your reading if your reading books for fun then you should just read them normally and over time your words per min. will increase if you are reading books for a class or for learning you can skim read though you will lose comprehension if you have any ?'s e-mail me at \nok50438@yahoo.com
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A friend of a friend of mine (unreliable, I know) had reading comprehension problems.  After a number of tests, they discovered that the problem stemmed from a sort of sensory overload.  The solution was for her to read text through a red filter.  It sounds a little wacky to me, but if it worked, that's kind of cool.  I hope that helps some.
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try ULEAD free for 30 days
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You don't need books...If your running slow...go to "start"..then "run" then type msconfig and click on startup and shut everything off that slows you down.\nDon't rely on books...they are only there to confuse those who hate them!\n\nGood Luck
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http://www.ulead.com/vs/trial.htm\n\nu can get only 30 days trial offer.\nfull version for free download is not yet released..\nbut u can try some cracks..
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Well as said previously, you can search google for a quick online test... Or you can take it one step further and get Mavis Beacon from Broderbund (trail version is available on their site). That not only tells you your words per minute, it also helps you work on improving it by means of more tests, lessons, and even games.
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View it through a magnifying glass- thats quickest
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readplease is the best and it's free\n\nwww.readplease.com
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The Mavis Beacon educational typing programs are really good. That's how I learned how to type and I can type like 70 words per minute. (after learning the basics of typing using instant messenger or something really helped also [it's good practice])
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Try to download and install a free program called Adobe Acrobat.\n\nhttp://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html