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Fri 24 Jun, 2005 02:51 pm
####ing miraculous story:
I used to be really slow reader (I mean reealllyyy slow), reading at about 200 wpm or something, and I got this software from someone, called EyeQ. It promised that I could read at a 1000 wpm, and I was like, no way, my brain is just too slow for that...but it works. Tried it for 1 month and I'm reading at a 1000 wpms now.
Basically the main thing was to stop vocalising what you read in your head. You can then read as fast as you can process a picture.
It's really cool you should try it. (I think the person got the software from kazaa).
I've seen commercials for this and have been tempted.
I am worried though that instead of reading faster, it merely trains you to skim. I do not want this -I enjoy being thorough. Do you feel as if you miss out at all on little details?
I've never tried that program, but it's based on sound theory (I picked up the same trick in one of the psych. courses I took in college). The subvocalization is a physical as well as a mental phenomenon. When people read, they tend to actually employ some of the physical components of speech--have you ever noticed someone read while moving his or her lips? This usually indicates that the individual has limited competence as a reader. What research has shown is that most readers, though they might not move their lips, are physically moving other parts of their speech producing system, most frequently forming the appropriate shapes with their vocal cords as they read silently and, if I remember correctly, breathing and pacing their silent reading as though they were reading aloud. The human brain, however, can process visual information much faster than this. Once you learn to stop subvocalizing, your reading speed increases because you're not unconsciously slowing yourself down as though you were reading aloud.
Interesting, Mills, Bakku.
I understand the concept. I am pretty confident that I suffer from it myself. I find myself re-reading a sentence or two over and over until I can pronounce the word correctly (I am extremely dyslexic, and this even comes through in my reading).
I have noticed that this slows me down, but like I mentioned before, I feel as if I am not getting all the book has to offer if I don't read so thoroughly.
Is there a trial version anywere?
Sanctuary: You're not reading any less thoroughly when you stop subvocalizing, just removing the 'drag'...
I don't, however, know how dyslexia affects this. I'm frequently told that dyslexics benefit greatly from hearing what they're reading (some of my students who have been diagnosed as dyslexic have been given an audio version of the textbook to listen to while they read the material). At any rate, it seems that dyslexia would probably complicate the use of this technique.
That's interesting, I can't imagine having to read something without ever having it read aloud in my mind.......
Interesting.
I went from 220 WPM to 310.
I didn't notice any difference though, other than the second paragraph being shorter
I am extremely dizzy now, though...
Does it not make a difference what you're reading and how you read it?
463 to 529
And I notied that the paragraphs were not the same length either. They should test you with the same number of words, syllables and reading level (vocab, etc). It think this is hooy.
And boy, I read that fast but can't remember a damn thing!!
But how does one stop subvocalizing?
I'm looked for techniques that would aid me in achieving this goal but I can't seem to get to the point where I can read visually.
I purchased eyeQ and found that the program worked well for what it was designed (and what they claimed) but their only solution to stop subvocalizing is to "practice, practice, and practice". There are no specific techniques that are intended to facilitate the process of moving from subvocalizing to visualizing.
Can anyone offer me some hints? Some tools I may use to facilitate this process?