Speed Reading

Why are some of you not making it to a 1000 WPM ?

speed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:35:07 GMT

I do not see many students reaching 1000 WPM mark, why is that ?

Have you slacked off working at it at some point in time ?

Could it be you were lead to believe it was easier than you now realize to get up to 1000 WPM ?

These are questions worth asking, at least from where I'm sitting.

I'd like to hear from students, but I have this feeling there's more of a chance that a moderator will get this.

Best regards and thanks in advance.

Having Trouble Posting

bookread — Thur, 28 May 2009 00:49:24 GMT

Hello Everyone,

If you had trouble posting in the last 24-hours, it was a Message Board Problem.

Please comment on the time you tried to post and any other details, like: did the Forum come up, but you could not gain access, or you could not even see the page, or it required a password. Any details you can think of will be appreciated.

Please post as usual. Thanks...

May you be happy and well.
Rai

Darryl's Progress Report

speed — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:35:33 GMT

I am in Dallas, Texas

Speed Reading World Common Abbreviations:
BHM - Basic Hand Motion
AHM - Advanced Hand Motion
Comp - Comprehension
MS - Mental Stretch
RBAP - Right Brain Activation Project
SLTS - Same Line Twice Sensation
2LBPB - 2 Line Break Point Barrier
SAMPFS - Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule
SFSRM - Specially Formatted Speed Reading Material
WPM - Words Per Minute
WPL - Words Per Line

Basic Progress Report
Time Cycle : 24-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : Yes
Controlling Attention Exercise : Yes
Expansion Exercise : Yes
SFSRM : 5 WPL
MS31 : Day 1
Page : 1

Step 1 Flow Check (Normal-natural speed At 100% comp): fast & smooth
Step 1 Speed Test (Normal-natural speed at 100% comp): 13lines x 5wpl x 4(15sec) = 260 WPM
Step 2 keeping the beat is perfect - Yes
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am doing
           Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise BHM - I am confident that I am doing Step 4 properly
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timers : 100% 100% 100%
            Metronome Push - Just a little - A lot - No push just right
            is ideal
Step 5 Comp (During Fastest Beats) : 80%
           Metronome Push - Just a little
Step 5 Comp (Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds) : 95%
             Metronome push - A lot - for the fastest progress
Step 6 Reading Flow Check (Normal-natural speed): faster & smoother
Step 6 Reading Speed Test (Normal-natural speed At 100% Comp) : 360 WPM

Hand Motion : AHM

Sync Speed : No
Super Speed : No
Automation Speed : No

Indications (Effects Felt in normal reading as a result of using the SFSRM) : Faster and smoother with full comp

Personal Comments:

I am having difficulty hearing the fast beat within the MS exercise, it is very low, even thought I tried it on multiple laptops and the volume is high and I purchase a pull volume control speaker and raise it high and got the same the result or multiple laptops.
Also, I ran the exercise for 4 days and and took 3 days off and decided to do the resurfacing exercises and start my reading exercise from the beginning. This is my first progress report.

Progress report - shamanu (German & English)

shamanu — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:08:41 GMT

I am in Austria.

Hello Rai,

Speed Reading World Common Abbreviations:
BHM - Basic Hand Motion
AHM - Advanced Hand Motion
Comp - Comprehension
MS - Mental Stretch
RBAP - Right Brain Activation Project
SLTS - Same Line Twice Sensation
2LBPB - 2 Line Break Point Barrier
SAMPFS - Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule
SFSRM - Specially Formatted Speed Reading Material
WPM - Words Per Minute
WPL - Words Per Line

Basic Progress Report
Time Cycle : 24-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : No
German MS10 : Day 126
Page : 17

Private Lesson Structured Dialogue of the 6-Step Warm-Up Procedure
Step 1 Flow Check - Normal-natural speed At 100% comp:
            fast & smooth
Step 1 Speed Test - Normal-natural speed at 100% comp: 400
            WPM
Step 2 Keeping the beat in Step 5 is perfect - I omitted this Step
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am doing
            Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise BHM - I am confident that I am doing Step 4
            properly
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timers: 100% 100% 100%
            Metronome Push - No push just right is ideal
Step 5 Comp During Fastest Beats: 80%
            Metronome Push - Just a little
Step 5 Comp Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds: 100%
            Metronome push - No push just right is ideal for the fastest progress
Step 6 Reading Flow Check - Normal-natural speed:
            faster & smoother
Step 6 Reading Speed Test - Normal-natural speed At 100%
            Comp: 420 WPM

Hand Motion : BHM - Two Ticks per Line

Sync Speed : No
Super Speed : No
Automation Speed : No
Visual Acuity Improvement : No

Indications (Effects Felt in normal reading as a result of using the SFSRM)
: Feels like normal reading, flow is better.

