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- READTACH Reading Accelerator
- (c) Copyright 1989 by Larry O'Rear
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- This program helps to develop rapid eye movement and increased eye span by
- flashing lines of text on the screen, one at a time. You will be asked to
- enter the name of the text file that you want to read. Be sure to enter the
- DOS path if the text file is not in the same directory as this program. (The
- lines must not be over 79 characters long.)
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- If you don't have another text file handy, you can use the READFAST.DOC
- file that comes with the READFAST program. If you have other shareware
- programs, they probably have .DOC or .TXT files that you could use. The Bible
- is available on shareware disks--that will provide plenty of reading practice!
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- One use of READTACH is to do the eye-span exercises READCISE.TXT and
- READSOLR.TXT. Enter READTACH NO to start the program if you don't want
- automatic speed increase, and choose a speed of about 600 words per minute at
- first (the lines are short--you're not really reading that fast!). Look only
- at the middle of each line. You might want to use a different speed later.
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- The lines will appear on the screen beginning at the top. Each new line
- will be on the next line down until you get near the bottom of the screen. Then
- you will see a message telling you to look at the top of the screen for the
- next line.
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- If you get blank lines or lines that look weird, your text file probably
- has more than 79 characters per line.
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- The reading rate is approximate, assuming 12 words per line (the eye-span
- exercises don't have that many). The aim is not to provide an exact rate, but
- to provide exercise in eye movement. Choose a rate a little faster than you can
- read comfortably. The speed will increase gradually from screen to screen. If
- you don't want this automatic speedup, enter READTACH NO to start the program.
- If you want to skip the opening screen, start by typing READTACH Q. You may
- use both the NO and the Q, in any order.
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- Remember that continued and lasting improvement requires continued
- practice. Good Luck!
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- Now hit the ESC key to continue.
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