tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post6919815997720115239..comments2024-03-28T07:53:12.323-07:00Comments on Captivated Reader: How Quickly Can You Speed Read? (Take the Test!)Captivated Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-22421520001795425582012-05-24T06:10:45.290-07:002012-05-24T06:10:45.290-07:00I became a speed-reader in high school when I skip...I became a speed-reader in high school when I skipped over the smaller words like 'and', 'but' and 'the' and really got into the bigger words that mattered.<br /><br />When I proofread my books, it's the only time I read every word, to make sure I have spelled everything correctly. Otherwise, the small words just get in the way; but that's just my opinion. :DMozettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267731815392625679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-1344440918333226242012-05-23T22:03:13.488-07:002012-05-23T22:03:13.488-07:00Wow, great job!! You so read fast.
Sadly, I am e...Wow, great job!! You so read fast. <br /><br />Sadly, I am embarrassed to report that I averaged 200 words per minute when I took the speed reading test last night at midnight... So, lol, I read only slightly better than a 3rd grader. I'm sure my low score had something to do with being tired and taking the test after being up for almost 18 hours.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-65586580479878484752012-05-23T21:57:18.428-07:002012-05-23T21:57:18.428-07:00I enjoy sounding out each word too instead of skim...I enjoy sounding out each word too instead of skimming the page to pick out crucial words... However, I'd still like to learn how to speed read to be able to review important material I've already thoroughly read.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-2658802735145484652012-05-23T19:21:04.767-07:002012-05-23T19:21:04.767-07:00I took the test; and I can read 346 words per minu...I took the test; and I can read 346 words per minute. That's 36% faster than the national average... wow! I didn't know I could read that fast! But then again, I have read the book that was up there already; so I may have had the advantage of knowing where it was up to already by the 3rd sentence. :)Mozettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267731815392625679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-59085429910113009752012-05-23T10:39:36.531-07:002012-05-23T10:39:36.531-07:00I'm not taking the test here, though I am curi...I'm not taking the test here, though I am curious. I actually took a speed-reading course during my freshman year of hogh school. It was disheartening, in a way. A lot of it is skimming, and letting your eye travel over the page to pick out the crucial words. But I'm the type of reader who likes to sound out each word in my head. When I read, I hear the words. So speed-reading was disappointing to me.Juliann Wetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344339073916326002noreply@blogger.com