<p>Reading: 491 WPM
I read pretty fast mainly due to the fact that every night (I mean EVERY night no matter the circumstances) I read at least a few pages before I go to sleep.</p>
<p>I started the same thread some time ago and oh man, I've been really dissappointed with my speed reading endeavour since then. It is increasing by about 50-75 words only if I stress myself and generate a sense of urgency. And when I read the same thing casually i take a longer time. I am in the same boat with all of those whose speed is 225-275. I am tryin to develop greater peripheral vision but can only see about 2 words in one fixation. And comprehenson, well it's a whole new thing.</p>
<p>Balmes Pavlov: I bet English is your second language. But you seem to have developed satisfactorily. 390 is not bad actually, it lies in the range of collegebound students(350-400).</p>
<p>Actually it is my second language. Just curious to know, how'd you guess that?</p>
<p>Well, as a computer fanatic...</p>
<p>I ranged anywhere from 118.7 wpm perfectly 130.99 wpm with 1 mistake to 168.2 wpm with 3 mistakes.</p>
<p>My reading speeds aren't that great unfortunately...</p>
<p>250-300 if I'm trying to understand some fairly involved text, 125-175 if I'm trying to fully understand things like philosophy or advanced literature, up to 350 speed reading</p>
<p>With 1 mistake:</p>
<p>91.98 WPM</p>
<p>i tried typing but it is difficult to do without making mistakes with me sitting on my bed with a laptop. lol. but generally i get 80-100 wpm and i read a novel anywhere from 200-600 wpm depending on the part of the novel.</p>
<p>i start my reading and comprehension class on monday!!! i hope it helps out, because extra time freshman year would definately be nice.</p>
<p>im sure ill post back here after a few classes...</p>
<p>116 wpm (1 mistake)...on a laptop though. Maybe try later on my desktop if I have time.</p>
<p>138WPM 0 mistakes.</p>
<p>I don't type properly. I type with the right fingers for my left hand only but use only my pointer finger on my right hand. I can't deal with proper typing.</p>
<p>127.35 wpm 0 mistakes. I think this is because this computer is slow in loading the words onto the screen.</p>
<p>I think when I tested myself I was about 600wpm and later around 800wpm but comprehension was horrible. I think I usually read at maybe 400-500 wpm if it is interesting.</p>
<p>I'm at 96 WPM on a laptop, but I'm so used to double-spacing after each sentence that it slows me down to do a single.</p>
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I do exactly the same thing but backwards! Are you a righty or a lefty? Whatever works, right?</p>
<p>So, Balmes Pavlov, seems like i am taking the exact same speed reading course you are...last night was my first class, and the methods are exactly like those you described (same names, comprehension scale, methods, etc).</p>
<p>after only one class i brought my reading speed from a 308 wmp (comp. 5) to 390 wmp (comp. 4). comprehension has gone down slightly, but with time i assume that will get back to normal, just because i will prob get used to it.</p>
<p>random question Balmes Pavlov, did you also have to read that book about Dobs? kind of weird, not my typical read but whatever.</p>
<p>I think the world record on a qwerty is 158 so...</p>
<p>yup I think it's the same class. where are you taking it? the book was Dibs by the way. I'm guessing that was a typo.</p>
<p>I'm actually got up to 460 with pretty good comprehension but I slacked off a bit by not practicing much this week so I'm still reading in the early 300s.</p>
<p>94.15 WPM with 1 mistake.</p>
<p>typing: 87wpm 11 mistakes on a laptop keyboard ugh</p>
<p>reading (we did this all through AP lit: 700 - 1000 wpm)</p>
<p>138 WPA 0 mistakes</p>
<p>Reading: Around 500-600 WPM on Angels & Demons.</p>
<p>I bet my comprehension isn't that great though . . . I'm more of a "non-fiction" reader, and don't remember hardly any descritions or small details. I can't remember if I've ever known what color hair any main character has ever had, for example :)</p>
<p>I remember reading A Critique of Pure Reason and spending 5-15 minutes per page. I wonder what that averages out to :)</p>
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<p>Jeez! upto 460 from 250s in 2 weeks that too for a non native speaker, is that an exponential growth or what?
I am still lingering in the early 300s. But it is increasing, slowly but surely.</p>
<p>typing 231.75 wpm with 1006.15 cpm</p>
<p>beat that lol</p>