How quickly do you read? - Page 2

simplyparticular · 08-07-2010, 08:02 PM

Interesting. My husband always comments on how much faster I read than he does, but I've never had anything to judge it by. I scored 410 wpm and 100% comprehension. But I don't know how much of that was comprehension and how much of it was the fact that I do very well on multiple choice. If they had asked me to fill in the blank, it would have been much lower.

I actually thought I would score higher on wpm. I suspect I read fiction much faster, once I get into the rhythm of the story.

DixieGal · 08-07-2010, 08:34 PM

I suck. 273wpm and 73% comprehension.

I AM SO SMART. SMRT..

matt314159 · 08-07-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

I suck. 273wpm and 73% comprehension.

I AM SO SMART. SMRT..

w00t, we're in the same league! Homer ftw!

Dark123 · 08-07-2010, 09:03 PM

There is a problem with the test. That problem is that it's on the computer. While reading, I could feel the light from the screen hitting my eyes which made me not read and not pay attention to reading.

matt314159 · 08-07-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by eBookNewbie123

There is a problem with the test. That problem is that it's on the computer. While reading, I could feel the light from the screen hitting my eyes which made me not read and not pay attention to reading.

huh? you read the forum, don't you?

pdurrant · 08-08-2010, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by eBookNewbie123

There is a problem with the test. That problem is that it's on the computer. While reading, I could feel the light from the screen hitting my eyes which made me not read and not pay attention to reading.

Perhaps you have your monitor brightness turned up too high.

Sparrow · 08-08-2010, 03:23 AM

I subvocalise when I read - but I also find that reading out loud helps on occasion too. It helps my comprehension if I'm finding passages in non-fiction books hard to understand; and also if I'm struggling to complete something I'm not enjoying reading, but need to for some reason or another.

I wonder if the benefits of reading aloud are somewhat overlooked these days.

recluse · 08-08-2010, 04:01 AM

937 wpm. 100% comprehension.

patrickt · 08-08-2010, 06:37 AM

How quickly I read depends on what I'm reading, of course. A book on Algebra, a suject I took three times and failed twice, would be at slogging through mud speed. A well-written novel would be more at a running across a grassy field speed. Now, a terrible book, horribly written, that is boring, gets read at the speed of light.

DixieGal · 08-08-2010, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

I subvocalise when I read - but I also find that reading out loud helps on occasion too. It helps my comprehension if I'm finding passages in non-fiction books hard to understand; and also if I'm struggling to complete something I'm not enjoying reading, but need to for some reason or another.

I wonder if the benefits of reading aloud are somewhat overlooked these days.

As part of my teacher training, I had to learn about learning styles. I always found that fascinating. Touch, sound, and sight were the styles I concentrated on the most. When I could tailor an assignment to a student's style, it was magic how easily they learned. When I could work all three styles into a class, that was always fun. It was adult students in college prep and criminals the judge sent to me, so we would take a few minutes for me to stand up and lecture, then break into pairs to read and discuss supplemental articles (oh, how I would have loved to have an Internet back then), and I would try to have something relevant for them to hold and feel during the discussion. It was like they were absorbing knowledge and concepts via osmosis!

So it seems like you and I both learn best by listening. I never took a single useful note in my life. I would listen and remember. Were you like that also?

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Originally Posted by recluse

937 wpm. 100% comprehension.

NO FAIR! YOU CHEATED!

Yes, I'm jealous of your awesome achievement!

corona · 08-08-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MartinParish

Arrrgh, a test!

No, no tests for me, thank you.

Ditto! I have two reading speeds, really fast and really slow. The former I use when I'm in a big hurry, which I usually am for school, and the latter when I'm enjoying something. I wish I could manage something in the middle.

My wife and son both read at one speed, fast. I envy them. When I'm in turtle mode, I'm conscious that I'm basically reading aloud, silently, if that makes any sense. Somewhere I read that there are two distinct reading styles -- you either read everything as if you were reading it aloud, or you just, well, read. (I guess that's what you mean, Sparrow, by subvocalising.) But sometimes I wish I could just turn off those voices in my head.

Rich_D · 08-08-2010, 10:57 AM

385 wpm with 73% comprehension.

I read 1 or 2 books a week. When I was able to use public transportation for my daily commute, I read 3-4 books a week. My librarian really got to know me back then!

nyrath · 08-09-2010, 01:14 PM

I read fairly quickly, but I have an excuse.

