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- FOLLOW-UP FOR FIRST TIMED READING
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- You will need a notebook to keep track of your progress. On the first
- line, write the date, the name of the book you read, the pages read, and
- your reading speed (words per minute). You will record the results of
- later reading sessions in the same way.
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- To check your reading comprehension, write a summary of the main ideas
- from your reading, and then compare your summary with the book. See if you
- made mistakes in your summary or left out any of the main ideas that you
- think you should have included.
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- The next exercise (number 3 on the menu) will pace you as you read,
- to start increasing your speed. Usually, comprehension increases with
- speed, after some practice. When you read larger blocks of material at one
- reading, you will usually understand it better than when you read little
- chunks at a time because of slow reading habits. And when you read faster,
- your mind has less tendency to wander...if you have that problem!
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- Now hit the ESC key.
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