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matt314159 · 08-07-2010, 01:58 AM

I was in a discussion on this subject on another forum I attend. There are people over there who read 2-3 books a week (as I'm sure there are here, to be sure). I, on the other hand, go through maybe 2-3 a month, reading between 1-2 hrs a night, most nights (I'd say at least five nights a week)

Rather than time myself reading the page of a book, then doing all the math, I googled around and found a quick little test online. I am in no way endorsing the product or promoting the software they're trying to sell, I just wanted to see how fast other people around here read.

http://www.readingsoft.com/

I got 265wpm @ 64% comprehension, which, I suppose, puts me solidly in the "average" category.

As a corollary, do you subvocalize when reading? By that I mean, do you "hear" the words in your head as you read? I've tried various methods but have never been able to wean myself off it. Finally I decided I don't really *want* to get over it, as I feel it helps me appreciate the richness of the written word. Maybe I'm just deluding myself so I don't feel bad for being a slow reader. It's funny, 6 years of university, a Bachelor's and a master's degree---heck, I've been a bookworm since I was around 5 years old, I really thought I'd read faster than that.

Anyway, take the test, and post the scores, if you feel like it.

*edit*>...since I'm weird like this, is the grammar in the thread title correct? Should I have used "quickly," or "fast"? Fast sounds right when I say it, but then at the last moment I changed my mind. Then, looking back at it, it looks wrong, and I'm leaning back toward "fast"

08-07-2010, 01:58 AM	#1
matt314159 Groupie Posts: 198 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: High Desert, SoCal Device: KSO, NookColor (CM7.1), Samsung Mesmerize	How quickly do you read? I was in a discussion on this subject on another forum I attend. There are people over there who read 2-3 books a week (as I'm sure there are here, to be sure). I, on the other hand, go through maybe 2-3 a month, reading between 1-2 hrs a night, most nights (I'd say at least five nights a week) Rather than time myself reading the page of a book, then doing all the math, I googled around and found a quick little test online. I am in no way endorsing the product or promoting the software they're trying to sell, I just wanted to see how fast other people around here read. http://www.readingsoft.com/ I got 265wpm @ 64% comprehension, which, I suppose, puts me solidly in the "average" category. As a corollary, do you subvocalize when reading? By that I mean, do you "hear" the words in your head as you read? I've tried various methods but have never been able to wean myself off it. Finally I decided I don't really want to get over it, as I feel it helps me appreciate the richness of the written word. Maybe I'm just deluding myself so I don't feel bad for being a slow reader. It's funny, 6 years of university, a Bachelor's and a master's degree---heck, I've been a bookworm since I was around 5 years old, I really thought I'd read faster than that. Anyway, take the test, and post the scores, if you feel like it. edit>...since I'm weird like this, is the grammar in the thread title correct? Should I have used "quickly," or "fast"? Fast sounds right when I say it, but then at the last moment I changed my mind. Then, looking back at it, it looks wrong, and I'm leaning back toward "fast" Last edited by matt314159; 08-07-2010 at 02:04 AM.