For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation.To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. I0 RvnMw
In __1__a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend __2__ can mean the difference between success and failure. 2wgg7[tGi
Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are __3__ readers. uXq.
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Most of us develop poor reading __4__ at an early age, and never get over them. C{b g kzr
The main deficiency __5__ in the actual stuff of language itself-words. c{LO6dNg\z
Taken individually, words have __6__ meaning until they are strung together into phrased, sentences and paragraphs. __7__ , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. zNuJj L
He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to __8__ words or passages. f f1c/c/
Regression, the tendency to look back over __9__ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. I,'k>@w{s
Another habit which __10__ down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as __11__ reads. - FlzEZ
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an __12__ , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. @jlw_ob2g
The bar is set at a slightly faster rate __13__ the reader finds comfortable, in order to“stretch”him. bD8Gwi=iiu
The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, __14__ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. t>B;w14
At first __15__ is sacrificed for speed. BIWW Mg
But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, __16__ your comprehension will improve. M+ 9 gL3W
Many people have found __17__ reading skill drastically improved after some training. Gm.]sE?.
__18__ Charlce Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 172 words a minute __19__ the training,now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. K>l~S DcZ3
He is delighted that how he can __20__ a lot more reading material in a short periodof time. q =qcm`ce
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