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2. Speed reading - Wikipedia

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   e. Speed reading is any of many techniques claiming to improve one's ability to read quickly. Speed-reading methods include chunking and minimizing subvocalization. The many available speed-reading training programs may utilize books, videos, software, and seminars. There is little scientific evidence regarding speed reading, and as a result ...

3. Evelyn Wood (teacher) - Wikipedia

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   August 26, 1995 (1995-08-26) (aged 86) Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Nationality. American. Evelyn Nielsen Wood (January 8, 1909 – August 26, 1995) was an American educator and businessperson, widely known for popularizing speed reading, although she preferred the phrase "dynamic reading". She created and marketed a system said to increase ...

4. Speed learning - Wikipedia

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   Speed learning is a collection of methods of learning which attempt to attain higher rates of learning without unacceptable reduction of comprehension or retention. It is closely related to speed reading , but encompasses other methods of learning, such as observation , listening , conversation , questioning , and reflection .

5. Learn to race through books with this speed-reading ... - AOL

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   The average adult reading speed is about 238 words per minute. If you’ve got a text of a few hundred pages to get through, that’s a pretty big time sink, but it may not have to be. Reading is ...

6. Slow reading - Wikipedia

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   Literacy. v. t. e. Slow reading is the intentional reduction in the speed of reading, carried out to increase comprehension or pleasure. The concept appears to have originated in the study of philosophy and literature as a technique to more fully comprehend and appreciate a complex text. More recently, there has been increased interest in slow ...

7. Tachistoscope - Wikipedia

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   Tachistoscope. A tachistoscope is a device that displays an image for a specific amount of time. It can be used to increase recognition speed, to show something too fast to be consciously recognized, or to test which elements of an image are memorable. Projection tachistoscopes use a slide or transparency projector equipped with the mechanical ...