Spreed it!
I love this little Java applet.
Try reading a book at 300 words a minute: Project Gutenberg.
I love this little Java applet.
Try reading a book at 300 words a minute: Project Gutenberg.
Thread too long? Slow Reader?
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I think that ended up being slower than I read most posts. I put in T's post and it seemed painfully long. The spreeder makes it impossible to skip 'the, and, to, from'. Perhaps with some practice and familiarity it would be a comfortable program to use but it just felt jarring.
yep I agree Karrie - it almost felt a bit strobe-like - and I found myself impatient waiting for the next word to appear.
Years ago, while I was still at college, I took a speed reading course because I was a slow reader and if I knew that course still existed, and where it was being offered today I would recommend it to anyone. One of the key things about this course was that while reading, you skipped to the next line before you read the last word in the first line. You will find that you automatically read that last word. You then skipped the last two words, and then the next three words. I got to the point where I could jump to the next line after having read a little more than half of the first line. That speed reading course was useful. My normal reading speed since taking the course, is quite fast. I read the average pocket best seller in a little over two hours. There were other things besides what I've written here that I won't go into, but speed reading is something you can learn.
That's what I wonder too. I knew a couple of speed readers that could finish a 300 page book in about 10 minutes. I never did believe they got everything out of them. It was too strange watching them flip through the pages like Johnny 5; I felt like I was being hosed; that it was a con like the psychic friends network or something.
I don't know if I got the gist or not but 300 words a minute seems to be just a hair slower than my normal reading speed.but I'm hampered by not being able to see the whole sentence. I have no trouble reading the words at that speed but I think one can scan a sentence quicker if one can see it all.
A challenge to the speed readers:
Get a copy of Ayn Rand's "ATLAS SHRUGGED", speed read it and tell us:
-- main characters
-- point of book
-- Rand's profession
-- is it ideological or philosophical
Thank You.
A pocket novel usually has about 300 words per page.....These days it depends a little on the size of the printing. My eyes are not what they used to be so when I can I go for the large print editions. I don't often miss anything but my concentration can be precarious if there is a lot of noise or distractions around.
Like I said, the average pocket book has between 250 and 400 pages and I read them usually in about two to two and a half hours. Since I retired I read between three and five books a week.
Like I said, the average pocket book has between 250 and 400 pages and I read them usually in about two to two and a half hours. Since I retired I read between three and five books a week.
what constitutes 'speed' reading though Scott? The spreeder program surely doesn't qualify, does it? 300 words a minute? That's about a page a minute isn't it? I read a touch faster than that. But it wouldn't get me through 300 pages in 10 minutes. How fast does one have to read to be a 'speed reader'?
Second that:
A book has to have that special something to get me past the first chapter. If it does, I don't want to rush it.
Whatever you do, don't move your lips...........God, that looks retarded.
Like zeekers in a supermarket, reading the can labels............^%^*
:lol:
You'd have to turn a page about every four seconds and look at a new page every two seconds.
I get what you mean but they read big fantasy novels and could finish one in about 10 minutes. It did seem like they were blazing through the pages. I think that's why I didn't believe them.
My problem is that I have to "say" the word in my head. If I could get over that habit I think I would be a very fast reader.
Maybe but it takes a long time to finish anything, perhaps though, understanding material is more important than quantity? All I know is that fast readers don't hear the words (or so I'm told). I love to read and would like to increase my speed so I could get more in. If I read fiction I can finish a medium sized novel in a few hours. It's non fiction which slows me down and is also what I primarily read, maybe that's normal? I don't know.
For myself, I don't know whether I speed read or not. Depends on the material I'm reading.