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Direct linkMacalister, John – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2010
Fluent reading is essential for successful comprehension. One dimension of reading fluency is reading rate, or reading speed. Because of the importance of reading fluency, fluency development activities should be incorporated into classroom practice. One activity that meets the fluency development conditions proposed by Nation (2007) is speed…
Descriptors: Speed Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading Rate, Reading Instruction
BERGER, ALLEN – 1967
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…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate, Reading Research, Research Needs
Ekwall, Eldon E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate
McLaughlin, G. Harry – J Reading, 1969
Descriptors: Eye Fixations, Eye Movements, Intelligence, Reading Rate
Schale, Florence – 1971
This study was based on the assumption that the average person should be able to grasp 14 words of pica type within the span of a half dollar. During the weekly Rapid Reading series, a cooperative venture of CBS-TV and the Northwestern University, a tachistoscopic challenge was presented to the audience. The training in rapid reading came through…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Reading Comprehension, Reading Research, Reinforcement
Peer reviewedStetson, Elton G. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Questions the validity of the Nelson-Denny Reading Test to measure growth in a rapid reading course for adults. (AEA)
Descriptors: Adults, Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Thompson, Mark E. – 1985
An overview of significant research studies, bibliographies, historical reviews, definitions, and commentaries on speed reading during the past 60 years is presented in this paper. The first part of the paper considers the concept and definitions of speed reading, and summarizes research from the l940s and 1950s--including discussion of eye…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Reading Comprehension, Reading Improvement, Reading Rate
Peer reviewedBrozo, William G.; Johns, Jerry L. – Journal of Reading, 1986
After analyzing 40 speed reading texts, a study concluded that in order for these books to accurately reflect the empirical reading research they should recognize the upper limits of genuine reading (300 to 600 wpm) and limit the recommended area of eye fixation to three or fewer words. (SRT)
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Martha J. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1972
Descriptors: College Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Reading Instruction
Eanet, Marilyn G.; Meeks, Jane Warren – 1979
A study was devised to determine whether internal reading flexibility would be manifested by individual proficient readers, operating in the "rauding" mode (typical reading manner), and observed in a natural setting reading passages from textbook materials. Reading times were examined using both number of standard words and number of…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, High Achievement, Higher Education, Reading Rate
Bannerman, James W. – 1977
The purpose of this study was to either confirm or refute the claim of the producer of the Time-Life Video Tape Speed Reading system that improved speed would be independent of the time interval between the eight individual taped lessons. The English department at the Southern Technical Institute (Georgia) offered a speed reading course in three…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Speed Reading
Berger, Allen – 1972
The latest thinking on reading rate and flexibility is discussed in this paper. Included are highlights of the recently completed reading rate portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The current state of knowledge is assessed and promising research and useful writings in English and Spanish are cited. (Author/WR) Aspect of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Skills, Reading, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedOtto, Wayne – Journal of Reading, 1985
Describes a study conducted by Ron Carver that compared the reading rate and comprehension of speed readers with superior readers. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Reading Ability, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedMaxwell, Martha J. – Reading World, 1973
Describes the results of a preliminary investigation of skapa, a simple, three-step procedure for analyzing cognitive aspects of skimming and speed reading. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Concept Formation, Educational Philosophy, Literacy
Tompkins, Stephen R. – 1979
A speed reading/scholarship skills course was offered to college-bound students in the Dallas, Texas, school system in 1977-78. Approximately 1,700 students took the 60-day elective course in 20 different high schools. As measured by the Nelson-Denny Standardized Reading Test and compared to college freshman norms, students registered the…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Gifted, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
