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Anagnosology (READING) with Adrian Johns
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Speed Reading Techniques and History
Speed reading involves techniques like scanning text quickly and making notes to increase reading speed. The average reading speed for English readers is 250 words per minute but drops to 184 when reading aloud. In the 1960s, Evelyn Wood popularized the term speed reading and taught courses that included scanning pages quickly and taking notes, achieving an average speed of 2,500 words per minute.
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