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Marijke Singer
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Different types of reading Dec 27, 2010

Germaine wrote:

I usually read 350-400 words/minute, 700 when I search for a particular information. I read a lot for work so, for relaxation, I turn to television. Nevertheless, there is always a pile of books (usually fantasy or novels) waiting for the summer and winter holidays.
A client of mines probably beats Paul's 120 pages/hr: after scrolling down full pages of text over my shoulder in seconds, he turns on the television and starts indicating typos and dictate revisions while watching basketball...


You read differently. I cannot manage 120 pages in an hour but I can read 10,000 words in an hour. I call it power reading and use it when customers want something checking really fast. I then concentrate on grammar and spelling and that is it.

I do read a book or 2 a week (have done all my life) and it is a skill you develop over time. I need to block everything else out. This I taught myself when the children were small.
 
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YES, WE DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Dec 27, 2010

I used to read an awful lot when I was young.

As per literary readings:

Now I've lost this passion, but restarting to study in a course I noticed that I still read much faster than highly-literate people.

Sometimes however I think we loose a few details for the sake of quickness - especially if the subject is not that interesting.

Search in the web is another issue.

Raffaela C.
 
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