Personal Comments:

This is the end of the Personal Progress Report.

Mohammed's progress report (English & Arabic)

speed — Thur, 12 Mar 2009 00:39:01 GMT

I'm in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Speed Reading World Common Abbreviations:
BHM - Basic Hand Motion
AHM - Advanced Hand Motion
Comp - Comprehension
MS - Mental Stretch
RBAP - Right Brain Activation Project
SLTS - Same Line Twice Sensation
2LBPB - 2 Line Break Point Barrier
SAMPFS - Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule
SFSRM - Specially Formatted Speed Reading Material
WPM - Words Per Minute
WPL - Words Per Line

Basic Progress Report
Time Cycle : 24-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : no
Controlling Attention Exercise : no
Expansion Exercise : Yes
SFSRM : 5 WPL
Arabic MS6 : Day 55
Page : 2

Step 1 Flow Check - Normal-natural speed At 100% comp:
   fast & smooth
Step 1 Speed Test - Normal-natural speed at 100% comp: 340 WPM
Step 2 Keeping the beat "in the air" during the fast speed climb
   and the first 10-seconds of the sustained speed of my current MS
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am doing
   Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise BHM - I am confident that I am doing Step 4
   properly
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timers: 100% 100% 100%
   Metronome Push - No push just right
Step 5 Comp During Fastest Beats: 100%
   Metronome Push - No push just right is ideal
Step 5 Comp Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds: 100%
   Metronome push - No push just right
Step 6 Reading Flow Check - Normal-natural speed:
   faster & smoother
Step 6 Reading Speed Test - Normal-natural speed At 100% Comp:
   360 WPM

Hand Motion :two beat BHM

Sync Speed : no
Super Speed : no
Automation Speed : no

Indications (Effects Felt in normal reading as a result of using the SFSRM):
Faster and smoother

Personal Comments:

This is the end of the Personal Progress Report.

jmichaels report (English only)

jmichaels — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:07:50 GMT

I'm in Wilsonville, OR USA

Speed Reading World Common Abbreviations:
BHM - Basic Hand Motion No
AHM - Advanced Hand Motion - Yes
Comp - Comprehension
ISLT - Intentional Same Line Twice - Yes
KEO - Kevin Eyes Only - No
LAP - Line Anchor Practice - Yes
LSP - Line Sequence Practice - Yes
2LBPB - 2 Line Break Point Barrier- Yes
2LPS - 2 Lines Per Sweep - Yes
S2LTS - Same 2 Line Twice Sensation - Yes
4LPS - 4 Lines Per Sweep - No
4LLTS - 4 Lines Locked Together Sensation - No
4LLT - 4 Lines Locked Together - No
8LPS - 8 Lines Per Sweep - No

MS - Mental Stretch

RBAP - Right Brain Activation Project
SLTS - Same Line Twice Sensation - Yes

SPTS - Same Paragraph Twice Sensation - No
SAMPFS - Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule
SFSRM - Specially Formatted Speed Reading Material

WPM - Words Per Minute
WPL - Words Per Line

Advance Progress Report Guide
Time Cycle : 12-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : No
Controlling Attention Exercise : Yes
Expansion Exercise : Yes
SFSRM : 5 WPL
MS31 : Day 431
Page : 20

Advance Progress Guide for tracking the Quadruple Helix
Step 1 Flow Check (Normal-natural speed At 100% comp):
             fast & smooth
Step 1 Speed Test (Normal-natural speed at 100% comp): 1680 WPM
Step 2 keeping the beat is perfect - I omitted this Step
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am
            doing Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise AHM - TL1432- I am confident that I am
            doing Step 4 properly
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timers : 100% 100% 100%
            Metronome Push - No push just right is ideal
Step 5 Comp (During Fastest Beats) : 100%
            Metronome Push - No push just right is ideal
Step 5 Comp (Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds) : 100%
            Metronome push - No push just right is ideal for the fastest progress

Step 6 Reading Flow Check (Normal-natural speed):
faster & smoother

Step 6 Reading Speed Test (Normal-natural speed At 100%
Comp) : 1900 WPM

2000 WPM

Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule (SAMPFS) for people running MS31 in advance stages.