Back in the early 1960's when I was in grade school, I was among the students who scored high enough (color code purple) on the SRA Reading Kit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science...rch_Associates
to be allowed some training with a weird gizmo that I now know was a tachistoscope.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachistoscope
I am now a fast reader, and do tend to notice things that flash by quickly.

However, correlation does not imply causation, so I do not know if my tachistoscope training created my speed reading, or if I was just born a fast reader and the tachistoscope did absolutely nothing.

matt314159 · 08-09-2010, 01:38 PM

^maybe a little of both? You were already a fast reader with potential to be even faster, and the doodad helped hone your skill even further?

Thinking about speed-reading and what-not, I did pick up a piece of software called EyeQ that looks to be an interesting experience. I have some friends who recommended it to me, and so far, just a few days in, I do notice an improvement.

speakingtohe · 08-10-2010, 08:35 PM

I did SRA in the 50's

finished it in grade 3 but no gizmo.
score 505 with 73% after a bottle of wine.
Must try it sober sometime.
Thanks for an interesting diversion

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08-07-2010, 08:02 PM	#16
simplyparticular Guru Posts: 610 Karma: 1395952 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Device: Oasis 3 & GlowLight 4	Interesting. My husband always comments on how much faster I read than he does, but I've never had anything to judge it by. I scored 410 wpm and 100% comprehension. But I don't know how much of that was comprehension and how much of it was the fact that I do very well on multiple choice. If they had asked me to fill in the blank, it would have been much lower. I actually thought I would score higher on wpm. I suspect I read fiction much faster, once I get into the rhythm of the story.

08-07-2010, 08:34 PM	#17
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I suck. 273wpm and 73% comprehension. I AM SO SMART. SMRT..

08-07-2010, 09:03 PM	#19
Dark123 Zealot Posts: 112 Karma: 105 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle 3 WiFi	There is a problem with the test. That problem is that it's on the computer. While reading, I could feel the light from the screen hitting my eyes which made me not read and not pay attention to reading.

08-08-2010, 03:23 AM	#22
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	I subvocalise when I read - but I also find that reading out loud helps on occasion too. It helps my comprehension if I'm finding passages in non-fiction books hard to understand; and also if I'm struggling to complete something I'm not enjoying reading, but need to for some reason or another. I wonder if the benefits of reading aloud are somewhat overlooked these days.

08-08-2010, 04:01 AM	#23
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	937 wpm. 100% comprehension.

08-08-2010, 06:37 AM	#24
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	How quickly I read depends on what I'm reading, of course. A book on Algebra, a suject I took three times and failed twice, would be at slogging through mud speed. A well-written novel would be more at a running across a grassy field speed. Now, a terrible book, horribly written, that is boring, gets read at the speed of light.

08-08-2010, 10:57 AM	#27
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	385 wpm with 73% comprehension. I read 1 or 2 books a week. When I was able to use public transportation for my daily commute, I read 3-4 books a week. My librarian really got to know me back then!

08-09-2010, 01:14 PM	#28
nyrath Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 52007 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: nook	I read fairly quickly, but I have an excuse. Back in the early 1960's when I was in grade school, I was among the students who scored high enough (color code purple) on the SRA Reading Kit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science...rch_Associates to be allowed some training with a weird gizmo that I now know was a tachistoscope. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachistoscope I am now a fast reader, and do tend to notice things that flash by quickly. However, correlation does not imply causation, so I do not know if my tachistoscope training created my speed reading, or if I was just born a fast reader and the tachistoscope did absolutely nothing.

08-09-2010, 01:38 PM	#29
matt314159 Groupie Posts: 198 Karma: 1000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: High Desert, SoCal Device: KSO, NookColor (CM7.1), Samsung Mesmerize	^maybe a little of both? You were already a fast reader with potential to be even faster, and the doodad helped hone your skill even further? Thinking about speed-reading and what-not, I did pick up a piece of software called EyeQ that looks to be an interesting experience. I have some friends who recommended it to me, and so far, just a few days in, I do notice an improvement.

08-10-2010, 08:35 PM	#30
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	I did SRA in the 50's finished it in grade 3 but no gizmo. score 505 with 73% after a bottle of wine. Must try it sober sometime. Thanks for an interesting diversion