{"id":21,"date":"2007-06-22T12:46:45","date_gmt":"2007-06-22T12:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/speed-reading-by-evelyn-wood"},"modified":"2016-10-02T12:45:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T19:45:25","slug":"speed-reading-by-evelyn-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/speed-reading-by-evelyn-wood","title":{"rendered":"Speed Reading by Evelyn Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-700 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/51XRJAH196L._SX333_BO1204203200_-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn Wood Speed Reading\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/51XRJAH196L._SX333_BO1204203200_-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/51XRJAH196L._SX333_BO1204203200_.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>Do you speed read? I was in a used bookstore the other day when I saw a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1566194024\/nickslists-20\"><em>The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program<\/em><\/a> by Stanley Frank. Speed reading is something I don&#8217;t know much about, so I bought the book and decided to give it a try. After reading the book yesterday I have a few observations and a question for you.<\/p>\n<p>First, I did see an improvement in my reading speed. In my initial speed test I read 519 words per minute. After using what&#8217;s called the &#8220;underlining hand motion&#8221; my speed increased to over 700 words per minute, which is an increase of almost 50 percent. However, my eyes were very sore afterward and I felt a bit stressed out.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the information on sub-vocalizing was fascinating. Sub-vocalizing is a term that describes the fact that most of us silently pronounce each word we read, which can really slow reading down.<\/p>\n<p>But my question is this: What do <em>you<\/em> think of speed reading? Do you use it yourself? Have you tried it and abandoned it? There are varying views on the subject: Some people think it&#8217;s harmful and ruins the reading experience. Others like the idea of speed reading but don&#8217;t think Stanley Frank&#8217;s book is very helpful. Amazon.com readers seem to prefer Peter Kump&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/073520019X\/nickslists-20\">Breakthrough Rapid Reading<\/a>. What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you speed read? I was in a used bookstore the other day when I saw a copy of The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program by Stanley Frank. 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