The third quarter of the 19 th century saw some of the earliest references to speed reading techniques. As Isaac Newton said, ‘If I have seen further, it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants.’ (258 words) This is also by way of an acknowledgement of our debt to those who have taught and inspired us. So what follows is a partial, incomplete summary of the ideas which we (Jan Cisek and Susan Norman) have built on, discovered or rediscovered for ourselves, and developed into the reading system we now call ‘Spd Rdng’. Some of these individual innovations have become accepted within the field, but even within the ‘field’ (if it exists), many individuals remain unaware of the work and advances of others, so it’s possible, probable even, that some ‘discoveries’ have been made by more than one person, some techniques have remained unique to their inventor, and some may have flourished briefly but then been lost. In an interview with Bill Gates he was asked, “If you could have one superpower what would it be?” He responded with, “The ability to read super fast.” Even though you would think there were academic plaudits or increased educational attainments to be gained by the first organization or country to implement a reading programme which could take students beyond the basics, all advances seem to have been made by committed individuals who have remained outside the formal education system, and that is still the situation today.
Oddly, though, apart from some early exploration by the US Air Force who held the first formal speed reading course at Syracuse University in 1925, there has been little or no support from educational establishments or governments.
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Then spend two minutes previewing the article and setting your purpose. After getting into a good state, set your timer for 20 minutes and jot down information from the article which fulfils your purpose.Ĭhoose only one, or something better of your own.ġ Write a timeline of 6 key developments in spd rdngĢ Find 6 spd rdng techniques I will definitely useģ Identify 6 spd rdng techniques and the names (and approximate dates) of the 6 different people who originally developed them A History of Speed Reading and Spd Rdng ( DOWNLOAD the pdf of this article)Įver since people have been reading, many of them have been trying to read faster and more effectively.
Set your purpose for speed reading this articleīefore you start reading the article, think what sort of information you would expect to find in this article.
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