Speed test 1: Step 6 - 1900 WPM TL1432 Quadruple Helix
Speed test 2: Step 6 - 2000 WPM TL1432 Quadruple Helix

Hand Motion : AHM
Sync Speed : Yes
Super Speed : Yes
Automation Speed : Yes
Visual Acuity Improvement - SFSRM Print Darker : Yes

Indications (Effects Felt in normal reading as a result of using the SFSRM) : Before I started this system, I was pronouncing each word in my head when I was reading. Now, I am able to look at groups of words and get their connected meaning without saying the words to myself. This has made reading much smoother with less effort.

I feel that I am fully engaged in stage 2 where my everyday reading speed and efficiency has increased. I have yet to feel any strong indications of stage 3. However, gradual improvements are difficult to judge as they sort of creep up on you without noticing them in the absence of quantitative tests.

My sliding forward and backward during normal reading is much improved. What I have noticed the most is that there is less strain in retaining what I have read. Instead of concentrating on retaining what I have read in one pass, I am relaxing more by sliding backward and forward to gain the same retention without the strain. At the moment, I am able to hold about ten to twelve words in memory while I do this.

Procedure to evaluate you 35 WPL statue:
The following procedure will tell you when you can stop using the 5 WPL SFSRM and just use the 35 WPL SFSRM:

Before you do Step 1, use your 35 WPL SFSRM and slide backward once, and decide if you can hold the entire line in memory. Do not practice. You need to know what happens when you do it "Only Once".

Then, after you run your normal exercise, repeat the above procedure and describe what occurred in both instances. (Were you able to hold the entire line in memory or one half or three quarters of the line?)

Being able to hold the entire line in your memory as you pause after sliding backward is your signal that you are ready to run only the 35 WPL SFSRM L1B-L1F LSP.

Personal Comments:

This is the end of the Personal Progress Report.

Repetitive Posting

bookread — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:49:32 GMT

Hello,

Repetitive posting is coming to an end. I will no longer post the repetitive reply that I have been posting to each of your post.

Since the same information is contained in each repetitive post, once you receive one reply from me, you have the necessary information to successfully run the system.

The Progress Report Structured Dialog and the Private Lesson Structured Dialog contains all the information that you need to successfully use this Speed Reading Program when used with other information contained in the system.

Thoroughly review this post to prove to yourself and become confident that what I say is true.

May you be happy and well.
Rai

Rai - Away from Internet

bookread — Thur, 12 Feb 2009 02:18:06 GMT

I am in Glendale Arizona USA.

Hello Everyone,

I will be away from the Internet from now until 29 Feb 2009.

Continue to post and I will reply when I return.

Everyone is encouraged to help each other if you can by engaging in answering questions for each other. Have a lively discussion...

May you all be happy and well.
Rai

jmichaels progress report (english only)

jmichaels — Thur, 08 Jan 2009 14:56:25 GMT

MS - Mental Stretch

RBAP - Right Brain Activation Project
SLTS - Same Line Twice Sensation - Yes

SPTS - Same Paragraph Twice Sensation - No
SAMPFS - Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule
SFSRM - Specially Formatted Speed Reading Material

WPM - Words Per Minute
WPL - Words Per Line

Advance Progress Report Guide
Time Cycle : 12-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : No
Controlling Attention Exercise : Yes
Expansion Exercise : Yes
SFSRM : 5 WPL
MS31 : Day 376
Page : 20

Advance Progress Guide for tracking the Quadruple Helix
Step 1 Flow Check (Normal-natural speed At 100% comp):
             fast & smooth
Step 1 Speed Test (Normal-natural speed at 100% comp): 1920 WPM
Step 2 keeping the beat is perfect - I omitted this Step
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am
            doing Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise AHM - TL1324- I am confident that I am
            doing Step 4 properly
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timers : 100% 100% 100%
            Metronome Push - No push just right is ideal
Step 5 Comp (During Fastest Beats) : 100%
            Metronome Push - No push just right is ideal
Step 5 Comp (Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds) : 100%
            Metronome push - No push just right is ideal for the fastest progress

Step 6 Reading Flow Check (Normal-natural speed):
faster & smoother

Step 6 Reading Speed Test (Normal-natural speed At 100%
Comp) : 2060 WPM

2080 WPM

Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule (SAMPFS) for people running MS31 in advance stages.

