Has anyone ever tried a speed-reading course or program that is supposed increase your reading speed ??
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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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you just hve to teach yourself by practicing and concentrating when doing so...  i read 2000 a minute.. tested
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Read more. The more you read the faster you'll become because you will learn to complete the sentence without really having to read it. I know it sounds crazy but  I suppose it's an acquired skill. It works.
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There is a program that you can buy called eye q, which helps (claim) to improve reading speed by exercises the eye muscles and so on. Many people have trouble reading efficiently due to eye strain.
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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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"Speed reading" is really just learning to read in larger chunks.  Unlike skimming, you are still trying to understand the whole text.  What you do is you practice looking at larger and larger chunks.  People usually read word by word.  Expand that to reading phrase by phrase.\n\nHaving some music reading skill helps because I explain it this way:  It's like counting one word as a note, but instead of reading in whole notes you start reading in quarters or triplets, then maybe eighths...
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There is one course called VETA .In this they give one book and daily u have to read for 1 hour only. They will also provide 2 C.D.if u need  Address to buy it  or\nif u need more information about it then reply me.I got to know about in the newspaper so it is true. My e-mail -    richa8917@yahoo.co.in
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Speed reading for comprehension will do wonders.
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Isn't there a speed reading coarse you can take? (One by Mildred Elly?)
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I have life experience as a reading instructor.\n\n1. Download spelling words each week.\n2. Make sentences with those words.\n3. Create and use flash cards
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i dont personally know of anyone who would be scared of a simple reading.  There is no harm in reaching out to learn  something new. Learning never hurt anyone!
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I've tried systems like this myself, but ran into precisely the problem you have--there are some things that don't lend themselves well to the method.  You're probably better off just memorizing the actual information than spending all this time finding a trick around it.
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I have had great success with the Edmark Reading Program.  (You can just type that into a search engine & find the info.)  It is a very systematic approach, and within a few lessons, kids are reading short sentences.  I have had more than one child say, in pride and amazement, "I'm reading!  I'm reading!"  It gets them really jazzed about being a reader.\n\nEdmark is a sight vocabulary approach, which means that the students are not taught to sound out words but simply to learn to recognize them.  Many kids with special needs never become phonetic learners because of the complex sets of skills needed to blend the sounds and read the words.  But a good sight vocabulary can take a child quite a distance in reading.   And it does not at all preclude a child from learning to read phonetically as well, if he has the capability of doing so.  I have had several students with autism who began with the Edmark program and developed the self-image of being a reader and then went on to master the decoding skills of phonics.  These kids really have become fluent readers.   But even the kids who did not develop the ability to read phonetically still can enjoy reading with a good sight vocabulary.  And the Edmark is set up in such a consistent and predictable way that it is usually a very good fit for students with autism.\n\nWhen I was first introduced to the Edmark, I was not terribly impressed.  I was incredulous that the first word taught is "horse."  I thought that was a ridiculous choice of words.  But in the next few lessons (which are short and can usually be completed in 10 minutes or so), the kids learn words like "I," "see," "car," "a," "yellow," etc.  So they are quickly reading "I see a horse," or "I see a yellow car."  It's almost instant gratification.  So I am sold on it, at least as a tool to get most of my students started on the great adventure of becoming a reader.
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I hear this alot from people and how can I do it the FAST.  I can tell you when I first got in the bezzz that I read everything at the book store(2-3 books per week).  I my first year I was at over 20 classes.  I did learn alot, but at the same time it was like putting my money in the trash.  If I was to do it all over again find a REI club in your area.  Go there and learn, find a mentor and read everything you kind find.\n\nDeal Maker Denney Charles Denney
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Hi, I'm not sure at which stage of your education you are but I learnt that I was dyslexic at the age of around 14 and for me it was the ticket to the extra benefits that were essential to getting me to where I am now (Just finished my Masters Degree and qualified with distinction!). I have always been given around 25% extra time from the exam board in order to finish exams in my own time. In addition, there has always been extra support available for me throughout my studies in helping me to plan my work and my time much better than I could have done on my own. And, yes, there is the free computer! Above all this though is the confidence it gives me to never get too hung up about the things I find particularly difficult. Things that I struggle with are simply a quirk of Dyslexia and something that I can work around, rather than a result of me being "thick" or "dumb" (labels that I would have seen as a barrier to success).  I've never made a big deal of my Dyslexia and have never felt that it sets me apart from my friends in any way at all but if I do need a bit of extra help in my work, I'm not afraid to seek it out. I could write all evening as I've learnt a lot about the way I work through my being Dyslexic and really do see the "diagnosis" as an incredibly positive thing. Don't worry about the test itself either, it's just a load of silly games with words and pictures, some of it is quite fun really.
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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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I just did a search for "speed training" and got tons of links.  Depending on where you live, you might also be able to find local clinics for a particular sport that would include improving your speed.