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ON THE LIGHTER SIDE…..
I’ve always been suspicious about “speed-reading”, ever since some kind soul arranged for us to have a short course back in 9th or 10th grade. Stories of people whizzing through books or newspapers at thousands of words/minute brought two things to mind: Why? and To what Purpose?
The first question has to be answered by each individual, of course—I don’t read solely for the sake of dumping all the words into my head. Part of the pleasure is the slowing down from what else is going on in my life…..like work, chores, e-mail (WHO said that!?), etc.
My suspicions about the answer to the second question seem to have been supported in this
TELEGRAPH ARTICLE where we have testimony from experts
Her response to the South American novel reminds me of Woody Allen’s joke: “I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in 20 minutes. It involves Russia.”
which certainly bolstered my prejudices. Perhaps more convincing to those on the fence would be the opinion of Professor John Stein of Oxford University’s Sensorimotor Control Lab and Dyslexia Unit
It’s perhaps controversial of me to say this, but in my opinion they’re not really ‘reading’. They’re picking up the gist.”
I’m feeling better about my own reading speed already….how about you?
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