Speed test 1: Step 6 - 2060 WPM TL1324 Quadruple Helix
Speed test 2: Step 6 - 2080 WPM TL1324 Quadruple Helix

Hand Motion : AHM
Sync Speed : Yes
Super Speed : Yes
Automation Speed : Yes
Visual Acuity Improvement - SFSRM Print Darker : Yes

This is the end of the Personal Progress Report.

Rai - Away from Internet for 12-days

bookread — Thur, 08 Jan 2009 04:55:31 GMT

I am in Glendale Arizona USA.

Hello Everyone,

I will be away from Internet for about 12-days, from now until
18 Jan 2009.

Continue to post and I will reply when I return.

Everyone is encouraged to help each other if you can by engaging in answering questions for each other. Have a lively discussion...

May you all be happy and well.
Rai

Demo Download

wupuck — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:47:43 GMT

Hello,

I was reading on the first page that I can downlod a demo of steps 1 & 2 so I can experience to see if this method works for me.

I can't seem to find where I can download this. Help!

Thanks

Doyle - Progress Report - Day 3

Doyle54 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:53:45 GMT

Hi Rai (Cave Creek)

Basic Progress Report
Time Cycle : 24-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : No
Controlling Attention Exercise : No
Expansion Exercise : Yes
SFSRM : 5 WPL
MS1 : Day 3
Page : 3

Private Lesson Structured Dialogue of the 6-StepWarm-Up Procedure

Step 1 Flow Check - Normal-natural speed At 100% comp:2
Step 1 Speed Test - Normal-natural speed at 100% comp: 244 WPM
Step 2 Keeping the beat "in the air" -
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am doing Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise BHM - I am confident that I am doing Step 4 properly
Step 5 Comp With 3 10-Second Timers: 100% 100% 100% 4
Step 5 Comp During Fastest Beats: 85% 1
Step 5 Comp Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds: 100% 4
Step 6 Reading Flow Check - Normal-natural speed:1
Step 6 Reading Speed Test - Normal-natural speed At 100% 408 WPM

Hand Motion : BHM

Sync Speed : No
Super Speed : No
Automation Speed : No
Visual Acuity Improvement : No

Indications (Effects Felt in normal reading as a result of using the SFSRM)
: Faster and smoother

Personal Comments: Still suffering a little mind fatigue with cold

This is the end of the Personal Progress Report.

Josef progress report

firebird121 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:00:06 GMT

I'm in Ashdod, Israel

Basic Progress Report
Time Cycle: 24-hour
Discipling Attention Excercises: no
Controling Attention Excercises: no
Expension Excercise: yes
SFSRM: 5 WPL 34 pages
MS1: day 1, week 1
Language: English
Page: 1

Step 1 flow check: forgot to do.
Step 1 Speed test: 300 WPM
Step 2: I didn't do it because I thought I can keep the beat
Step 3 Vision expension: I think I'm getting distracted while doing it.
Step 4 BHM - I think I'm doing it right, I didn't read the instruction today.
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timer: 100% 100% 100%
            metronome push: no push just right
Step 5 Comp (During Fastest Beats) : 50%
            Metronome Push: a lot
Step 5 Comp (Most of the Time Last 90 Seconds) : 50%
            Metronome push: No Push Just Right
Step 6 Flow Check: faster and smoother
Step 6 reading speed test: 360 WPM

Hand Motion: BHM

Sync Speed: ?
Super Speed: ?
Automation Speed: ?

Indications: smoother

Personal comments:
First, I'd like to apologize for my email. I must be in alignment with you.

Second, can you explain what AHM, sync speed, automation speed mean?

I also felt after the MS that when I did step 6 flow check, I first understood what I was reading and then I sub vocalized it. Can you explain what is the name of that phenomenon and what that means?

