CONFLICTING VIEWS CONCERNING READING RATE ARE PRESENTED. THE CLAIMS MADE BY PROPONENTS OF DIFFERENT METHODS OR PROGRAMS AND THE USE OF MECHANICAL DEVICES TO INCREASE READING RATE ARE MAJOR ISSUES. CLAIMS ARE MADE THAT MOST EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ARE MERELY DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES, AND THAT OTHERS LACK PILOT STUDIES AND ADEQUATE CONTROL GROUPS. RELATED…

APPROXIMATELY 125 REFERENCES TO SPEED READING APPEARING DURING THE PAST 40 YEARS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. THEY ARE GROUPED INTO THE CATEGORIES OF TACHISTOSCOPIC AND CONTROLLED PACING, PAPERBACK SCANNING, RETENTION OF GAINS, FLEXIBILITY, PERCEPTION, PROCESSING INFORMATION, SEX DIFFERENCES, AND MEASUREMENT. MORE THAN 35 JOURNALS…

THE RESEARCH RESULTS FOR SEVEN AREAS OF THE SPEED READING CONTROVERSY ARE REPORTED. TERMINOLOGY FOR THE PROGRAM IS A PROBLEM AREA. MANY PEOPLE CONTEND THAT SPEED READING IS NOT READING IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE. MEASUREMENT IS OFTEN LIMITED OR EMPHASIZES READING RATE ONLY. FIRMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE NOT CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH SCHOOLS, SOMETIMES MAKE…