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. B`w8d[cL 7
In __1__a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend __2__ can mean the difference between success and failure. BjHp3-A'
Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are __3__ readers. D~TlG@Pq
Most of us develop poor reading __4__ at an early age, and never get over them. O|+$ 9#,
The main deficiency __5__ in the actual stuff of language itself-words. e(FT4KD~
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. \= $G94%
He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing to __8__ words or passages. 7V5kYYR^F
Regression, the tendency to look back over __9__ you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. {E}D 6`{
Another habit which __10__ down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as __11__ reads. O]?\<&y
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an __12__ , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined speed. 8Q0 /kG
The bar is set at a slightly faster rate __13__ the reader finds comfortable, in order to“stretch”him. |,({$TrF
The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, __14__ word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization, practically impossible. s LzZ
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At first __15__ is sacrificed for speed. C' WX$!$d
But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, __16__ your comprehension will improve. /> uE)R$
Many people have found __17__ reading skill drastically improved after some training. F&
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He is delighted that how he can __20__ a lot more reading material in a short periodof time. ?T,a(m<i {
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