I have decided to spend 1 hour a day on speed reading - translating texts to Hebrew and Russian, reading terminology, SFSRM and instructions, performing attention excercises, and posting in the forum, to make my execution of instructions 100% accurate and gain the fastest progress in 3 languages. I have a long term commitment which I must align with my short term commitment. Any comments would be welcomed.

Thank you for your support

Progress report - shamanu (German & English)

shamanu — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:17:43 GMT

I am in Vorarlberg Austria.

Speed Reading World Common Abbreviations:
BHM - Basic Hand Motion
AHM - Advanced Hand Motion
Comp - Comprehension
MS - Mental Stretch
RBAP - Right Brain Activation Project
SLTS - Same Line Twice Sensation
2LBPB - 2 Line Break Point Barrier
SAMPFS - Super Accelerated Maximum Progress Flexible Schedule
SFSRM - Specially Formatted Speed Reading Material
WPM - Words Per Minute
WPL - Words Per Line

Basic Progress Report
Time Cycle : 24-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : No
Controlling Attention Exercise : No
Expansion Exercise : No
SFSRM : 5 WPL
English MS1 / German MS1 : Day 1
Page : 1

Private Lesson Structured Dialogue of the 6-Step Warm-Up Procedure
Step 1 Flow Check - Normal-natural speed At 100% comp: English - slow & smooth / German - fast & smooth
Step 1 Speed Test - Normal-natural speed at 100% comp: English 160 WPM / German 200 WPM
Step 2 Keeping the beat "in the air" during the fast speed climb
           and the first 10-seconds of the sustained speed of my current
           MS
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am doing Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise BHM - I am confident that I am doing Step 4 properly
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timers: English - 100% 90% 60% / German - 100% 90% 50%
            Metronome Push - English - Just a little / German - Just a little
Step 5 Comp During Fastest Beats: English 50% / German 40%
            Metronome Push - English - A lot / German - A lot
Step 5 Comp Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds: English 95% / German 90%
            Metronome push - English - No push just right / German - No push just right
Step 6 Reading Flow Check - Normal-natural speed:
            English - faster & smoother / German - faster & smoother
Step 6 Reading Speed Test - Normal-natural speed At 100%
            Comp: English 220 WPM / German - 200WPM

Hand Motion : BHM

Sync Speed : No
Super Speed : No
Automation Speed : No

Indications (Effects Felt in normal reading as a
result of using the SFSRM): Nothing so far

Personal Comments:
Should I run all 6 steps two times (for English and German) or is it ok to do first all steps in English and only 1, 5, 6 for German?
Is a break necessary between English and German or is it ok to do them directly one after the other?
What is the "fast speed climb" in step 2 referring to?

This is the end of the Personal Progress Report.

Mohammed's progress report (English & Arabic)

mohamed_makki_85 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:59:38 GMT

Mohammed Makki from Saudi Arabia

Basic Progress Report
Time Cycle : 24-Hour
Disciplining Attention Exercises : no
Controlling Attention Exercise : no
Expansion Exercise : no
SFSRM : 5 WPL
MS5 : Day 1 (28 days from beginning)
Page : 13

Step 1 Flow Check (Normal-natural speed At 100% comp):
             fast & smooth
Step 1 Speed Test (Normal-natural speed at 100% comp): 260
            WPM
Step 2 keeping the beat is perfect
Step 3 Field of Vision Expansion - I am confident that I am doing
            Step 3 properly
Step 4 Pre-Exercise BHM - I am confident that I am doing Step 4
            properly
Step 5 Comp With 3-10 Second Timers : 100% 100% 100%
            Metronome Push: No push just right is ideal
Step 5 Comp (During Fastest Beats) : 40%
            Metronome Push A lot.
Step 5 Comp (Most Of The Time Last 90 Seconds) : 80%
             Metronome push - Just a little.
Step 6 Reading Flow Check (Normal-natural speed):
            faster & smoother.
Step 6 Reading Speed Test (Normal-natural speed At 100%
            Comp) : 260 WPM

Hand Motion : BHM

Sync Speed : no
Super Speed : no
Automation Speed : no

Indications (Effects Felt in normal reading as a result of using the SFSRM) : Faster and smoother

Personal Comments:
I just want to ask about the expansion exercise, do you mean do it a lot everyday or during warm up pre-exercise?. And during my fastest beat I'm only can see one or two words per line but keeping the beat is good.

This is the end of the Personal Progress Report.